2010–11 Boston Bruins season explained

Season:	2010–11
Year:	2010
Team:	Boston Bruins
League:	NHL
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	3rd
Division:	Northeast
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	46–25–11
Homerecord:	22–13–6
Roadrecord:	24–12–5
Goalsfor:	246
Goalsagainst:	195
Generalmanager:	Peter Chiarelli
Coach:	Claude Julien
Captain:	Zdeno Chara
Altcaptain:	Patrice Bergeron Mark Recchi
Arena:	TD Garden
Attendance:	17,565 (100%) Total: 702,600
Goalsleader:	Milan Lucic (30)
Assistsleader:	David Krejci (49)
Pointsleader:	David Krejci (62) Milan Lucic (62)
Pimleader:	Shawn Thornton (122)
Plusminusleader:	Zdeno Chara (+33)
Winsleader:	Tim Thomas (35)
Gaaleader:	Tim Thomas (2.00)
Stanleycup:	Yes
Conferencewin:	Yes
Divisionwin:	Yes

The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[1] The Bruins were the winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup, winning their first championship in 39 years.

Off-season

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California, Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, second overall.^[2] A week earlier, on June 16, 2010, Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and principal Charlie Jacobs announced that Cam Neely had been named president of the Boston Bruins.^[3] Neely, a former player and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history.

The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition"^[4] during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nathan Horton.^[5]

The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the ECHL, renewed their relationship during the off-season.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10] There they split their two games with the Coyotes. The Bruins spent much of the months of October, November and December playing well but slightly behind the Montreal Canadiens for first-place in the division before passing the Canadiens on December 27 with a 3–2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers. Play during this time was highlighted by excellent play for goaltender Tim Thomas, who started the season as a backup but had five shutouts by the middle of December, and by Milan Lucic's excellent offensive production, including his first natural hat-trick on November 18. In January, the Bruins continued to hold first-place in the division, aided at one point by hat-tricks from Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara on January 11 and January 17, respectively. The Bruins started February with fight-filled wins against the Dallas Stars, whom they beat 6–3, and the Canadiens, against whom they picked up their first win of the season on their fourth try by a score of 8–6. The Bruins then hit a three-game losing streak, but recovered to string together a seven-game winning streak that stretched into March. The first six wins of the streak were on the road, including a 3–1 win in the Bruins' only game of the regular season against the Vancouver Canucks, which led the NHL at that time for points and would eventually win the Presidents' Trophy. After the streak, the Bruins would go on to lose six of their next seven games, including a 4–1 loss to their rivals, the Canadiens, in which team captain Zdeno Chara was nearly suspended for a hit on Max Pacioretty. They nonetheless managed five points during this time, as three of their losses came in overtime. Following this lapse, the Bruins responded with a win over the New Jersey Devils and a 7–0 win in their last game of the regular season against the Montreal Canadiens. Two games later, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot with a 2–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. In the next game, Tim Thomas picked up his ninth shutout of the season. Two games later, in their first game in April, the Bruins clinched the Northeast Division with a 3–2 win in their last ever game against the Atlanta Thrashers, who were set to relocate to Winnipeg for the next season.

The Bruins tied the New York Rangers for the most shutouts for, with 11.^[11]

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season <	--game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)-->
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Boston Bruins	4–2			Tuukka Rask	1–0–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010010010
2	September 23	Boston Bruins	2–3				1–1–0	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010010019
3	September 25	Florida Panthers	3–2	Boston Bruins	SO	Tuukka Rask	1–1–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010010038
4	September 28	Boston Bruins	2–3			Nolan Schaefer	1–2–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010010056
5	September 29	Washington Capitals	4–1	Boston Bruins			1–3–1	http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010010072
6	October 2	Boston Bruins	5–1	Belfast Giants Select		Tuukka Rask	2–3–1	https://web.archive.org/web/20101005001455/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010011001
7	October 5	Boston Bruins	7–1			Tim Thomas	3–3–1	https://web.archive.org/web/20101006203325/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010011005
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

