2010–11 Boston Bruins season

The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the 87th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Bruins finished 1st in the Northeast Division and defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 3 to win their 6th Stanley Cup.
 
==Off-season==
At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, 2nd overall. A week earlier, on June 16, 2010, Bruins Owner Jeremy Jacobs and Principal Charlie Jacobs announced that Cam Neely was named President of the Boston Bruins. Neely, a former player and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history.
The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition" during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a perennial 20-goal scorer in Nathan Horton.B's Acquire Horton, Campbell
The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the East Coast Hockey League renewed their relationship during the off-season.Boston Renews Affiliation with Reading This marked the second year the organizations shared affiliation, with the Royals playing host to several Bruins prospects including goaltender Matt Dalton and defenseman Rob Kwiet.
==Pre-season==
On June 21, 2010, the Bruins announced their seven-game pre-season schedule. Closing out the schedule were two exhibition matches, the first in Belfast, Northern Ireland, against the Belfast Giants Select, a unified team composed of an All-Star selection of the best EIHL players from each team. The Bruins went on to beat the Giants Select 5–1 after being held scoreless for the first period. Rookie star Tyler Seguin scored a pair of goals. The Bruins then faced off against Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga in their final pre-season match, with veteran Patrice Bergeron putting on a five-point display that included two breakaway goals in a 7–1 victory for the Bruins.
==Regular Season==
As part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Games, the Bruins began their season on Saturday, October 9, playing against the Phoenix Coyotes at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.Bruins to Open 2010-11 NHL Season in Prague
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
====Pre-season====
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 22 	Boston Bruins 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Tuukka Rask 	1–0–0 	 	 	
2 	September 23 	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Florida Panthers 	 	Nolan Schaefer 	1–1–0 	 	 	
3 	September 25 	Florida Panthers 	3–2 	Boston Bruins 	SO 	Tuukka Rask 	1–1–1 	 	 	
4 	September 28 	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Nolan Schaefer 	1–2–1 	 	 	
5 	September 29 	Washington Capitals	4–1 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	1–3–1 	 	 	
6 	October 2 	Boston Bruins 	5–1 	Belfast Giants Select	 	Tuukka Rask 	2–3–1 	 	 	
7 	October 5 	Boston Bruins 	7–1 	HC Liberec 	 	Tim Thomas 	3–3–1 	 	 	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	
* Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.
* Match played at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home of the Belfast Giants.	 	
====Regular Season====
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Phoenix Coyotes 	5–2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tuukka Rask 	15,299 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 10 	Boston Bruins 	3–0 	Phoenix Coyotes 	 	Tim Thomas 	12,990 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 16 	Boston Bruins 	4–1 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Tim Thomas 	13,056 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 19 	Boston Bruins 	3–1 	Washington Capitals 	 	Tim Thomas 	18,398 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 21 	Washington Capitals 	1–4 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	17,565 	4–1–0 	8 	
6 	October 23 	New York Rangers 	3–2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tuukka Rask 	17,565 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 28 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	0–2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Tim Thomas 	17,565 	5–2–0 	10 	
8 	October 30 	Boston Bruins 	4–0 	Ottawa Senators 	 	Tim Thomas 	18,959 	6–2–0 	12 	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.	
* Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.
