2018–19 Boston Bruins season

The 2018–19 Boston Bruins season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins finished 2nd in the Atlantic Division and lost in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals to the St. Louis Blues 4 games to 3.
==Regular Season==
===Divisional Standings===
===Conference Standings===
===Game Log===
====Pre-season====
The pre-season schedule was published on May 18, 2018.
2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	2018 Pre-season Game Log 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 15 	Boston 	4–3 	Calgary 	SO 	Halak 	— 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 16 	Washington 	1–2 	Boston 	SO 	McIntyre 	17,565 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 18 	Boston 	5–2 	Washington 	 	Vladar 	14,952 	3–0–0 	Recap
4 	September 19 	Calgary 	1–3 	Boston 	 	Rask 	— 	4–0–0 	Recap
5 	September 22 	Boston 	3–4 	Detroit 	OT 	McIntyre 	16,855 	4–0–1 	Recap
6 	September 24 	Boston 	4–3 	Philadelphia 	 	Vladar 	18,955 	5–0–1 	Recap
7 	September 26 	Detroit 	3–2 	Boston 	OT 	Halak 	17,565 	5–0–2 	Recap
8 	September 29 	Philadelphia 	4–1 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	5–1–2 	Recap
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China.
 Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.
====Regular Season====
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
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October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)	October: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Boston 	0–7 	Washington 	 	Rask 	18,506 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 4 	Boston 	4–0 	Buffalo 	 	Halak 	19,070 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Ottawa 	3–6 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 11 	Edmonton 	1–4 	Boston 	 	Halak 	17,565 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 13 	Detroit 	2–8 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	October 17 	Boston 	2–5 	Calgary 	 	Rask 	17,641 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 18 	Boston 	2–3 	Edmonton 	OT 	Halak 	18,347 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 20 	Boston 	1–2 	Vancouver 	OT 	Halak 	17,871 	4–2–2 	10 	Recap
9 	October 23 	Boston 	4–1 	Ottawa 	 	Rask 	15,265 	5–2–2 	12 	Recap
10 	October 25 	Philadelphia 	0–3 	Boston 	 	Halak 	17,565 	6–2–2 	14 	Recap
11 	October 27 	Montreal 	3–0 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	6–3–2 	14 	Recap
12 	October 30 	Boston 	3–2 	Carolina 	 	Halak 	11,357 	7–3–2 	16 	Recap
==Playoffs==
===Boston Bruins 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3===
The Bruins faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs, and defeated them in seven games. They played against each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in the First Round in seven games.
===Boston Bruins 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2===
The Bruins faced the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Second Round of the playoffs, defeating them in six games.
===Boston Bruins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 0===
The Bruins faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Finals, and swept the series in four games. They played against each other in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Bruins lost to the Hurricanes in the Conference Semifinals in seven games.
===St. Louis Blues 4, Boston Bruins 3===
The Bruins faced the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Finals, where the Bruins lost to the Blues in seven games. This marked the first time since 1990 that they had home ice advantage in the final round.
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Boston won 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 11 	Toronto 	4–1 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	0–1 	Recap
2 	April 13 	Toronto 	1–4 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	1–1 	Recap
3 	April 15 	Boston 	2–3 	Toronto 	 	Rask 	19,611 	1–2 	Recap
4 	April 17 	Boston 	6–4 	Toronto 	 	Rask 	19,638 	2–2 	Recap
5 	April 19 	Toronto 	2–1 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	2–3 	Recap
6 	April 21 	Boston 	4–2 	Toronto 	 	Rask 	19,683 	3–3 	Recap
7 	April 23 	Toronto 	1–5 	Boston 	 	Rask 	17,565 	4–3 	Recap
==Player Stats==
===Skaters===
Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	79	36	64	100	15	96
 	66	38	43	81 	6 	32
 	65	32	47	79 	23	30
 	81	20	53	73 	7 	16
 	64	6 	47	53 	 	33
 	68	27	15	42 	2 	18
 	77	11	23	34 	13	16
 	54	7 	21	28 	14	45
 	71	8 	13	21 	6 	38
 	70	7 	13	20 	0 	31
 	76	12	7 	19 	3 	51
 	66	3 	15	18 	9 	68
 	72	6 	8 	14 	 	47
 	62	5 	9 	14 	22	57
 	61	4 	9 	13 	0 	26
 	70	7 	5 	12 	0 	13
 	72	2 	8 	10 	22	47
 	34	6 	3 	9 	 	2
 	28	3 	6 	9 	1 	2
 	39	0 	7 	7 	8 	35
 	20	4 	2 	6 	3 	6
 	35	3 	3 	6 	 	22
 	21	2 	4 	6 	 	4
 	11	3 	2 	5 	5 	2
 	20	1 	4 	5 	 	8
 	10	1 	2 	3 	 	0
 	20	1 	2 	3 	 	2
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	16	1 	0 	1 	 	2
 	19	0 	1 	1 	5 	15
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	15	0 	0 	0 	 	15
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	24	9	14	23	4 	14
 	24	9	10	19	0 	4
 	24	2	16	18	4 	10
 	24	9	8 	17	4 	12
 	24	9	7 	16	8 	12
 	24	4	12	16	5 	8
 	24	4	7 	11	4 	10
 	22	4	7 	11	0 	0
 	20	4	6 	10	4 	8
 	20	4	4 	8 	 	6
 	23	3	5 	8 	2 	4
 	23	2	6 	8 	4 	16
 	24	2	6 	8 	7 	2
 	23	2	4 	6 	11	16
 	15	2	3 	5 	1 	2
 	18	2	3 	5 	2 	16
 	24	2	2 	4 	10	6
 	19	2	2 	4 	2 	0
 	8 	1	2 	3 	1 	0
 	12	2	0 	2 	 	2
 	3 	1	0 	1 	0 	0
 	10	0	0 	0 	 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	46	45	2,635:09	27	13	5	109	2.48	1,245	.912	4	0	2	4
 	40	37	2,308:07	22	11	4	90 	2.34	1,158	.922	5	0	4	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	24	24	1,458:50	15	9	49	2.02	742	.934	2	0	0	0
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Awards and Records==
*Prince of Wales Trophy: Boston Bruins (18th win)
*NHL General Manager of the Year Award: Don Sweeney
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy: Patrice Bergeron, Runner-up
*Brad Marchand, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To New York RangersAdam McQuaid 	To Boston BruinsSteven Kampfer4th-round pick in 2019	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsCody Goloubef 	To Boston BruinsPaul Carey 	
 	To Minnesota WildRyan DonatoConditional 5th-round pick in 2019 	To Boston BruinsCharlie Coyle 	
 	To New Jersey Devils2nd-round pick in 20194th-round pick in 2020	To Boston BruinsMarcus Johansson 	
===Free Agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Chris Breen 	to Providence Bruins (AHL) 	Unknown 	
 	Kenny Agostino 	to Montreal Canadiens 	1-year 	
 	Tommy Cross 	to Columbus Blue Jackets 	1-year 	
 	Austin Czarnik 	to Calgary Flames 	2-year 	
 	Cody Goloubef 	from Calgary Flames 	1-year 	
 	Jaroslav Halak 	from New York Islanders 	2-year 	
 	Nick Holden 	to Vegas Golden Knights 	2-year 	
 	Anton Khudobin 	to Dallas Stars 	2-year 	
 	Mark McNeill 	from Nashville Predators 	1-year 	
 	John Moore 	from New Jersey Devils 	5-year 	
 	Riley Nash 	to Columbus Blue Jackets 	3-year 	
 	Joakim Nordstrom 	from Carolina Hurricanes 	2-year 	
 	Tim Schaller 	to Vancouver Canucks 	2-year 	
 	Chris Wagner 	from New York Islanders 	2-year 	
 	Paul Postma 	to Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Tommy Wingels 	to Genève-Servette (NL) 	1-year 	
 	Lee Stempniak 	from Providence Bruins (AHL)	1-year 	
 	Emil Johansson 	to HV71 (SHL) 	3-year 	
 	Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson	to Växjö Lakers (SHL) 	2-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Gemel Smith	from Dallas Stars 	
 	Colby Cave 	to Edmonton Oilers	
===Contract Terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Martin Bakos 	Mutual termination	
 	Jesse Gabrielle	Mutual termination	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Brian Gionta	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Axel Andersson	3-year 	
 	Anton Blidh 	1-year 	
 	Sean Kuraly 	3-year 	
 	Colby Cave 	2-year 	
 	Zdeno Chara 	1-year 	
 	Paul Carey 	2-year 	
 	Anton Blidh 	2-year 	
 	Oskar Steen 	3-year 	
==Draft Picks==
Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	57 	Axel Andersson	D 	 	Djurgardens IF J20 (SuperElit)
3 	771	Jakub Lauko 	C 	 	Piráti Chomutov (ELH)
4 	119	Curtis Hall 	C 	 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
6 	181	Dustyn McFaul 	D 	 	Pickering Panthers (OJHL)
7 	212	Pavel Shen 	C 	 	Mamonty Yugry (MHL)
Notes:
# The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on February 22, 2018, that sent Frank Vatrano to Florida in exchange for this pick.
==Roster==
==References==
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