2010–11 Game Log
October: 6–2–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 5–2 Boston Bruins 15,299 0–1–0 0 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020012 2 October 10 Boston Bruins 3–0 Phoenix Coyotes 12,990 1–1–0 2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020024 3 October 16 Boston Bruins 4–1 Tim Thomas 13,056 2–1–0 4 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020056 4 October 19 Boston Bruins 3–1 Tim Thomas 18,398 3–1–0 6 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020074 5 October 21 Washington Capitals 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 4–1–0 8 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020082 6 October 23 3–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 4–2–0 8 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020098 7 October 28 0–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 5–2–0 10 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020129 8 October 30 Boston Bruins 4–0 Tim Thomas 18,959 6–2–0 12 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020145 Played at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Premiere.
November: 6–6–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 4–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 3 Boston Bruins 5–2 18,428 7–2–0 14 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020164 10 November 5 Boston Bruins 3–5 18,389 7–3–0 14 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020180 11 November 6 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 7–3–1 15 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020188 12 November 10 Boston Bruins 7–4 Tim Thomas 18,113 8–3–1 17 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020212 13 November 11 3–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 8–4–1 17 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020217 14 November 13 2–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–5–1 17 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020233 15 November 15 0–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 9–5–1 19 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020248 16 November 17 Boston Bruins 3–2 Tim Thomas 18,200 10–5–1 21 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020258 17 November 18 0–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 11–5–1 23 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020269 18 November 20 4–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 11–5–2 24 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020283 19 November 22 Boston Bruins 1–3 Tuukka Rask 16,241 11–6–2 24 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020304 20 November 24 Boston Bruins 3–1 Florida Panthers Tim Thomas 16,712 12–6–2 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020315 21 November 26 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 12–7–2 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020321 22 November 28 Boston Bruins 1–4 Tuukka Rask 12,085 12–8–2 26 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020346
December: 8–3–3 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 3–2–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Boston Bruins 3–0 19,684 13–8–2 28 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020359 24 December 2 1–8 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 14–8–2 30 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020365 25 December 4 Boston Bruins 2–3 SO Tim Thomas 19,483 14–8–3 31 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020381 26 December 7 2–3 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 15–8–3 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020401 27 December 9 2–5 Boston Bruins 17,565 16–8–3 35 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020411 28 December 11 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 16–8–4 36 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020425 29 December 15 Boston Bruins 2–3 Buffalo Sabres Tuukka Rask 18,197 16–9–4 36 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020449 30 December 16 Boston Bruins 3–4 Tim Thomas 21,273 16–10–4 36 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020463 31 December 18 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 17–10–4 38 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020474 32 December 20 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 17–11–4 38 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020488 33 December 23 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 18–11–4 40 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020506 34 December 27 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Tim Thomas 19,250 19–11–4 42 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020532 35 December 28 Boston Bruins 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Tim Thomas 20,204 20–11–4 44 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020539 36 December 30 Boston Bruins 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers SO Tim Thomas 17,624 20–11–5 45 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020552
January: 8–4–2 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 1 Boston Bruins 6–7 SO 18,690 20–11–6 46 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020567 38 January 3 Boston Bruins 2–1 19,052 21–11–6 48 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020581 39 January 6 3–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 21–12–6 48 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020597 40 January 8 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Tim Thomas 21,273 21–12–7 49 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020614 41 January 10 Boston Bruins 4–2 Tuukka Rask 18,245 22–12–7 51 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020628 42 January 11 0–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 23–12–7 53 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020632 43 January 13 5–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 24–12–7 55 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020646 44 January 15 3–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 24–13–7 55 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020660 45 January 17 0–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 25–13–7 57 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020677 46 January 18 Boston Bruins 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 17,419 26–13–7 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020686 47 January 20 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 26–14–7 59 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020696 48 January 22 Boston Bruins 6–2 Tim Thomas 18,007 27–14–7 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020714 49 January 24 Boston Bruins 0–2 Tim Thomas 18,118 27–15–7 61 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020733 50 January 26 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 28–15–7 63 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020742