==Playoffs==
===Boston Bruins 4, Montreal Canadiens 3===
===Boston Bruins 4, Philadelphia Flyers 0===
===Boston Bruins 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3===
===Boston Bruins 4, Vancouver Canucks 3===
==Player Stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GP	G 	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	79	30 	32 	62 	28	121 	 	 	 	
 	75	13 	49 	62 	23	28 	 	 	 	
 	80	22 	35 	57 	20	26 	 	 	 	
 	80	26 	27 	53 	29	85 	 	 	 	
 	81	14 	34 	48 	13	35 	 	 	 	
 	81	14 	30 	44 	33	88 	 	 	 	
 	77	21 	20 	41 	25	51 	 	 	 	
 	79	18 	23 	41 	-1	26 	 	 	 	
 	81	7 	25 	32 	3 	41 	 	 	 	
 	80	13 	16 	29 	11	93 	 	 	 	
 	58	11 	16 	27 	8 	32 	 	 	 	
 	74	11 	11 	22 	-4	18 	 	 	 	
 	79	10 	10 	20 	8 	122 	 	 	 	
 	69	3 	13 	16 	15	45 	 	 	 	
 	67	3 	12 	15 	30	96 	 	 	 	
 	70	3 	12 	15 	22	60 	 	 	 	
 	43	6 	7 	13 	3 	28 	 	 	 	
 	25	2 	8 	10 	-7	29 	 	 	 	
 	38	5 	5 	10 	9 	12 	 	 	 	
 	24	1 	8 	9 	6 	2 	 	 	 	
 	23	4 	3 	7 	-1	2 	 	 	 	
 	23	3 	4 	7 	3 	6 	 	 	 	
 	24	2 	3 	5 	-1	6 	 	 	 	
 	31	1 	4 	5 	8 	23 	 	 	 	
 	22	1 	2 	3 	4 	9 	 	 	 	
 	57	0 	3 	3 	— 	13 	 	 	 	
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-1	0 	 	 	 	
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0 	 	 	 	
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2	2 	 	 	 	
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-1	4 	 	 	 	
 	29	0 	0 	0 	— 	2 	 	 	 	
Team Totals 	— 	244	413	657 	58	1115	 	 	 	
*PIM totals include bench infractions.
Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GP	G 	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	25	12	11 	23 	8 	10 	 	 	 	
 	23	6 	14 	20 	15	28 	 	 	 	
 	25	11	8 	19 	12	40 	 	 	 	
 	21	8 	9 	17 	11	35 	 	 	 	
 	25	8 	9 	17 	8 	8 	 	 	 	
 	25	5 	9 	14 	7 	8 	 	 	 	
 	25	5 	8 	13 	11	6 	 	 	 	
 	25	5 	7 	12 	11	63 	 	 	 	
 	25	4 	8 	12 	6 	17 	 	 	 	
 	25	1 	10 	11 	12	31 	 	 	 	
 	25	0 	11 	11 	8 	4 	 	 	 	
 	25	4 	6 	10 	10	37 	 	 	 	
 	25	3 	6 	9 	12	12 	 	 	 	
 	24	2 	7 	9 	16	34 	 	 	 	
 	13	3 	4 	7 	5 	2 	 	 	 	
 	25	3 	3 	6 	2 	4 	 	 	 	
 	25	1 	3 	4 	-2	4 	 	 	 	
 	23	0 	4 	4 	8 	14 	 	 	 	
 	18	0 	1 	1 	-1	24 	 	 	 	
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	7 	 	 	 	
 	25	0 	0 	0 	— 	4 	 	 	 	
Team Totals	— 	81	138	219 	33	396	 	 	 	
===Goaltenders===
Note: GPI = Games Played In; TOI = Time on Ice; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GPI	TOI	GAA	W 	L 	OT 	SO	SA	GA	SV%
 	57	3364	2.00	35 	11 	9 	9 	1811	112	.938	 	 	 	
 	29	1594	2.67	11 	14 	2 	2 	866 	71 	.918	 	 	 	
Combined 	— 	4958	2.21	46 	25 	11 	11 	2677	183	.932	 	 	 	
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"	Player	GPI	MIN	GAA	W 	L 	SO	SA	GA	SV%
 	25	1542	1.98	16 	9 	4 	849	51	.940	 	 	 	
==Awards and Records==
*Prince of Wales Trophy: Boston Bruins (16th win)
*Vezina Trophy: Tim Thomas
*Conn Smythe Trophy: Tim Thomas
*Tim Thomas, Goalie, NHL First All-Star Team
*Zdeno Chara, Defense, NHL Second All-Star Team
==Transactions==
The Bruins were involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
===Trades===
June 22, 2010 	To Florida Panthers: Dennis Wideman1st-round pick in 20103rd-round pick in 2011	To Boston: Nathan HortonGregory Campbell
June 26, 2010Bruins Make Seven Selections 	To Chicago Blackhawks: 7th-round pick in 2011 	To Boston: 7th-round pick (#210 overall) in 2010
June 26, 2010B's Acquire Warsofsky for Sobotka	To St. Louis Blues: Vladimir Sobotka 	To Boston: David Warsofsky
===Free Agents Acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Jeremy ReichBruins Sign Jeremy Reich to one-year Contract	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1 year, $500,000
Nathan McIverB's Sign McIver, Schaefer 	Manitoba Moose 	2 years, $1.025 million
Nolan Schaefer 	HC CSKA Moscow 	1 year, $500,000
Gregory CampbellBruins Sign Four Players 	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $2.2 million
===Free Agents Lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Dany SabourinCapitals Sign Goaltender Dany Sabourin	Washington Capitals	1 year, $525,000
===Lost via Waivers===
Date	Player	New team
===Player Signings===
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| Yuri AlexandrovBruins Sign Alexandrov || 2 years, $1.46 million entry-level contract
