2024–25 Boston Bruins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Boston Bruins
Division:	Atlantic
Conference:	Eastern
Record:	13–11–3
Homerecord:	8–6–2
Roadrecord:	5–5–1
Goalsfor:	67
Goalsagainst:	82
Generalmanager:	Don Sweeney
Coach:	Jim Montgomery (Oct. 8 – Nov. 19) Joe Sacco (interim, Nov. 19 – pres.)
Captain:	Brad Marchand
Altcaptain:	Charlie McAvoy David Pastrnak
Arena:	TD Garden
Minorleague:	Providence Bruins (AHL) Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	David Pastrnak (9)
Assistsleader:	David Pastrnak (15)
Pointsleader:	David Pastrnak (24)
Plusminusleader:	Cole Koepke (+9)
Pimleader:	Nikita Zadorov (58)
Winsleader:	Jeremy Swayman (7)
Gaaleader:	Joonas Korpisalo (2.39)

The 2024–25 Boston Bruins season is the 101st season (100th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[1]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Boston Bruins preseason season schedule was released on June 17, 2024.

2024 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–3–1)^[2]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record
1	September 22		3–2	Boston				17,850	0–1–0
2	September 24		2–4	Boston			TD Garden	17,850	1–1–0
3	September 26	Boston	2–5	NY Rangers				16,205	1–2–0
4	September 28	Boston	2–3		OT	Korpisalo		13,863	1–2–1
5	October 1	Philadelphia	1–4	Boston		Bussi	TD Garden	17,850	2–2–1
6	October 3	Boston	1–4			Korpisalo	Videotron Centre	17,334	2–3–1
7	October 5	Boston	0–2	Washington		Bussi		13,224	2–4–1

Regular season

The Boston Bruins regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.^{[3] [4]}

2024–25 game log
October: 4–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Boston 4–6 19,813 0–1–0 0 ^[5] 2 October 10 4–6 Boston 17,850 1–1–0 2 ^[6] 3 October 12 1–2 Boston OT Swayman TD Garden 17,850 2–1–0 4 ^[7] 4 October 14 Florida 4–3 Boston Swayman TD Garden 17,850 2–2–0 4 ^[8] 5 October 16 Boston 5–3 Korpisalo 18,024 3–2–0 6 ^[9] 6 October 19 Boston 1–2 OT Swayman 16,007 3–2–1 7 ^[10] 7 October 22 Boston 0–4 Swayman 17,184 3–3–1 7 ^[11] 8 October 24 5–2 Boston Swayman TD Garden 17,850 3–4–1 7 ^[12] 9 3–4 Boston OT Swayman TD Garden 17,850 4–4–1 9 ^[13] 10 2–0 Boston Korpisalo TD Garden 17,850 4–5–1 9 ^[14] 11 October 31 Boston 2–8 Swayman 18,700 4–6–1 9 ^[15]
November: 7–5–2 (home: 3–3–2; road: 4–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 Boston 3–0 17,429 5–6–1 11 ^[16] 13 November 3 0–2 Boston TD Garden 17,850 6–6–1 13 ^[17] 14 Boston 0–4 Swayman 18,730 6–7–1 13 ^[18] 15 November 7 3–4 Boston OT Korpisalo TD Garden 17,850 7–7–1 15 ^[19] 16 November 9 3–2 Boston OT Swayman TD Garden 17,850 7–7–2 16 ^[20] 17 November 12 Boston 3–2 Swayman 18,096 8–7–2 18 ^[21] 18 November 14 Boston 2–7 Swayman 18,532 8–8–2 18 ^[22] 19 November 16 St. Louis 3–2 Boston OT Korpisalo TD Garden 17,850 8–8–3 19 ^[23] 20 November 18 5–1 Boston Swayman TD Garden 17,585 8–9–3 19 ^[24] 21 November 21 0–1 Boston Korpisalo TD Garden 17,850 9–9–3 21 ^[25] 22 November 23 Boston 2–1 Swayman 19,515 10–9–3 23 ^[26] 23 November 26 2–0 Boston Swayman TD Garden 17,850 10–10–3 23 ^[27] 24 November 27 Boston 6–3 Korpisalo 16,145 11–10–3 25 ^[28] 25 November 29 2–1 Boston Swayman TD Garden 17,850 11–11–3 25 ^[29]
December: 2–0–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 3–6 Boston 17,850 12–11–3 27 ^[30] 27 December 3 2–3 Boston OT TD Garden 17,950 13–11–3 29 ^[31] 28 December 4 Boston 29 Boston TD Garden 30 December 10 Boston 31 December 12 Boston 32 December 14 Boston 33 December 17 Boston 34 December 19 Boston 35 December 21 Boston TD Garden 36 December 23 Boston TD Garden 37 December 27 Boston 38 December 28 Columbus Boston TD Garden 39 December 31 Boston Washington
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Boston 41 January 4 Boston 42 January 5 Boston 43 January 7 Boston TD Garden 44 January 9 Boston 45 January 11 Boston 46 January 14 Tampa Bay Boston TD Garden 47 January 18 Boston 48 January 20 Boston TD Garden 49 January 22 Boston 50 January 23 Ottawa Boston TD Garden 51 January 25 Boston TD Garden 52 January 28 Boston 53 January 30 Boston TD Garden
February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 1 Boston 55 February 4 Boston TD Garden 56 February 5 Boston NY Rangers 57 February 8 Boston TD Garden 58 February 22 Boston TD Garden 59 February 25 Boston TD Garden 60 February 27 Boston TD Garden
March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 Boston 62 March 2 Boston 63 March 4 Boston 64 March 6 Boston 65 March 8 Boston 66 March 11 Boston TD Garden 67 March 13 Boston 68 March 15 Tampa Bay Boston TD Garden 69 March 17 Boston TD Garden 70 March 20 Boston 71 March 22 Boston 72 March 23 Boston 73 March 26 Boston 74 March 29 Boston
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 April 1 Boston 76 April 3 Boston 77 April 5 Boston TD Garden 78 April 6 Boston 79 April 8 Boston 80 April 10 Boston TD Garden 81 April 13 Boston 82 April 15 New Jersey Boston TD Garden
Legend:

