2024–25 Boston Bruins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Boston Bruins
Division:	Atlantic
Conference:	Eastern
Record:	0–0–0
Homerecord:	0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–0
Goalsfor:	0
Goalsagainst:	0
Generalmanager:	Don Sweeney
Coach:	Jim Montgomery
Captain:	Brad Marchand
Altcaptain:	Charlie McAvoy David Pastrnak
Arena:	TD Garden
Minorleague:	Providence Bruins (AHL) Maine Mariners (ECHL)

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

Schedule and results

Preseason

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

2024 Pre-Season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)^[2]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record
1	September 22		0–0	Boston
2	September 24		0–0	Boston			TD Garden
3	September 26	Boston	0–0	NY Rangers
4	September 28	Boston	0–0
5	October 1	Philadelphia	0–0	Boston			TD Garden
6	October 3	Boston	0–0				Videotron Center
7	October 5	Boston	0–0	Washington

Regular season

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

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts 1 October 8 Boston 2 Boston 3 October 12 Boston TD Garden 4 October 14 Florida Boston TD Garden 5 October 16 Boston 6 October 19 Boston 7 October 22 Boston 8 October 24 Boston TD Garden 9 Boston TD Garden 10 Boston TD Garden 11 Boston
November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts 12 Boston 13 November 3 Boston TD Garden 14 Boston Toronto 15 November 7 Boston TD Garden 16 November 9 Boston TD Garden 17 November 12 Boston 18 November 14 Boston Dallas 19 November 16 St. Louis Boston TD Garden 20 November 18 Boston TD Garden 21 November 21 Utah Boston TD Garden 22 November 23 Boston 23 November 26 Boston TD Garden 24 November 27 Boston 25 November 29 Boston TD Garden
December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts 26 Montreal Boston TD Garden 27 December 3 Detroit Boston TD Garden 28 December 4 Boston 29 Philadelphia Boston TD Garden 30 December 10 Boston 31 December 12 Boston Seattle 32 December 14 Boston Vancouver 33 December 17 Boston Calgary 34 December 19 Boston 35 December 21 Boston TD Garden 36 December 23 Boston TD Garden 37 December 27 Boston Columbus 38 December 28 Columbus Boston TD Garden 39 Boston Washington
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts 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 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 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 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 2024–25 season.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024			Seven-year	Free agency	^[4]
			Six-year	Free agency	^[5]
			Two-year	Free agency	^[6]
			Two-year	Free agency	^[7]
			One-year	Free agency	^[8]
			Two-year	Free agency	^[9]
			Two-year	Free agency	^[10]
			One-year	Free agency	^[11]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024			1-year	Free agency	^[12]
July 18, 2024			1-year	Free agency	^[13]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 12, 2024		One-year, entry-level	^[14]
July 12, 2024		One-year, entry-level	^[15]
July 16, 2024		One-year, two-way	^[16]

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: Elias Lindholm signs seven-year deal with Bruins . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
5. Web site: Defenceman Nikita Zadorov signs six-year deal with Boston Bruins . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
6. Web site: Bruins sign forward Max Jones to two-year deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
7. Web site: Bruins sign Jeffrey Viel to two-year contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
8. Web site: Boston Bruins sign F Riley Tufte to one-year deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
9. Web site: Bruins sign Jordan Oesterle to two-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
10. Web site: Bruins ink D Billy Sweezey to two-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
11. Web site: Bruins sign Cole Koepke to one-year, two-way deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
12. RELEASE: Blackhawks Sign Maroon, Smith and Anderson . July 11, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . nhl.com . Chicago Blackhawks . National Hockey League.
13. Web site: Lokomotiv, Avtomobilist expand import squads . July 18, 2024 . July 20, 2024 . khl.ru . Kontinental Hockey League.
14. Web site: Boston Bruins sign Alec Regula to one-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
15. Web site: Boston Bruins sign Michael Callahan to one-year, two-way contract . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.
16. Web site: Bruins extend Marc McLaughlin with one-year deal . sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . July 23, 2024.