2009–10 Boston Bruins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2009–10
Year:	2009
Team:	Boston Bruins
Conferencerank:	6th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Record:	39–30–13
Homerecord:	18–17–6
Roadrecord:	21–13–7
Goalsfor:	206
Goalsagainst:	200
Altcaptain:	Patrice Bergeron Marco Sturm (Oct. 1 – Nov. 5, Apr. 11) Steve Begin (Nov.7 – Dec.10) Marc Savard (Dec. 12 – Jan. 7, Mar. 4) Mark Recchi (Jan. 5 – Apr.11) Derek Morris (Jan. 9 – Feb. 9) Mark Stuart (Mar. 9) David Krejci (Apr. 11) Milan Lucic (Apr. 11)
Arena:	TD Garden Fenway Park (1 game)
Attendance:	17,388 (99.0%) Total: 695,543
Goalsleader:	Marco Sturm (22)
Assistsleader:	Zdeno Chara (37)
Pointsleader:	Patrice Bergeron (52) David Krejci (52)
Plusminusleader:	Zdeno Chara (+19)
Pimleader:	Shawn Thornton (141)
Winsleader:	Tuukka Rask (22)
Gaaleader:	Tuukka Rask (1.97)

The 2009–10 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 86th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Their regular season began with a nationally-televised home game against the Washington Capitals on October 1, 2009, and ended with a road game against the same Capitals team on April 11, 2010. The Bruins failed to defend their regular-season division and conference titles from the 2008–09 season.

Off-season

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Bruins chose Jordan Caron with their first-round pick, 25th overall. The NHL announced on July 15, 2009, that the Bruins would face the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Fenway Park.^[1]

Due to salary cap constraints and free agent movement, general manager Peter Chiarelli made substantial changes to the Bruins' lineup in the offseason. Most notable was the trade of leading goalscorer Phil Kessel, who declined contract offers and was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for three draft picks on September 18. Other departures included winger P. J. Axelsson—at 11 seasons, the longest tenured Bruin—center Stephane Yelle, defensemen Shane Hnidy and Steve Montador, and goaltender Manny Fernandez. These veteran players were considered expendable due to competition from younger, lower-paid players in the Bruins organization.

Chiarelli entered the 2009 off-season with the goal of acquiring an offensive-minded defenseman, in part due to Boston's weakness in that area during the previous playoffs. On July 24, defenseman Derek Morris signed a one-year contract with the team. Gritty forward Steve Begin was also signed to provide forward depth. In goal, Fernandez was replaced with rookie Tuukka Rask, who had spent several seasons playing in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log: 5–2–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 4–0–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15		2–1				11,111	1–0–0	^[2]
2	September 16		3–2				16,872	2–0–0	^[3]
3	September 19	New York Rangers	5–2	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	15,882	2–1–0	^[4]
4	September 20	Montreal Canadiens	1–2	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	15,399	3–1–0	^[5]
5	September 22	Boston Bruins	5–6		SO	Dany Sabourin	10,571	3–1–1	^[6]
6	September 24	Boston Bruins	2–1	Montreal Canadiens	SO	Tim Thomas	21,273	4–1–1	^[7]
7	September 25	Boston Bruins	2–1			Tim Thomas	18,295	5–1–1	^[8]
8	September 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–2	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	16,711	5–2–1	^[9]
Match played at Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City.

Regular season

The Bruins were slow to gain traction with their retooled roster, alternating wins and losses in the early weeks of the season. Chiarelli quickly dealt popular winger Chuck Kobasew to the Minnesota Wild, while penalty-killing expert Daniel Paille was brought in from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for draft picks, a move that was interpreted as a sign of dissatisfaction with the team's productivity.

In particular, the team struggled offensively in Kessel's absence. Having nearly finished first in scoring the previous season, the Bruins lingered near the bottom of the league in goal production. However, they were able to stay competitive due to their exceptional defense and strong goaltending tandem. While defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas was recovering from an early injury, rookie netminder Tuukka Rask emerged as a potential Calder Memorial Trophy candidate. A four-game winning streak in November set the Bruins back on course, and a 5–1–0 home record in December got them back into the divisional race by Christmas.

