2019–20 Boston Bruins season explained

The 2019–20 Boston Bruins season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[1] The Bruins entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions.

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^{[2] [3]} On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled, while the Bruins were awarded the Presidents' Trophy.^[4] The Bruins advanced to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. However, in the second round, they were defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.^[5]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.^[6]

2019 preseason game log: 4–0–2 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–2)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Boston	3–4		OT		8,652	0–0–1	^[7]
2	September 19	Boston	3–1				16,826	1–0–1	^[8]
3	September 21	Boston	2–3		OT		20,611	1–0–2	^[9]
4	September 23	Philadelphia	3–4	Boston	OT	Vladar	17,565	2–0–2	^[10]
5	September 25	New Jersey	0–2	Boston		Halak	17,565	3–0–2	^[11]
6	September 28	Chicago	2–8	Boston			17,565	4–0–2	^[12]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.^[13]

2019–20 game log
October: 9–1–2 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Boston 2–1 18,532 1–0–0 2 ^[14] 2 October 5 Boston 1–0 17,125 2–0–0 4 ^[15] 3 October 8 Boston 4–3 Rask 18,223 3–0–0 6 ^[16] 4 October 10 Boston 2–4 Halak 18,045 3–1–0 6 ^[17] 5 October 12 0–3 Boston Rask 17,193 4–1–0 8 ^[18] 6 October 14 2–4 Boston Halak 17,193 5–1–0 10 ^[19] 7 October 17 4–3 Boston SO Rask 17,193 5–1–1 11 ^[20] 8 October 19 Boston 3–4 OT Halak 19,394 5–1–2 12 ^[21] 9 October 22 Toronto 2–4 Boston Rask 17,193 6–1–2 14 ^[22] 10 October 26 0–3 Boston Rask 17,193 7–1–2 16 ^[23] 11 October 27 Boston 7–4 Halak 17,144 8–1–2 18 ^[24] 12 October 29 1–5 Boston Rask 17,193 9–1–2 20 ^[25]
November: 9–2–3 (Home: 5–0–3 ; Road: 4–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 2 2–5 Boston 17,191 10–1–2 22 ^[26] 14 November 4 4–6 Boston 17,193 11–1–2 24 ^[27] 15 November 5 Boston 4–5 Rask 21,302 11–2–2 24 ^[28] 16 November 8 Boston 2–4 Rask 19,515 11–3–2 24 ^[29] 17 November 10 3–2 Boston SO Halak 17,193 11–3–3 25 ^[30] 18 November 12 5–4 Boston SO Rask 17,850 11–3–4 26 ^[31] 19 November 15 Boston 4–2 Rask 19,434 12–3–4 28 ^[32] 20 November 16 3–2 Boston SO Halak 17,850 12–3–5 29 ^[33] 21 November 19 Boston 5–1 Rask 15,061 13–3–5 31 ^[34] 22 November 21 2–3 Boston Rask 17,850 14–3–5 33 ^[35] 23 November 23 4–5 Boston OT Rask 17,850 15–3–5 35 ^[36] 24 November 26 Boston 8–1 Montreal Halak 21,302 16–3–5 37 ^[37] 25 November 27 Boston 2–1 Ottawa Rask 13,336 17–3–5 39 ^[38] 26 November 29 2–3 Boston OT Halak 17,850 18–3–5 41 ^[39]