February: 8–4–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 6–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Boston Bruins 3–2 18,126 29–15–7 65 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020755 52 February 3 3–6 Boston Bruins 17,565 30–15–7 67 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020770 53 February 5 2–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 30–16–7 67 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020782 54 February 9 6–8 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 31–16–7 69 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020808 55 February 11 6–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 31–17–7 69 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020821 56 February 13 Boston Bruins 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Tim Thomas 20,066 31–18–7 69 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020842 57 February 15 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 31–19–7 69 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020848 58 February 17 Boston Bruins 6–3 Tuukka Rask 12,478 32–19–7 71 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020863 59 February 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 Tuukka Rask 18,521 33–19–7 73 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020873 60 February 22 Boston Bruins 3–1 Tim Thomas 19,289 34–19–7 75 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020906 61 February 26 Boston Bruins 3–1 Tim Thomas 18,860 35–19–7 77 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020931 62 February 27 Boston Bruins 3–2 Tuukka Rask 16,839 36–19–7 79 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020938
March: 7–4–4 (Home: 4–1–3; Road: 2–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 1 Boston Bruins 1–0 16,826 37–19–7 81 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020946 64 March 3 1–2 Boston Bruins 17,565 38–19–7 83 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020957 65 March 5 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 38–19–8 84 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020976 66 March 8 Boston Bruins 1–4 Tuukka Rask 21,273 38–20–8 84 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020996 67 March 10 4–3 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 38–20–9 85 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021008 68 March 11 Boston Bruins 2–4 Tim Thomas 12,119 38–21–9 85 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021015 69 March 15 Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Tuukka Rask 12,282 39–21–9 87 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021044 70 March 17 Boston Bruins 3–4 OT Tuukka Rask 16,839 39–21–10 88 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021060 71 March 19 Boston Bruins 2–5 Tim Thomas 19,512 39–22–10 88 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021072 72 March 22 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–22–10 90 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021088 73 March 24 Montreal Canadiens 0–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 41–22–10 92 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021102 74 March 26 1–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 41–23–10 92 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021116 75 March 27 Boston Bruins 2–1 Tim Thomas 19,927 42–23–10 94 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021131 76 March 29 0–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 43–23–10 96 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021134 77 March 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 43–23–11 97 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021150
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 0–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 2–3 Boston Bruins 17,565 44–23–11 99 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021164 79 April 4 Boston Bruins 3–5 18,200 44–24–11 99 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021182 80 April 6 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 45–24–11 101 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021193 81 April 9 1–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 46–24–11 103 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021216 82 April 10 Boston Bruins 2–3 Tuukka Rask 17,625 46–25–11 103 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010021226 Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Their conference quarter-final matchup was against their archrival, the sixth-seeded Montreal Canadiens. The series started disastrously for the Bruins, as they dropped two games in their building. They would come back to win the next three games and, after dropping Game 6, would ultimately win Game 7 in overtime at home on a Nathan Horton goal. The next round featured a sweep of the second-seeded Philadelphia Flyers who, the previous year, had come back from down three games to none against the Bruins to win the series. This propelled them to their first conference finals since the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the conference finals, the Bruins matched up against the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning. After dropping the first game by a lopsided score, the Bruins fought back to win the next two games before dropping game four to knot the series at 2–2. The Bruins took Game 5 to put them a win away from the conference championship. Game 6 was another loss for the Bruins, but Game 7 resulted in a 1–0 victory to send them to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 21 years. In the finals, the Bruins met the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver took the first two games at home, each by a goal, to build a 2–0 series lead. The Bruins responded with two lopsided wins at home to tie the series 2–2, but Vancouver won Game 5 in their building to move the Bruins one game away from losing the Cup. The Bruins managed to win Game 6 to tie the series and then won their third Game 7 of the post-season to win the Stanley Cup, their first in 39 years. After Game 7, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy for the post-season's most valuable player.