Perhaps the most memorable game of the season was the Winter Classic, which the Bruins hosted at Fenway Park in Boston. Despite trailing for most of the game, the team rallied in the final moments and won in overtime before a large national audience. After the game, Thomas was announced as a member of the United States men's hockey team, joining five teammates (Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, Marco Sturm, David Krejci and Miroslav Satan) who would represent various countries in Vancouver.

The Bruins went on a long losing streak lasting from mid-January to just before the Olympic break.

In the 81st game of the season, the Bruins scored three shorthanded goals in a span of 64 seconds. This outburst during a single penalty kill not only equaled their previous shorthanded goal total for the entire season, it was an NHL record for the fastest three shorthanded goals during a game.^[10] The 4–2 victory over the Hurricanes secured a playoff spot for the Bruins.

The Bruins finished the regular season having scored 196 goals (excluding 10 shootout-winning goals), the fewest in the NHL. They were the most disciplined team in the League, with a league-low 37 power-play goals against.^{[11] [12]}

Game log

2009–10 game log
October: 6–5–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–1–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 4–1 Boston Bruins 17,565 0–1–0 0 ^[13] 2 October 3 2–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,592 1–1–0 2 ^[14] 3 October 8 6–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,158 1–2–0 2 ^[15] 4 October 10 3–4 Boston Bruins SO 17,113 2–2–0 4 ^[16] 5 October 12 4–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 16,393 2–3–0 4 ^[17] 6 October 16 Boston Bruins 3–0 Tim Thomas 17,811 3–3–0 6 ^[18] 7 October 17 Boston Bruins 1–4 Tim Thomas 9,162 3–4–0 6 ^[19] 8 October 21 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,715 4–4–0 8 ^[20] 9 October 22 Boston Bruins 3–4 SO Tuukka Rask 19,303 4–4–1 9 ^[21] 10 October 24 Boston Bruins 4–3 SO Tim Thomas 20,154 5–4–1 11 ^[22] 11 October 29 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 5–5–1 11 ^[23] 12 October 31 0–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 6–5–1 13 ^[24]
November: 7–3–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 4–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 Boston Bruins 0–1 18,200 6–6–1 13 ^[25] 14 November 3 Boston Bruins 0–2 Tim Thomas 19,167 6–7–1 13 ^[26] 15 November 5 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 6–7–2 14 ^[27] 16 November 7 2–4 Boston Bruins 17,565 7–7–2 16 ^[28] 17 November 10 0–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–7–2 18 ^[29] 18 November 12 1–0 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,074 8–7–3 19 ^[30] 19 November 14 Boston Bruins 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Tim Thomas 17,132 8–7–4 20 ^[31] 20 November 16 4–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 16,865 8–8–4 20 ^[32] 21 November 19 Boston Bruins 4–3 SO Tuukka Rask 12,112 9–8–4 22 ^[33] 22 November 20 Boston Bruins 2–1 Buffalo Sabres OT Tuukka Rask 18,291 10–8–4 24 ^[34] 23 November 23 Boston Bruins 4–2 Tuukka Rask 19,150 11–8–4 26 ^[35] 24 November 25 Boston Bruins 2–1 SO Tuukka Rask 18,208 12–8–4 28 ^[36] 25 November 27 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 12–8–5 29 ^[37] 26 November 28 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 13–8–5 31 ^[38]
December: 7–4–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 2 1–4 Boston Bruins 16,553 14–8–5 33 ^[39] 28 December 4 Boston Bruins 1–5 Tim Thomas 21,273 14–9–5 33 ^[40] 29 December 5 2–7 Boston Bruins 17,565 15–9–5 35 ^[41] 30 December 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 16–9–5 37 ^[42] 31 December 12 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Tim Thomas 13,744 16–9–6 38 ^[43] 32 December 14 3–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 16–10–6 38 ^[44] 33 December 18 Boston Bruins 4–5 SO Tim Thomas 21,717 16–10–7 39 ^[45] 34 December 19 Boston Bruins 0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Tuukka Rask 19,101 16–11–7 39 ^[46] 35 December 21 Boston Bruins 2–0 Tim Thomas 19,865 17–11–7 41 ^[47] 36 December 23 4–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 18–11–7 43 ^[48] 37 December 27 Boston Bruins 2–1 Tim Thomas 18,799 19–11–7 45 ^[49] 38 December 28 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Tim Thomas 16,926 19–12–7 45 ^[50] 39 December 30 Atlanta Thrashers 0–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 20–12–7 47 ^[51]