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| Shawn ThorntonBruins Sign Shawn Thornton to a Two-Year Extension || 2 years, $1.625 million
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| Dennis SeidenbergB's Sign Seidenberg to Extension || 4 years, $13 million
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| Johnny BoychukBruins Sign Johnny Boychuk to a Two-Year Contract Extension || 2 years, $3.75 million
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| Mark RecchiRecchi Re-Signed || 1 year, $1.7 million
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| Daniel PailleB's Sign Paille to a Two-Year Extension || 2 years, $2.15 million
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| Mark StuartB's Sign Stuart to One-year Contract || 1 year, $1.675 million
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| Andrew Bodnarchuk || 1 year, $577,500
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| Jeff LoVecchio || 1 year, $605,000
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| Adam McQuaid || 2 years, $1.15 million
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| Blake WheelerBruins Sign Blake Wheeler to a One-Year Contract || 1 year, $2.2 million
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| Tyler SeguinBruins Sign Seguin || 3 years, entry-level contract
==Draft Picks==
Boston's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	2 	Tyler Seguin 	Center 	 	Plymouth Whalers (Ontario Hockey League)
2 	32 	Jared Knight 	Center 	 	London Knights (Ontario Hockey League)
2 	45 	Ryan Spooner 	Center 	 	Peterborough Petes (Ontario Hockey League)
4 	97 	Craig Cunningham	Left Wing 	 	Vancouver Giants (Western Hockey League)
5 	135	Justin Florek 	Left Wing 	 	Northern Michigan University (Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
6 	165	Zane Gothberg 	Goaltender	 	Thief River Falls High School (United States High School-MN)
7 	195	Maxim Chudinov 	Defense 	 	Severstal (Kontinental Hockey League)
7 	210	Zach Trotman 	Defense 	 	Lake Superior State University (Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
;Notes on draft picks
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' first and second-round picks went to the Bruins as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto in exchange for these picks. 
* The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Bruins as the result of a trade on July 24, 2009, that sent Aaron Ward to Carolina for this pick and Patrick Eaves.
* The Chicago Black Hawks' seventh-round pick went to the Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010, that sent Boston's seventh-round pick in 2011 to Chicago for this pick. 
* The Bruins' first-round pick, 15th overall, was traded to the Florida Panthers as a result of the trade in which the Bruins acquired Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell on June 22, 2010.</span> 
* The Bruins' third-round pick, 75th overall, was traded to the Buffalo Sabres as a result of the trade in which the Bruins acquired Daniel Paille on October 20, 2009.</span>
==Farm Teams==
===Providence Bruins===
The Providence Bruins, based in Providence, Rhode Island, are the Bruins AHL affiliate. The Bruins will look to return to the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time since 2009.
===Reading Royals===
The Reading Royals, based in Reading, Pennsylvania, are the Bruins ECHL affiliate. The Royals will again look to compete in the Kelly Cup playoffs.
==Trivia==
*Bruins who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
**Milan Lucic during the 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2010.
**Patrice Bergeron during the 6-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on January 11, 2011.
**Zdeno Chara during the 7-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on January 17, 2011.
**David Krejci during the 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 6 of the 2011 Conference Finals, May 25, 2011.
==See Also==
* 2010–11 NHL season
==References==
Category:Boston Bruins seasons
Category:2010 in hockey
Category:2011 in hockey