Playoff log

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E6 Montreal Canadiens: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Montreal goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 2–0 Boston Bruins Gionta (2) 17,565 0–1 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030131 2 April 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 0–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030132 3 April 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Thomas 21,273 1–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030133 4 April 21 Boston Bruins 5–4 Montreal Canadiens 1:59 Ryder (2), Ference, Bergeron, Kelly Thomas 21,273 2–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030134 5 April 23 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Boston Bruins 29:03 Marchand, Horton Thomas 17,565 3–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030135 6 April 26 Boston Bruins 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Cammalleri, Gionta Thomas 21,273 3–3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030136 7 April 27 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Boston Bruins 5:43 Boychuk, Recchi, Kelly, Horton Weber, Plekanec, Subban Thomas 17,565 4–3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030137
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs E2 Philadelphia Flyers: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Philadelphia goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 30 Boston Bruins 7–3 19,641 1–0 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030221 2 May 2 Boston Bruins 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers 14:00 Kelly, Marchand, Krejci van Riemsdyk (2) Thomas 19,962 2–0 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030222 3 May 4 Philadelphia Flyers 1–5 Boston Bruins Chara (2), Krejci, Paille, Horton Thomas 17,565 3–0 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030223 4 May 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1–5 Boston Bruins Lucic (2), Boychuk, Marchand, Paille Thomas 17,565 4–0 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030224
Eastern Conference Finals vs E5 Tampa Bay Lightning: 4–3 (Home: 3–1 ; Road: 1–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Tampa Bay goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 14 5–2 Boston Bruins 17,565 0–1 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030311 2 May 17 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–6 Boston Bruins Horton, Seguin (2), Krejci, Ryder (2) Thomas 17,565 1–1 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030312 3 May 19 Boston Bruins 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning Thomas 21,027 2–1 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030313 4 May 21 Boston Bruins 3–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Bergeron (2), Ryder Purcell (2), Bergenheim, Gagne, St. Louis Thomas 21,216 2–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030314 5 May 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3 Boston Bruins Gagne Thomas 17,565 3–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030315 6 May 25 Boston Bruins 4–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Lucic, Krejci (3) Purcell (2), St. Louis (2), Stamkos Thomas 21,426 3–3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2010030316 7 May 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1 Boston Bruins Horton Thomas 17,565 4–3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030317
Stanley Cup Finals vs W1 Vancouver Canucks: 4–3 (Home: 3–0 ; Road: 1–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Vancouver goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 1 Boston Bruins 0–1 Torres 18,860 0–1 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030411 2 June 4 Boston Bruins 2–3 Vancouver Canucks 0:11 Thomas 18,860 0–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030412 3 June 6 Vancouver Canucks 1–8 Boston Bruins Thomas 17,565 1–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030413 4 June 8 Vancouver Canucks 0–4 Boston Bruins Peverley (2), Ryder, Marchand Thomas 17,565 2–2 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030414 5 June 10 Boston Bruins 0–1 Vancouver Canucks Lapierre Thomas 18,860 2–3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030415 6 June 13 Vancouver Canucks 2–5 Boston Bruins Marchand, Lucic, Ference, Ryder, Krejci , Lapierre Thomas 17,565 3–3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030416 7 June 15 Boston Bruins 4–0 Vancouver Canucks Bergeron (2), Marchand (2) Thomas 18,860 4–3 http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030417

• 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

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

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

Awards and records

Awards

Player	Award	Notes
	Conn Smythe Trophy^[18]	Awarded to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Tim Thomas	Vezina Trophy^[19]	Awarded to the goaltender who is adjudged to be the best at this position.
	Mark Messier Leadership Award^[20]	Awarded to the player who best leads by positive example.
Tim Thomas Zdeno Chara	NHL first All-Star team^[21] NHL second All-Star team	Voted by representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

On April 6, prior to the game against the New York Islanders, the team announced its award winners for the season.^{[22] [23]}

Player	Award	Notes
	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.
	Three Star Awards	Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season.