January: 3–9–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–4–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 1 1–2 Boston Bruins OT 38,112 21–12–7 49 ^[52] 41 January 4 Boston Bruins 2–3 18,200 21–13–7 49 ^[53] 42 January 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 Tim Thomas 19,156 22–13–7 51 ^[54] 43 January 7 5–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 22–14–7 51 ^[55] 44 January 9 New York Rangers 3–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 22–15–7 51 ^[56] 45 January 13 Boston Bruins 3–4 Tuukka Rask 14,957 22–16–7 51 ^[57] 46 January 14 Boston Bruins 2–1 SO Tim Thomas 17,562 23–16–7 53 ^[58] 47 January 16 Boston Bruins 3–4 SO Tim Thomas 18,118 23–16–8 54 ^[59] 48 January 18 Ottawa Senators 5–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 23–17–8 54 ^[60] 49 January 21 3–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–18–8 54 ^[61] 50 January 23 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 23–19–8 54 ^[62] 51 January 24 Boston Bruins 1–5 Tim Thomas 13,512 23–20–8 54 ^[63] 52 January 29 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tuukka Rask 18,690 23–21–8 54 ^[64] 53 January 30 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 23–21–9 55 ^[65] 2010 NHL Winter Classic, played at Fenway Park.
February: 4–1–2 (home: 0–1–2; road: 4–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 2 4–1 Boston Bruins 17,565 23–22–9 55 ^[66] 55 February 4 3–2 Boston Bruins SO 17,565 23–22–10 56 ^[67] 56 February 6 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–22–11 57 ^[68] 57 February 7 Boston Bruins 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 21,273 24–22–11 59 ^[69] 58 February 9 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Tuukka Rask 18,690 25–22–11 61 ^[70] 59 February 11 Boston Bruins 5–4 Tuukka Rask 15,826 26–22–11 63 ^[71] 60 February 13 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Tuukka Rask 17,109 27–22–11 65 ^[72]
March: 8–7–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 5–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 4–1 Boston Bruins 17,565 27–23–11 65 ^[73] 62 March 4 2–3 Boston Bruins SO 17,565 28–23–11 67 ^[74] 63 March 6 Boston Bruins 3–2 Tim Thomas 14,587 29–23–11 69 ^[75] 64 March 7 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tim Thomas 17,132 29–24–11 69 ^[76] 65 March 9 Boston Bruins 3–4 Toronto Maple Leafs OT Tim Thomas 19,499 29–24–12 70 ^[77] 66 March 11 Boston Bruins 5–1 Tuukka Rask 19,673 30–24–12 72 ^[78] 67 March 13 Boston Bruins 2–3 Tuukka Rask 21,273 30–25–12 72 ^[79] 68 March 15 Boston Bruins 2–3 Tim Thomas 15,801 30–26–12 72 ^[80] 69 March 16 Boston Bruins 5–2 Tuukka Rask 15,832 31–26–12 74 ^[81] 70 March 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 31–27–12 74 ^[82] 71 March 21 1–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 32–27–12 76 ^[83] 72 March 23 Boston Bruins 4–0 Tuukka Rask 14,042 33–27–12 78 ^[84] 73 March 25 5–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 33–28–12 78 ^[85] 74 March 27 0–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–28–12 80 ^[86] 75 March 29 3–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–29–12 80 ^[87] 76 March 30 Boston Bruins 1–0 OT Tuukka Rask 16,636 35–29–12 82 ^[88]
April: 4–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 1–0 Boston Bruins 17,565 35–30–12 82 ^[89] 78 April 3 Boston Bruins 2–1 OT Tuukka Rask 19,273 36–30–12 84 ^[90] 79 April 5 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Tuukka Rask 18,277 36–30–13 85 ^[91] 80 April 8 1–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 37–30–13 87 ^[92] 81 April 10 2–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 38–30–13 89 ^[93] 82 April 11 Boston Bruins 4–3 Washington Capitals SO 18,277 39–30–13 91 ^[94]