December: 6–4–5 (Home: 4–1–4 ; Road: 2–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 1–3 Boston 17,850 19–3–5 43 ^[40] 28 December 3 0–2 Boston 17,850 20–3–5 45 ^[41] 29 December 5 4–3 Boston OT Rask 17,850 20–3–6 46 ^[42] 30 December 7 4–1 Boston Halak 17,850 20–4–6 46 ^[43] 31 December 9 Boston 2–5 Rask 13,894 20–5–6 46 ^[44] 32 December 11 Boston 2–3 Halak 18,573 20–6–6 46 ^[45] 33 December 12 Boston 2–3 Rask 19,092 20–7–6 46 ^[46] 34 December 14 Boston 4–2 Halak 15,157 21–7–6 48 ^[47] 35 December 17 4–3 Boston OT Rask 17,850 21–7–7 49 ^[48] 36 December 19 3–2 Boston SO Rask 17,850 21–7–8 50 ^[49] 37 December 21 4–3 Boston OT Halak 17,850 21–7–9 51 ^[50] 38 December 23 Washington 3–7 Boston Rask 17,850 22–7–9 53 ^[51] 39 December 27 Boston 3–0 Halak 19,070 23–7–9 55 ^[52] 40 December 29 Buffalo 2–3 Boston Rask 17,850 24–7–9 57 ^[53] 41 December 31 Boston 2–3 SO Halak 16,514 24–7–10 58 ^[54]
January: 6–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 2 2–1 Boston OT 17,850 24–7–11 59 ^[55] 43 January 4 4–1 Boston 17,850 24–8–11 59 ^[56] 44 January 7 Boston 6–2 Rask 17,623 25–8–11 61 ^[57] 45 January 9 4–5 Boston Halak 17,850 26–8–11 63 ^[58] 46 January 11 Boston 3–2 OT Rask 14,962 27–8–11 65 ^[59] 47 January 13 Boston 5–6 SO Halak 19,246 27–8–12 66 ^[60] 48 January 14 Boston 0–3 Columbus Halak 17,349 27–9–12 66 ^[61] 49 January 16 1–4 Boston Halak 17,850 28–9–12 68 ^[62] 50 January 19 Boston 3–4 Pittsburgh Halak 18,655 28–10–12 68 ^[63] 51 January 21 2–3 Boston Halak 17,850 29–10–12 70 ^[64] 52 January 31 Boston 2–1 Winnipeg Rask 15,325 30–10–12 72 ^[65]
February: 11–3–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 6–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 1 Boston 6–1 18,009 31–10–12 74 ^[66] 54 February 4 0–4 Boston 17,850 32–10–12 76 ^[67] 55 February 5 Boston 2–1 OT Halak 21,472 33–10–12 78 ^[68] 56 February 8 2–4 Boston Rask 17,850 34–10–12 80 ^[69] 57 February 9 Boston 1–3 Rask 19,515 34–11–12 80 ^[70] 58 February 12 1–4 Boston Rask 17,850 35–11–12 82 ^[71] 59 February 15 Detroit 1–4 Boston Rask 17,850 36–11–12 84 ^[72] 60 February 16 Boston 3–1 Halak 18,006 37–11–12 86 ^[73] 61 February 19 Boston 2–1 OT Rask 17,804 38–11–12 88 ^[74] 62 February 21 Boston 4–3 Halak 19,289 39–11–12 90 ^[75] 63 February 22 Boston 3–9 Rask 18,871 39–12–12 90 ^[76] 64 February 25 Calgary 5–2 Boston Rask 17,850 39–13–12 90 ^[77] 65 February 27 3–4 Boston Halak 17,850 40–13–12 92 ^[78] 66 February 29 Boston 4–0 Rask 13,917 41–13–12 94 ^[79]
March: 3–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 67 March 3 Boston 2–1 19,092 42–13–12 96 ^[80] 68 March 5 Boston 2–1 OT 15,577 43–13–12 98 ^[81] 69 March 7 Tampa Bay 5–3 Boston Rask 17,850 43–14–12 98 ^[82] 70 March 10 Boston 2–0 Rask 19,689 44–14–12 100 ^[83]
Cancelled games Date Visitor Home 71 March 13 Boston Buffalo 72 March 14 Boston 73 March 16 Boston 74 March 18 Boston Anaheim 75 March 19 Boston Los Angeles 76 March 21 Boston San Jose 77 March 24 Boston 78 March 26 Boston 79 March 28 Boston 80 March 31 Boston Carolina 81 April 2 Boston St. Louis 82 April 4 Carolina Boston
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Bruins played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. Boston finished with a 0–3–0 record to clinch the fourth seed for the playoffs.^[84]

The Bruins faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, defeating them in five games.^{[85] [86]}