Tim Thomas was named First Star of the Week on November 1, 2010^[24] and again on January 24, 2011.^[25] He was also named Second Star of the Month for October.^[26]
Patrice Bergeron was named Second Star of the week on January 17, 2011,^[27] and First Star of the Month for January.^[28]

Milestones

Regular Season! Player !! Milestone !! Reached

	200th Career NHL Game	October 9, 2010
		October 10, 2010
	1st Career NHL Goal	October 16, 2010
	300th Career NHL Point	October 16, 2010
		October 23, 2010
		October 23, 2010
	100th Career NHL Goal	October 28, 2010
	1st Career NHL Goal	November 3, 2010
	300th Career NHL Point	November 3, 2010
Shawn Thornton	300th Career NHL Game	November 5, 2010
Milan Lucic	100th Career NHL Point	November 10, 2010
	1,000th Career NHL PIM	November 13, 2010
Milan Lucic		November 18, 2010
Mark Recchi	1,500th Career NHL Point	November 24, 2010
Patrice Bergeron	400th Career NHL Game	December 2, 2010
Dennis Seidenberg	400th Career NHL Game	December 7, 2010
Mark Recchi	1,600th Career NHL Game	December 15, 2010
	600th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2010
Michael Ryder	500th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2010
Patrice Bergeron	300th Career NHL Point	December 23, 2010
Steven Kampfer	1st Career NHL Goal	December 28, 2010
	700th Career NHL Point	December 28, 2010
	100th Career NHL Point	January 1, 2011
	200th Career NHL Game	January 1, 2011
	400th Career NHL Game	January 6, 2011
Patrice Bergeron	200th Career NHL Assist	January 10, 2011
Mark Recchi	200th Career NHL Power Play Goal	January 10, 2011
Marc Savard	800th Career NHL Game	January 10, 2011
Blake Wheeler	100th Career NHL Point	January 10, 2011
Patrice Bergeron	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	January 11, 2011
Gregory Campbell	100th Career NHL Point	January 15, 2011
	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	January 17, 2011
Zdeno Chara	900th Career NHL Game	February 5, 2011
	300th Career NHL Game	February 5, 2011
	100th Career NHL Game	February 9, 2011
	200th Career NHL Point	March 3, 2011
Daniel Paille	300th Career NHL Game	March 10, 2011
Zdeno Chara	400th Career NHL Point	March 22, 2011
Tim Thomas	25th Career NHL Shutout	March 24, 2011
Nathan Horton	500th Career NHL Game	April 6, 2011
	900th Career NHL Game	April 6, 2011

Playoffs! Player !! Milestone !! Reached

	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2011
Brad Marchand	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2011
Nathan Horton	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2011
	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2011
	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 18, 2011
Brad Marchand	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 23, 2011
Gregory Campbell	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 30, 2011
Nathan Horton	1st Career NHL Assist	April 30, 2011
Gregory Campbell	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	May 4, 2011
	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	May 4, 2011
	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	May 6, 2011
	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	May 14, 2011
David Krejci	1st Career NHL Playoff Hat Trick	May 25, 2011
	100th Career NHL Playoff Game	June 10, 2011
	100th Career NHL Playoff Game	June 15, 2011

Tyler Seguin, Jordan Caron, Jamie Arniel, Steven Kampfer and Matt Bartkowski all made their NHL debuts this season.

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

June 22, 2010	To Florida Panthers Dennis Wideman 1st-round pick in 2010 3rd-round pick in 2011	To Boston Bruins Nathan Horton Gregory Campbell
June 26, 2010^[29]	To Chicago Blackhawks 7th-round pick in 2011	To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2010
June 26, 2010^[30]	To St. Louis Blues Vladimir Sobotka	To Boston Bruins David Warsofsky
November 29, 2010^[31]	To Colorado Avalanche Matt Hunwick	To Boston Bruins Colby Cohen
December 9, 2010^[32]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Levi Nelson	To Boston Bruins Juraj Simek
December 9, 2010	To Florida Panthers Jeff LoVecchio Jordan Knackstedt	To Boston Bruins Sean Zimmerman Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011
December 11, 2010^[33]	To Los Angeles Kings Marco Sturm	To Boston Bruins Future considerations^[34]
February 15, 2011^[35]	To Ottawa Senators 2nd-round pick in 2011	To Boston Bruins Chris Kelly
February 18, 2011^[36]	To Atlanta Thrashers Mark Stuart Blake Wheeler	To Boston Bruins Rich Peverley Boris Valabik
February 18, 2011	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 2011 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012 Joe Colborne	To Boston Bruins Tomas Kaberle
February 27, 2011^[37]	To Anaheim Ducks Brian McGrattan Sean Zimmerman	To Boston Bruins David Lailberte Stefan Chaput
February 28, 2011^[38]	To Minnesota Wild Jeff Penner Mikko Lehtonen	To Boston Bruins Anton Khudobin