Playoffs

The Bruins clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season.^[93]

See main article: article and 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Playoff log

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs E3 Buffalo Sabres: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Buffalo goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Boston Bruins 1–2 Vanek, Rivet 18,690 0–1 ^[95] 2 April 17 Boston Bruins 5–3 Buffalo Sabres Ryder (2), Chara (2), Recchi Rask 18,690 1–1 ^[96] 3 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Boston Bruins Wideman, Bergeron Rask 17,565 2–1 ^[97] 4 April 21 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Boston Bruins 27:41 Krejci, Bergeron, Satan Rask 17,565 3–1 ^[98] 5 April 23 Boston Bruins 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Rask 18,690 3–2 ^[99] 6 April 26 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Boston Bruins Krejci (2), Recchi, Satan Kaleta, Gerbe, Vanek Rask 17,565 4–2 ^[100]
Eastern Conference semifinals vs E7 Philadelphia Flyers: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)^[101] Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Philadelphia goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 4–5 Boston Bruins 13:52 Begin, Bergeron, Satan, Krejci, Savard 17,565 1–0 ^[102] 2 May 3 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Boston Bruins Boychuk, Satan, Lucic Richards, Briere Rask 17,565 2–0 ^[103] 3 May 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wheeler, Satan, Recchi, Bergeron Rask 19,688 3–0 ^[104] 4 May 7 Boston Bruins 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers 14:40 Recchi (2), Ryder, Lucic Briere, Pronger, Giroux, Leino, Gagne Rask 19,702 3–1 ^[105] 5 May 10 Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 Boston Bruins Leino, Hartnell, Gagne (2) Rask 17,565 3–2 ^[106] 6 May 12 Boston Bruins 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers Lucic Richards, Briere Rask 19,929 3–3 ^[107] 7 May 14 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 Boston Bruins Ryder, Lucic (2) van Riemsdyk, Hartnell, Briere, Gagne Rask 17,565 3–4 ^[108]

• Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
• *Denotes if necessary

Player statistics

Skaters

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

• ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
• ^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season.
• ^(G)Denotes goaltender.

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

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
Tuukka Rask^[113]	NHL Third Star of the Week	April 5, 2010
Mark Recchi^[114]	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee	Nominated by the Writers' Association for league-wide recognition.

On April 8, prior to the game against the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced its award winners for the season.

Bruins annual awards! Player !! Award !! Notes

Tuukka Rask^[115]	NESN Seventh Player Award	Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season.
	Eddie Shore Award	Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination.
		Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games.
	John P. Bucyk Award	Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions.
Patrice Bergeron David Krejci Tuukka Rask	Three Star Awards	Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season.

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 21, 2009
	1,500th career NHL game	October 24, 2009
Mark Recchi	900th career NHL assist	November 10, 2009
	400th career NHL PIM	November 16, 2009
	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 20, 2009
	200th career NHL goal	December 2, 2009
	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	December 5, 2009
Johnny Boychuk	1st career NHL assist	December 10, 2009
	1st career NHL game	December 19, 2009
	100th career NHL game	December 23, 2009
	100th career NHL game	December 27, 2009
Adam McQuaid	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 7, 2010
	1st career NHL game	March 9, 2010
	100th career NHL assist	March 25, 2010
	100th career NHL point	April 10, 2010
	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	April 11, 2010

On December 23, Claude Julien coached his 200th game for Boston, a 6–4 win over Atlanta.

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

July 24, 2009	To Carolina Hurricanes: Aaron Ward	To Boston: Patrick Eaves 4th-round pick in 2010
September 18, 2009	To Toronto Maple Leafs: Phil Kessel	To Boston: 1st-round pick in 2010 1st-round pick in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2010
October 18, 2009	To Minnesota Wild: Chuck Kobasew	To Boston: Alexander Fallstrom Craig Weller 2nd-round pick in 2011
October 20, 2009	To Buffalo Sabres: 3rd-round pick in 2010 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2010	To Boston: Daniel Paille
March 2, 2010^[116]	To Anaheim Ducks: Conditional 4th-round draft pick in 2010	To Boston: Steven Kampfer
March 2, 2010^[117]	To Edmonton Oilers: Matt Marquardt	To Boston: Cody Wild
March 3, 2010^[118]	To Phoenix Coyotes: Derek Morris	To Boston: Conditional pick in 2011
March 3, 2010^[119]	To Florida Panthers: Byron Bitz Craig Weller 2nd-round draft pick in 2010	To Boston: Dennis Seidenberg Matt Bartkowski