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[33]
			1-year	Free agency	^[34]
			7-year	Free agency	^[35]
			2-year	Free agency	^[36]
			2-year	Free agency	^[37]
			1-year	Free agency	^[38]
			2-year	Free agency	^[39]
		Vancouver Canucks	6-year	Free agency	^[40]
				Waivers	^[41]
			1-year	Free agency	^[42]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	^[43]
			1-year	Free agency	^[44]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		1-year	^[45]
		1-year	^[46]
		1-year	^[47]

Draft picks

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	25		C		St. Andrew's College Saints (CISAA)
4	110		D		Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5	154	Jonathan Morello	C		St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
6	186		D		AIK IF (J20 Nationell)

Notes and References

1. Book: The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data. 25. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. News: June 17, 2024 . Bruins 2024 preseason schedule . June 17, 2024.
3. News: July 2, 2024 . Bruins 2024-25 schedule release: Boston’s home opener set for Oct. 10 against Montreal . July 2, 2024.
4. Web site: Tine . Jacey . 2024-25 Boston Bruins Schedule; Printable, PDF Format - Sports Brackets . Sports Brackets . NBA . September 19, 2024 . en . July 26, 2024.
5. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - Oct 8, 2024 . NHL.com . October 8, 2024 . October 8, 2024.
6. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens - Oct 10, 2024 . NHL.com . October 10, 2024 . October 10, 2024.
7. Web site: Boston Bruins - Los Angeles Kings - Oct 12, 2024 . NHL.com . October 12, 2024 . October 12, 2024.
8. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - Oct 14, 2024 . NHL.com . October 14, 2024 . October 14, 2024.
9. Web site: Boston Bruins - Colorado Avalanche - Oct 16, 2024 . NHL.com . October 17, 2024 . October 16, 2024.
10. Web site: Boston Bruins - Utah Hockey Club - Oct 19, 2024 . NHL.com . October 20, 2024 . October 19, 2024.
11. Web site: Boston Bruins - Nashville Predators - Oct 22, 2024 . NHL.com . October 22, 2024 . October 22, 2024.
12. Web site: Boston Bruins - Dallas Stars - Oct 24, 2024 . NHL.com . October 24, 2024 . October 24, 2024.
13. Web site: Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs – Oct 26, 2024 . NHL.com . October 26, 2024 . October 26, 2024.
14. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - Oct 29, 2024 . NHL.com . October 29, 2024 . October 29, 2024.
15. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Boston Bruins - Oct 31, 2024 . NHL.com . October 31, 2024 . October 31, 2024.
16. Web site: Boston Bruins - Philadelphia Flyers - Nov 2, 2024 . NHL.com . November 2, 2024 . November 2, 2024.
17. Web site: Boston Bruins - Seattle Kraken - November 3, 2024 . NHL.com . November 3, 2024 . November 3, 2024.
18. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - November 5, 2024 . NHL.com. November 5, 2024. November 5, 2024.
19. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - November 7, 2024 . NHL.com. November 7, 2024. November 7, 2024.
20. Web site: Boston Bruins – Ottawa Senators – November 9, 2024 . NHL.com . November 9, 2024 . November 9, 2024.