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Jeremy Reich^[39]		1 year, $500,000
Nathan McIver^[40]		2 years, $1.025 million
		1 year, $500,000
Wyatt Smith^[41]		1 year, $500,000
Brian McGrattan^[42]		1 year, $515,000
Shane Hnidy^[43]		1 year, $500,000
		1 year, $500,000
Marc Cantin^[44]		3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Carter Camper^[45]		2 years, $1.25 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Dany Sabourin^[46]		1 year, $525,000
Andy Wozniewski^[47]		undisclosed
Mikko Lehtonen^[48]		1 year
		undisclosed
Steve Begin^[49]		1 year, $550,000
Miroslav Satan^[50]		1 year

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Yuri Alexandrov^[51]	2 years, $1.46 million entry-level contract
Shawn Thornton^[52]	2 years, $1.625 million
Dennis Seidenberg^[53]	4 years, $13 million
Johnny Boychuk^[54]	2 years, $3.75 million
Mark Recchi^[55]	1 year, $1.7 million
Daniel Paille^[56]	2 years, $2.15 million
Mark Stuart^[57]	1 year, $1.675 million
Andrew Bodnarchuk^[58]	1 year, $577,500
	2 years, $2.2 million
	1 year, $605,000
	2 years, $1.15 million
Blake Wheeler^[59]	1 year, $2.2 million
Tyler Seguin^[60]	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Patrice Bergeron^[61]	3 years, $15 million contract extension
Zdeno Chara^[62]	7 years, $45.5 million contract extension
David Warsofsky^[63]	3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract
Tyler Randell^[64]	3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Ryan Button^[65]	3 years, $1.855 million 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		Center		Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
2	32	Jared Knight	Center		London Knights (OHL)
2	45		Center		Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4	97		Left wing		Vancouver Giants (WHL)
5	135		Left wing		Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
6	165		Goaltender		Thief River Falls High School (USHS-MN)
	7	195		Defense		HC Severstal (KHL)
	7	210		Defense		Lake Superior State University (CCHA)

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.^[66]
• 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.^[67]
• The Chicago Blackhawks' 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.^[5]
• 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.^[68]

Affiliates

Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins, based in Providence, Rhode Island, are the Bruins AHL affiliate.

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.

