2007–08 Boston Bruins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2007–08
Year:	2007
Team:	Boston Bruins
Conferencerank:	8th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Record:	41–29–12
Homerecord:	21–16–4
Roadrecord:	20–13–8
Goalsfor:	212
Goalsagainst:	222
Attendance:	15,384 (87.6%)
Goalsleader:	Marco Sturm (27)
Assistsleader:	Marc Savard (63)
Pointsleader:	Marc Savard (78)
Plusminusleader:	Zdeno Chara (+14)
Pimleader:	Zdeno Chara (114)
Winsleader:	Tim Thomas (28)
Gaaleader:	Tim Thomas (2.44)

The 2007–08 Boston Bruins season began on October 5, 2007. It was the 84th season of the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Bruins entered the 2007–08 season with a new head coach after the team fired Dave Lewis shortly before the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.^[1]

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
• The free agency period began on July 1.

Regular season

Conference standings

Schedule and results

2007–08 game log
October: 6–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 5 Boston Bruins 1–4 18,532 0–1–0 0 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020019 2 October 6 Boston Bruins 3–1 14,087 1–1–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020033 3 October 10 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tim Thomas 17,285 1–2–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020051 4 October 12 Boston Bruins 8–6 Manny Fernandez 17,064 2–2–0 4 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020062 5 October 13 Boston Bruins 2–1 Tim Thomas 17,496 3–2–0 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020075 6 October 18 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,363 4–2–0 8 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020089 7 October 20 0–1 Boston Bruins SO Manny Fernandez 15,266 5–2–0 10 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020102 8 October 22 Boston Bruins 1–6 Montreal Canadiens Manny Fernandez 21,273 5–3–0 10 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020118 9 October 25 Chicago Blackhawks 1–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 10,290 6–3–0 12 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020131 10 October 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 14,956 6–4–0 12 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020146
November: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 3–4 Boston Bruins OT 13,479 7–4–0 14 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020172 12 November 3 Boston Bruins 2–3 Tim Thomas 19,939 7–5–0 14 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020189 13 November 4 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 10,087 7–5–1 15 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020200 14 November 7 Boston Bruins 1–2 OT Tim Thomas 18,690 7–5–2 16 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020213 15 November 8 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 15,183 7–6–2 16 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020221 16 November 10 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–6–2 18 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020235 17 November 15 2–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,373 9–6–2 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020262 18 November 17 Boston Bruins 4–7 Tim Thomas 21,173 9–7–2 20 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020280 19 November 20 Boston Bruins 4–2 19,441 10–7–2 22 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020297 20 November 23 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 11–7–2 24 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020315 21 November 24 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tim Thomas 16,234 11–8–2 24 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020327 22 November 26 Boston Bruins 6–3 Tuukka Rask 19,457 12–8–2 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020342 23 November 29 Boston Bruins 4–3 Tim Thomas 14,926 13–8–2 28 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020360
December: 6–8–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–4–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Boston Bruins 1–4 18,444 13–9–2 28 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020379 25 December 3 Boston Bruins 3–1 Tim Thomas 11,040 14–9–2 30 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020386 26 December 5 Boston Bruins 3–4 OT 14,012 14–9–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020396 27 December 6 4–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 14,977 14–10–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020406 28 December 8 Boston Bruins 2–1 18,819 15–10–3 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020421 29 December 10 Boston Bruins 4–1 Alex Auld 18,302 16–10–3 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020434 30 December 12 Boston Bruins 5–3 Alex Auld 14,265 17–10–3 37 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020449 31 December 13 3–1 Boston Bruins Alex Auld 12,064 17–11–3 37 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020453 32 December 15 0–2 Boston Bruins Alex Auld 14,058 18–11–3 39 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020468 33 December 18 3–2 Boston Bruins Alex Auld 14,874 18–12–3 39 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020487 34 December 20 5–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 15,304 18–12–4 40 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020502 35 December 22 4–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 14,200 18–13–4 40 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020517 36 December 23 Boston Bruins 2–4 Alex Auld 17,060 18–14–4 40 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020528 37 December 28 Boston Bruins 3–4 Tim Thomas 18,680 18–15–4 40 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020556 38 December 29 Boston Bruins 0–5 Alex Auld 18,545 18–16–4 40 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020564 39 December 31 2–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 19–16–4 42 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020576