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Steve Begin^[120]		1 year, $850,000
Drew Fata^[121]		1 year
		1 year
Rob Kwiet^[122]		1 year
		1 year
Zach McKelvie		1 year
		2 years, 2-way contract
Derek Morris^[123]		1 year, $3.3 million
Andy Wozniewski^[124]		1 year
Guillaume Lefebvre^[125]		1 year
Miroslav Satan^[126]		1 year, $700,000

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Steve Montador^[127]		2 years, $3.1 million
Shane Hnidy^[128]		1 year, $750,000
Martin St. Pierre^[129]		1 year, 2-way contract
P. J. Axelsson^[130]		4 years
Patrick Eaves^[131]		1 year, $500,000
Stephane Yelle^[132]		1 year, $550,000

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Jamie Arniel^[133]	undisclosed
David Krejci^[134]	3 years, $11.25 million
Byron Bitz^[135]	1 year, $675,000
Johnny Boychuk^[136]	1 year
Mark Recchi^[137]	1 year, $1 million
Matt Hunwick^[138]	2 years, $2.9 million
Milan Lucic^[139]	3 years, $12.25 million
Tuukka Rask^[140]	2 years, $2.5 million
Marc Savard^[141]	7 years, $28 million
Andrew Ference^[142]	3 years, $6.75 million contract extension
Jordan Caron^[143]	entry-level contract
	entry-level contract
	entry-level contract
	entry-level contract
Matt Bartkowski^[144]	entry-level contract

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round		Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	25		Right wing		Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3	86		Defense		Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	112 (from Philadelphia)		Forward		Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6	176	Tyler Randell	Right wing		Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	206		Center		Nepean Raiders (CJAHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League – Providence Bruins (standings)