21. Web site: Boston Bruins – St. Louis Blues – November 12, 2024 . NHL.com . November 12, 2024 . November 12, 2024.
22. Web site: Boston Bruins – Dallas Stars – November 14, 2024 . NHL.com . November 14, 2024 . November 14, 2024.
23. Web site: Boston Bruins – St. Louis Blues – November 16, 2024 . NHL.com . November 16, 2024 . November 16, 2024.
24. Web site: Boston Bruins – Columbus Blue Jackets – November 18, 2024 . NHL.com . November 18, 2024 . November 18, 2024.
25. Web site: Boston Bruins – Utah Hockey Club – November 21, 2024 . NHL.com . November 21, 2024 . November 21, 2024.
26. Web site: Boston Bruins – Detroit Red Wings – November 23, 2024 . NHL.com . November 23, 2024 . November 23, 2024.
27. Web site: Boston Bruins - Vancouver Canucks - Nov 26, 2024 . NHL.com . November 26, 2024 . November 26, 2024.
28. Web site: Boston Bruins - New York Islanders - Nov 27, 2024 . NHL.com . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
29. Web site: Boston Bruins - Pittsburgh Penguins - Nov 29, 2024 . NHL.com . November 29, 2024 . November 29, 2024.
30. Web site: Boston Bruins - Montréal Canadiens - Dec 1, 2024 . NHL.com . December 1, 2024 . December 1, 2024.
31. Web site: Boston Bruins - Detroit Red Wings - Dec 3, 2024 . NHL.com . December 3, 2024 . December 3, 2024.
32. Web site: Wild trade Vinni Lettieri and pick to Bruins for Jakub Lauko . The Athletic . June 29, 2024. Russo, Michael. Shinzawa, Fluto. November 5, 2024.
33. Web site: Bruins sign forward Max Jones to two-year deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
34. Web site: Bruins sign Cole Koepke to one-year, two-way deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
35. Web site: Elias Lindholm signs seven-year deal with Bruins . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
36. Web site: Bruins sign Jordan Oesterle to two-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
37. Web site: Bruins ink D Billy Sweezey to two-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
38. Web site: Boston Bruins sign F Riley Tufte to one-year deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
39. Web site: Bruins sign Jeffrey Viel to two-year contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
40. Web site: Defenceman Nikita Zadorov signs six-year deal with Boston Bruins . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
41. Web site: Bruins claim G Patera off waivers from Canucks amid Swayman drama . TSN.ca . October 2, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
42. Web site: Johnson joins Bruins on one-year, $775,000 deal . . November 4, 2024. November 5, 2024.
43. RELEASE: Blackhawks Sign Maroon, Smith and Anderson . July 11, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . nhl.com . Chicago Blackhawks . National Hockey League.
44. Web site: Lokomotiv, Avtomobilist expand import squads . July 18, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . khl.ru . Kontinental Hockey League.
45. Web site: Boston Bruins sign Alec Regula to one-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
46. Web site: Boston Bruins sign Michael Callahan to one-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
47. Web site: Bruins extend Marc McLaughlin with one-year deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.