January: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 3 0–2 Boston Bruins 12,240 20–16–4 44 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020595 41 January 5 3–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 21–16–4 46 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020611 42 January 8 1–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 14,549 21–17–4 46 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020627 43 January 10 5–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 21–18–4 46 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020641 44 January 12 Boston Bruins 4–3 OT 19,792 22–18–4 48 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020656 45 January 17 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Alex Auld 13,907 22–18–5 49 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020690 46 January 19 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 23–18–5 51 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020705 47 January 20 Boston Bruins 3–1 Tim Thomas 18,200 24–18–5 53 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020716 48 January 22 Boston Bruins 2–8 Alex Auld 21,273 24–19–5 53 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020730 49 January 24 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 13,461 25–19–5 55 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020741 50 January 29 1–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 14,150 26–19–5 57 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020754 51 January 31 Boston Bruins 4–1 Tim Thomas 19,959 27–19–5 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020775
February: 7–4–1 ; Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 4–0–1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 3–1 Boston Bruins 17,565 27–20–5 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020785 53 February 5 4–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 13,427 27–21–5 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020801 54 February 8 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO 14,465 28–21–5 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020829 55 February 9 6–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 14,365 28–22–5 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020835 56 February 12 3–2 Boston Bruins Alex Auld 15,300 28–23–5 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020852 57 February 13 Boston Bruins 2–1 Tim Thomas 16,982 29–23–5 63 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020865 58 February 16 Boston Bruins 3–4 OT Tim Thomas 19,481 29–23–6 64 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020881 59 February 19 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Tim Thomas 17,552 30–23–6 66 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020902 60 February 21 Boston Bruins 5–4 SO Alex Auld 14,992 31–23–6 68 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020923 61 February 23 Boston Bruins 5–3 Alex Auld 20,519 32–23–6 70 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020938 62 February 26 0–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 13,451 33–23–6 72 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020950 63 February 28 1–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–23–6 74 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020964
March: 6–5–5 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–4) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 2–3 Boston Bruins SO 17,565 35–23–6 76 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020978 65 March 3 Boston Bruins 2–10 Tim Thomas 16,548 35–24–6 76 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020995 66 March 4 1–0 Boston Bruins OT 16,478 35–24–7 77 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007020998 67 March 6 8–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 35–25–7 77 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021014 68 March 8 1–2 Boston Bruins Alex Auld 17,565 36–25–7 79 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021028 69 March 9 Boston Bruins 0–1 SO Alex Auld 18,200 36–25–8 80 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021037 70 March 11 Boston Bruins 1–4 Alex Auld 20,143 36–26–8 80 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021051 71 March 13 3–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 13,373 36–27–8 80 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021063 72 March 15 2–3 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 37–27–8 82 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021076 73 March 16 Boston Bruins 1–2 SO Alex Auld 18,277 37–27–9 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021087 74 March 20 4–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 37–28–9 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021110 75 March 22 Boston Bruins 2–3 SO Tim Thomas 21,273 37–28–10 84 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021127 76 March 25 Boston Bruins 6–2 Tim Thomas 19,562 38–28–10 86 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021144 77 March 27 2–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 39–28–10 88 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021154 78 March 29 0–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–28–10 90 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021170 79 March 30 Boston Bruins 1–2 OT Alex Auld 18,690 40–28–11 91 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021178
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Boston Bruins 2–3 SO 16,144 40–28–12 92 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021197 81 April 4 Boston Bruins 2–1 Tim Thomas 20,232 41–28–12 94 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021214 82 April 6 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 19,563 41–29–12 94 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2007021219 Legend:

Playoffs

The Bruins qualified for the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2003–04 NHL season, facing their traditional arch-rivals, the Montreal Canadiens.The Boston Bruins were down 3–1 in the series facing elimination, but climbed back to 3–3. The series moved to game 7 in Montreal on April 21, however the Bruins lost the game and were narrowly eliminated.

• Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals against; SV%= Save percentage

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	400th NHL PIM	October 5, 2007
	1st NHL game	October 5, 2007
	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	October 6, 2007
		October 12, 2007
Milan Lucic	1st NHL goal 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	October 12, 2007
	500th NHL point	October 12, 2007
	500th NHL game	October 20, 2007
	1st NHL game	November 10, 2007
	200th NHL PIM	November 10, 2007
Marc Savard	600th NHL game	November 10, 2007
	1st NHL game 1st NHL win	November 20, 2007
	18,000th Bruins all-time goal	December 31, 2007
	100th NHL point	January 29, 2008
	200th NHL assist	February 9, 2008
	1st NHL goal	February 13, 2008
	700th NHL game	February 21, 2008
David Krejci	1st NHL goal	February 26, 2008
Marc Savard	400th NHL assist	February 28, 2008
Marco Sturm	200th NHL goal	February 28, 2008
	100th NHL game	March 8, 2008

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

June 30, 2007	To Boston Bruins Manny Fernandez	To Minnesota Wild Petr Kalus 4th-round pick in 2008
July 17, 2007	To Boston Bruins Peter Schaefer	To Ottawa Senators Shean Donovan
July 23, 2007	To St. Louis Blues Hannu Toivonen	To Boston Bruins Carl Soderberg
September 11, 2007	To Boston Bruins Petteri Nokelainen	To New York Islanders Ben Walter conditional 2nd-round pick in 2009 (Kevin Lynch)
September 24, 2007	To Anaheim Ducks Mark Mowers	To Boston Bruins Nathan Saunders Brett Skinner
December 6, 2007	To Boston Bruins Alex Auld	To Phoenix Coyotes Nate DiCasmirro 5th-round pick in 2009 (Jeff Costello)
January 2, 2008	To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Bochenski	To Boston Bruins Shane Hnidy 6th-round pick in 2008 (Nicholas Tremblay)

Free agents

Player Former team Contract terms 3 year, $1.55 million Glen Metropolit Undisclosed Invitee to Bruins Training Camp, re-signed after camp

Player New team Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.^[3] The Bruins will pick 8th overall when the draft is held June 22–23.

Round		Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	8	Zach Hamill	Center		Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2	35	Tommy Cross	Defenseman		Westminster School (USHS-CT)
5	130	Denis Reul	Defenseman		Heilbronner Falken (Germany) Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
6	159	Alain Goulet	Defenseman		Aurora Tigers (OPJHL)
6	169	Radim Ostrcil	Defenseman		HC Vsetín (Czech Republic)
7	189	Jordan Knackstedt	Right Wing		Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

Farm teams

Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins remain Boston's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.

Johnstown Chiefs

On June 18, 2007, during the ECHL Board of Governors Annual Meeting, the Long Beach Ice Dogs membership in the ECHL was immediately terminated due to the Long Beach ownership group being unable to continue to operate in 2007–08.^[4] On September 18, 2007, the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL announced they had entered an affiliation agreement with the Bruins for the 2007–08 season.

See also

• 2006–07 NHL season

References

• Player stats: Boston Bruins player stats on espn.com
• Game log: Boston Bruins game log on espn.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/06/15/lewis-bruins-nhl.html?ref=rss Dave Lewis ousted as Bruins coach
2. Web site: 2007-2008 Regular Season.
3. 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
4. http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&id=11279 ECHL.com Ice Dogs membership terminated