In the second round, the Bruins faced the Tampa Bay Lightning, and lost in five games.^[87]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Seeding Round-robin Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap 1 August 2 4–1 Boston 0–1–0 0 ^[88] 2 August 5 3–2 Boston 0–2–0 0 ^[89] 3 August 9 Boston 1–2 Rask 0–3–0 0 ^[90]
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (5) Carolina Hurricanes: Boston won 4–1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 12 Carolina 3–4 Boston 2OT 1–0 ^[91] 2 August 13 Carolina 3–2 Boston Rask 1–1 ^[92] 3 August 15 Boston 3–1 Carolina 2–1 ^[93] 4 August 17 Boston 4–3 Carolina Halak 3–1 ^[94] 5 August 19 Carolina 1–2 Boston Halak 4–1 ^[95]
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 23 Boston 3–2 Tampa Bay 1–0 ^[96] 2 August 25 Boston 3–4 Tampa Bay OT Halak 1–1 ^[97] 3 August 26 Tampa Bay 7–1 Boston Halak 1–2 ^[98] 4 August 29 Tampa Bay 3–1 Boston Halak 1–3 ^[99] 5 August 31 Boston 2–3 Tampa Bay 2OT Halak 1–4 ^[100]
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[101] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	70	48	47	95	21	40
	70	28	59	87	25	82
	61	31	25	56	23	28
	61	9	40	49	−4	33
	61	13	30	43	14	23
	70	16	21	37	9	21
	65	19	16	35	−1	14
	67	5	27	32	24	41
	69	6	17	23	−2	34
^‡	58	7	15	22	3	8
	68	4	17	21	15	34
	58	9	10	19	5	10
	67	4	15	19	16	33
	68	5	9	14	26	60
	67	6	4	10	−8	47
	48	4	3	7	−6	17
	40	3	3	6	6	4
	27	2	4	6	−3	21
	25	1	5	6	3	13
	24	2	1	3	−2	11
^‡	16	1	2	3	−2	16
	31	2	0	2	4	12
	19	1	1	2	5	29
^†	7	1	1	2	−2	19
	10	0	2	2	2	2
	4	0	2	2	1	0
^†	6	0	1	1	0	4
	2	0	1	1	2	2
	3	0	1	1	−1	2
	1	0	1	1	1	2
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
	5	0	0	0	2	0
	1	0	0	0	−1	0
	7	0	0	0	−1	0
	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs^[102] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	13	7	5	12	0	2
	13	4	8	12	−5	6
	10	3	7	10	−3	2
	13	2	6	8	2	6
	13	0	6	6	−6	22
	13	3	2	5	−4	2
	13	4	0	4	−3	2
	13	1	3	4	−6	24
	11	0	4	4	−1	2
	12	2	1	3	−5	4
	10	1	2	3	−4	4
	8	1	2	3	−1	6
	13	0	2	2	−6	2
	13	0	2	2	−4	8
	8	1	0	1	−3	16
	12	0	1	1	−5	4
	10	0	1	1	−3	6
	13	0	1	1	0	8
	5	0	0	0	−1	2
	5	0	0	0	−2	0
	6	0	0	0	−2	2
	6	0	0	0	−3	18
	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[103] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	41	41	2,401:47	26	8	6	85	2.12	1,189	.929	5	0	2	0
	31	29	1,833:22	18	6	6	73	2.39	905	.919	3	0	2	0

Playoffs^[104] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	9	9	543:12	4	5	0	25	2.76	256	.902	0	0	0	0
	4	4	257:10	1	3	0	11	2.57	114	.904	0	0	0	0
	1	0	28:42	0	0	0	3	6.27	15	.800	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Notes and References