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 25. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. Web site: Bruins Select Tyler Seguin with the 2nd Overall Pick. 25 June 2010. BostonBruins.com.
3. Web site: Cam Neely Named President of the Boston Bruins. 16 June 2010. BostonBruins.com.
4. Web site: Tweaking the Composition. 24 June 2010. BostonBruins.com.
5. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532343 B's Acquire Horton, Campbell
6. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535084 Boston Renews Affiliation with Reading
7. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532145 Bruins Release Preseason Schedule
8. Web site: Bruins cruise to victory in Belfast . 2010-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005001455/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010011001 . 2010-10-05 . dead .
9. Web site: Bergeron's big game powers Bruins in Liberec . 2010-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006203325/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010011005 . 2010-10-06 . dead .
10. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=516917 Bruins to Open 2010-11 NHL Season in Prague
11. Web site: 2010-11 NHL Schedule and Results.
12. Web site: 2010-2011 Regular Season.
13. Web site: Team Stats 2010-2011 Regular Season.
14. Web site: Team Stats 2010-2011 Bench Penalties.
15. Web site: 2010-2011 Playoffs.
16. Web site: Team Stats 2010-2011 Playoffs.
17. Web site: Playoff Stats 2010-2011 Bench Penalties.
18. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=565993 Tim Thomas named playoff MVP
19. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=566774 Thomas wins 2nd Vezina
20. Web site: Chara wins Messier Award . 2011-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326003638/http://nhlbruins.tumblr.com/post/6806675526/chara-takes-home-messier-award . 2012-03-26 . dead .
21. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=566787 Postseason All-Star teams
22. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=558480 B's Announce 2011 Award Winners
23. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=558049 Marchand Named NESN 7th Player
24. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=542146 Thomas, Thornton and Keith named 'Three Stars'
25. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=550448 Thomas tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
26. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=542278 Stamkos, Thomas top Oct. '3 Stars'
27. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=549663 Jokinen tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
28. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=551161 Bergeron tops 'Three Stars' for the month of January
29. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532990 Bruins Make Seven Selections
30. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532978 B's Acquire Warsofsky for Sobotka
31. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=544851 Avs deal Cohen to Boston for Hunwick
32. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=545883 Boston Bruins Make Two Trades Involving AHL Players
33. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=546069 B's Trade Sturm to LA for Future Considerations
34. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=546087 Chiarelli Speaks About the Sturm Trade
35. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=552892 Bruins Acquire Kelly From Senators
36. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=553267 B's Acquire Peverley, Valabik from Atlanta
37. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=554402 B's Acquire Laliberte and Chaput
38. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=554555 B's Acquire Goalie Khudobin from Wild
39. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533567 Bruins Sign Jeremy Reich to one-year Contract
40. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533811 B's Sign McIver, Schaefer
41. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=536829 Bruins Sign Wyatt Smith
42. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=540227 Bruins Sign McGrattan to a one-year contract
43. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=554285 B's Sign Defenseman Shane Hnidy
44. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=557021 Bruins Sign Marc Cantin to Entry-Level Contract
45. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=558646 Bruins Sign Carter Camper
46. http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533641 Capitals Sign Goaltender Dany Sabourin
47. http://www.nesn.com/2010/08/mar.html Marc Savard, Milan Lucic Integral Parts of Turning Around Bruins Offense
48. http://www.nesn.com/2010/08/bruins-prospect-mikko-lehtonen-signs-oneyear-deal-in-swedish-elite-league.html Bruins Prospect Mikko Lehtonen Signs One-Year Deal in Swedish Elite League
49. http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=541189 Preds Sign Forward Steve Begin
50. https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Satan-goes-to-Russia-after-14-NHL-seasons?urn=nhl-305036 Satan goes to Russia after 14 NHL seasons
51. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=530531 Bruins Sign Alexandrov
52. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=530958 Bruins Sign Shawn Thornton to a Two-Year Extension
53. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531046 B's Sign Seidenberg to Extension
54. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532650 Bruins Sign Johnny Boychuk to a Two-Year Contract Extension
55. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533050 Recchi Re-Signed
56. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533464 B's Sign Paille to a Two-Year Extension
57. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534078 B's Sign Stuart to One-year Contract
58. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534463 Bruins Sign Four Players
59. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535213 Bruins Sign Blake Wheeler to a One-Year Contract
60. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535432 Bruins Sign Seguin
61. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=539965 Bergeron Signed to 3-year Extension
62. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=540076 Chara Signs 7-year Contract Extension
63. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=557131 Bruins Sign Warsofsky
64. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=560014 B's Sign Randell to Entry-Level Contract
65. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=561943 Button Signed to Entry Level Contract
66. Web site: Kessel traded to Maple Leafs. 18 September 2009. The Sports Network.
67. Web site: Canes Re-Acquire Defensemen Aaron Ward. 24 July 2009. Carolina Hurricanes.
68. Web site: Sabres send Paille to Bruins for draft pick. NHL.COM. 20 October 2009. www.nhl.com.