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

External links

• 2009–10 Boston Bruins season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Boston Bruins season at Hockey Reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL To Make History at Fenway Park . 2009-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090719053521/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442686 . 2009-07-19 . dead .
2. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Rangers - September 15th, 2009. NHL.com.
3. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - September 16th, 2009. NHL.com.
4. Web site: New York Rangers - Boston Bruins - September 19th, 2009. NHL.com.
5. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - September 20th, 2009. NHL.com.
6. Web site: Boston Bruins - Columbus Blue Jackets - September 22nd, 2009. NHL.com.
7. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - September 24th, 2009. NHL.com.
8. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - September 25th, 2009. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Boston Bruins - September 26th, 2009. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Hurricanes vs. Bruins - Game Recap - April 10, 2010. https://archive.today/20120714130816/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=300410001. dead. July 14, 2012.
11. Web site: 2009-10 NHL Summary. Hockey-Reference.com.
12. Web site: 2009-10 Boston Bruins Schedule and Results.
13. Web site: Washington Capitals - Boston Bruins - October 1st, 2009. NHL.com.
14. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - October 3rd, 2009. NHL.com.
15. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Boston Bruins - October 8th, 2009. NHL.com.
16. Web site: New York Islanders - Boston Bruins - October 10th, 2009. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Boston Bruins - October 12th, 2009. NHL.com.
18. Web site: Boston Bruins - Dallas Stars - October 16th, 2009. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Boston Bruins - Phoenix Coyotes - October 17th, 2009. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Nashville Predators - Boston Bruins - October 21st, 2009. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - October 22nd, 2009. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - October 24th, 2009. NHL.com.
23. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Boston Bruins - October 29th, 2009. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Boston Bruins - October 31st, 2009. NHL.com.
25. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Rangers - November 1st, 2009. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Boston Bruins - Detroit Red Wings - November 3rd, 2009. NHL.com.
27. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - November 5th, 2009. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - November 7th, 2009. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Boston Bruins - November 10th, 2009. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins - November 12th, 2009. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Boston Bruins - Pittsburgh Penguins - November 14th, 2009. NHL.com.
32. Web site: New York Islanders - Boston Bruins - November 16th, 2009. NHL.com.
33. Web site: Boston Bruins - Atlanta Thrashers - November 19th, 2009. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - November 20th, 2009. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Boston Bruins - St. Louis Blues - November 23rd, 2009. NHL.com.
36. Web site: Boston Bruins - Minnesota Wild - November 25th, 2009. NHL.com.
37. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Boston Bruins - November 27th, 2009. NHL.com.
38. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Boston Bruins - November 28th, 2009. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins - December 2nd, 2009. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - December 4th, 2009. NHL.com.
41. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Boston Bruins - December 5th, 2009. NHL.com.
42. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Boston Bruins - December 10th, 2009. NHL.com.
43. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Islanders - December 12th, 2009. NHL.com.
44. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - December 14th, 2009. NHL.com.
45. Web site: Boston Bruins - Chicago Blackhawks - December 18th, 2009. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - December 19th, 2009. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - December 21st, 2009. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Atlanta Thrashers - Boston Bruins - December 23rd, 2009. NHL.com.
49. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - December 27th, 2009. NHL.com.
50. Web site: Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning - December 28th, 2009. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Atlanta Thrashers - Boston Bruins - December 30th, 2009. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - January 1st, 2010. NHL.com.
53. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Rangers - January 4th, 2010. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - January 5th, 2010. NHL.com.
55. Web site: NHL website . 2010-01-08 . 2010-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100110083152/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2009020645 . dead .
56. Web site: New York Rangers - Boston Bruins - January 9th, 2010. NHL.com.
57. Web site: Boston Bruins - Anaheim Ducks - January 13th, 2010. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Boston Bruins - San Jose Sharks - January 14th, 2010. NHL.com.
59. Web site: Boston Bruins - Los Angeles Kings - January 16th, 2010. NHL.com.
60. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Boston Bruins - January 18th, 2010. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Boston Bruins - January 21st, 2010. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Boston Bruins - January 23rd, 2010. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Boston Bruins - Carolina Hurricanes - January 24th, 2010. NHL.com.
64. Web site: Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - January 29th, 2010. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Boston Bruins - January 30th, 2010. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Washington Capitals - Boston Bruins - February 2nd, 2010. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - February 4th, 2010. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Boston Bruins - February 6th, 2010. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - February 7th, 2010. NHL.com.
70. Web site: Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - February 9th, 2010. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning - February 11th, 2010. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - February 13th, 2010. NHL.com.
73. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - March 2nd, 2010. NHL.com.
74. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Boston Bruins - March 4th, 2010. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Islanders - March 6th, 2010. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Boston Bruins - Pittsburgh Penguins - March 7th, 2010. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - March 9th, 2010. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - March 11th, 2010. NHL.com.
79. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - March 13th, 2010. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - March 15th, 2010. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Boston Bruins - Carolina Hurricanes - March 16th, 2010. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Boston Bruins - March 18th, 2010. NHL.com.
83. Web site: New York Rangers - Boston Bruins - March 21st, 2010. NHL.com.
84. Web site: Boston Bruins - Atlanta Thrashers - March 23rd, 2010. NHL.com.
85. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins - March 25th, 2010. NHL.com.
86. Web site: Calgary Flames - Boston Bruins - March 27th, 2010. NHL.com.
87. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - March 29th, 2010. NHL.com.
88. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - March 30th, 2010. NHL.com.
89. Web site: Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins - April 1st, 2010. NHL.com.
90. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - April 3rd, 2010. NHL.com.
91. Web site: Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals - April 5th, 2010. NHL.com.
92. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - April 8th, 2010. NHL.com.
93. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - April 10th, 2010. NHL.com.
94. Web site: Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals - April 11th, 2010. NHL.com.
95. Web site: Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - April 15th, 2010. NHL.com.
96. Web site: Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - April 17th, 2010. NHL.com.
97. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - April 19th, 2010. NHL.com.
98. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - April 21st, 2010. NHL.com.
99. Web site: Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - April 23rd, 2010. NHL.com.
100. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - April 26th, 2010. NHL.com.
101. Web site: Blowing 3-0 Series Lead . 2010-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100519114912/http://www.dailyfreepress.com/sports/bruins-blow-3-0-game-7-lead-and-3-0-series-lead-with-4-3-loss-to-flyers-1.2266236 . 2010-05-19 . dead .
102. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - May 1st, 2010. NHL.com.
103. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - May 3rd, 2010. NHL.com.
104. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - May 5th, 2010. NHL.com.
105. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - May 7th, 2010. NHL.com.
106. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - May 10th, 2010. NHL.com.
107. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - May 12th, 2010. NHL.com.
108. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - May 14th, 2010. NHL.com.
109. Web site: 2009-2010 Regular Season . 16 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100423041408/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=2&season=20092010 . 23 April 2010 . live .
110. Web site: Team Stats 2009-2010 Regular Season. 11 December 2009 .
111. Web site: 2009-2010 Playoffs . 16 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100425124757/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=3&season=20092010 . 25 April 2010 . live .
112. Web site: Team Stats 2009-2010 Playoffs. 16 April 2010 .
113. Web site: Halak, Saku Koivu, Rask named 'Three Stars'. NHL.com.
114. Web site: Recchi Nominated for Masterton. NHL.com.
115. Web site: Rask Named 7th Player; Bruins Announce MIAA Sportsmanship Award Winners. NHL.com.
116. Web site: Bruins Acquire Rights to Kampfer. NHL.com.
117. Web site: B's Acquire Wild from Edmonton. NHL.com.
118. Web site: B's Acquire Draft Pick for Morris. NHL.com.
119. Web site: B's Acquire Seidenberg, Trade Bitz. NHL.com.
120. Web site: Bruins Sign Steve Bégin . 2009-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704221736/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433129 . 2009-07-04 . dead .
121. Web site: B's Sign Fata and Sabourin . 2009-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090711082910/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436476 . 2009-07-11 . dead .
122. Web site: Bruins Sign Four Players . 2009-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090716142200/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442544 . 2009-07-16 . dead .
123. Web site: Bruins Sign Derek Morris . 2009-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090728051444/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=451321 . 2009-07-28 . dead .
124. Web site: Boston Bruins Sign Defenseman Andy Wozniewski to a One-Year Contract. NHL.com.
125. Web site: B's Announce Roster Moves. NHL.com.
126. Web site: BRUINS SIGN MIROSLAV SATAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. 26 December 2022.
127. Web site: MONTADOR AGREES TO TERMS. NHL.com.
128. Web site: Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy . 2009-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090705185337/http://wild.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433436 . 2009-07-05 . dead .
129. Web site: Bulletin: Senators sign centre Martin St. Pierre . 2009-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090710200021/http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433028&page=NewsPage&service=page . 2009-07-10 . dead .
130. Web site: AXELSSON SIGNS 4-YEAR DEAL WITH SWEDEN'S FROLUNDA. 26 December 2022.
131. Web site: Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal. NHL.com.
132. Web site: Canes Agree to Terms with Stephane Yelle. NHL.com.
133. Web site: Bruins Sign Center Jamie Arniel. NHL.com.
134. Web site: Krejci Signed to a Multi-Year Extension . 2009-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090606124603/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=424695 . 2009-06-06 . dead .
135. Web site: Bruins Re-sign Byron Bitz . 2009-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704221947/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433092 . 2009-07-04 . dead .
136. Web site: Bruins Ink Johnny Boychuk . 2009-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704233839/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433148&page=NewsPage&service=page . 2009-07-04 . dead .
137. Web site: Mark Recchi Re-signs with Boston . 2009-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704190804/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433349 . 2009-07-04 . dead .
138. Web site: B's Re-sign Defenseman Matt Hunwick . 2009-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090724071334/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=450983 . 2009-07-24 . dead .
139. Web site: Bruins Re-sign Milan Lucic. NHL.com.
140. Web site: Rask Signed to Contract Extension. NHL.com.
141. Web site: Savard Signs Contract Extension. NHL.com.
142. Web site: Bruins Sign Andrew Ference to Three-Year Extension. NHL.com.
143. Web site: Boston Bruins Sign Four to Contracts. NHL.com.
144. Web site: Bruins Sign Bartkowski. NHL.com.