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2. Web site: NHL statement on coronavirus . NHL.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
3. Web site: Fernandez . Gabriel . Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled . CBSSports.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
4. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup . NHL.com . May 27, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
5. Web site: Crosby . Wes . Lightning eliminate Bruins in 2OT of Game 5, advance to Eastern Final . NHL.com . August 31, 2020 . August 31, 2020.
6. Web site: Bruins Announce 2019-20 Preseason Schedule . NHL.com . September 2, 2019 . June 18, 2019.
7. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - September 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
8. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - September 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Boston Bruins - Chicago Blackhawks - September 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - September 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
11. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Boston Bruins - September 25th, 2019. NHL.com.
12. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Boston Bruins - September 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
13. Web site: Boston Bruins 2019-20 Regular Season Schedule Released . NHL.com . September 2, 2019 . June 25, 2019.
14. Web site: Boston Bruins - Dallas Stars - October 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
15. Web site: Boston Bruins - Arizona Coyotes - October 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
16. Web site: Boston Bruins - Vegas Golden Knights - October 8th, 2019. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Boston Bruins - Colorado Avalanche - October 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
18. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Boston Bruins - October 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Boston Bruins - October 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins - October 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - October 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Boston Bruins - October 22nd, 2019. NHL.com.
23. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Boston Bruins - October 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Rangers - October 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
25. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Boston Bruins - October 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Boston Bruins - November 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
27. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Boston Bruins - November 4th, 2019. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - November 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Boston Bruins - Detroit Red Wings - November 8th, 2019. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - November 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins - November 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
32. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - November 15th, 2019. NHL.com.
33. Web site: Washington Capitals - Boston Bruins - November 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - November 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - November 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
36. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Boston Bruins - November 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
37. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - November 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
38. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - November 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
39. Web site: New York Rangers - Boston Bruins - November 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - December 1st, 2019. NHL.com.
41. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - December 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
42. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Boston Bruins - December 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
43. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Boston Bruins - December 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
44. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - December 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
45. Web site: Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals - December 11th, 2019. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning - December 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - December 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Boston Bruins - December 17th, 2019. NHL.com.
49. Web site: New York Islanders - Boston Bruins - December 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
50. Web site: Nashville Predators - Boston Bruins - December 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Washington Capitals - Boston Bruins - December 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - December 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
53. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Boston Bruins - December 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Boston Bruins - New Jersey Devils - December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
55. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Boston Bruins - January 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
56. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Boston Bruins - January 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
57. Web site: Boston Bruins - Nashville Predators - January 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Boston Bruins - January 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
59. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Islanders - January 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
60. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - January 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Boston Bruins - Columbus Blue Jackets - January 14th, 2020. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Boston Bruins - January 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Boston Bruins - Pittsburgh Penguins - January 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
64. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Boston Bruins - January 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Boston Bruins - Winnipeg Jets - January 31st, 2020. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Boston Bruins - Minnesota Wild - February 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Boston Bruins - February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Boston Bruins - Chicago Blackhawks - February 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Boston Bruins - February 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
70. Web site: Boston Bruins - Detroit Red Wings - February 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Boston Bruins - February 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Boston Bruins - February 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
73. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Rangers - February 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
74. Web site: Boston Bruins - Edmonton Oilers - February 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Boston Bruins - Calgary Flames - February 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Boston Bruins - Vancouver Canucks - February 22nd, 2020. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Calgary Flames - Boston Bruins - February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Dallas Stars - Boston Bruins - February 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
79. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Islanders - February 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning - March 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - March 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins - March 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
83. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - March 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
84. Web site: Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule . NHL.com . NHL.com . July 16, 2020 . July 10, 2020.
85. Web site: Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule . NHL.com . August 9, 2020 . August 9, 2020.
86. Web site: Bruins defeat Hurricanes in Game 5, win Eastern First Round series . NHL.com . August 19, 2020 . August 19, 2020.
87. Web site: Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round schedule . NHL.com . August 22, 2020 . August 22, 2020.
88. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Boston Bruins - August 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
89. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins - August 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
90. Web site: Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals - August 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
91. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - August 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
92. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - August 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
93. Web site: Boston Bruins - Carolina Hurricanes - August 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
94. Web site: Boston Bruins - Carolina Hurricanes - August 17th, 2020. NHL.com.
95. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - August 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
96. Web site: Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning - August 23rd, 2020. NHL.com.
97. Web site: Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning - August 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
98. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins - August 26th, 2020. NHL.com.
99. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins - August 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
100. Web site: Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning - August 31st, 2020. NHL.com.
101. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Boston Bruins Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . March 11, 2020.
102. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Boston Bruins Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . September 1, 2020.
103. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Boston Bruins Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . March 11, 2020.
104. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Boston Bruins Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . September 1, 2020.