2010–11 Boston Bruins season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 2010–11 2010 Boston Bruins NHL Eastern 3rd Northeast 1st 46–25–11 22–13–6 24–12–5 246 195 Peter Chiarelli Claude Julien Zdeno Chara Patrice BergeronMark Recchi TD Garden 17,565 (100%)Total: 702,600 Milan Lucic (30) David Krejci (49) David Krejci (62)Milan Lucic (62) Shawn Thornton (122) Zdeno Chara (+33) Tim Thomas (35) Tim Thomas (2.00) Yes Yes Yes right|thumb|277px|The 2011 Stanley Cup champion Bruins meet U.S. President Barack Obama.|alt= The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the 87th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 2013 Diamond Sports Data, Inc. 25 978-1-894801-26-3 https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/25 The Bruins were the winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup, winning their first championship in 39 years. 2 Off-season At the 2010 NHL entry draft in Los Angeles, California, Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, second overall.http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532760 https://web.archive.org/web/20100627125130/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532760 dead June 27, 2010 Bruins Select Tyler Seguin with the 2nd Overall Pick 25 June 2010 BostonBruins.com 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.http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531796 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619073457/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531796 dead June 19, 2010 Cam Neely Named President of the Boston Bruins 16 June 2010 BostonBruins.com Neely, a former player and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history. The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition"http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532641 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309053443/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532641 dead March 9, 2012 Tweaking the Composition 24 June 2010 BostonBruins.com during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nathan Horton.B's Acquire Horton, Campbell The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the ECHL, renewed their relationship during the off-season.Boston Renews Affiliation with Reading 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.Bruins Release Preseason Schedule 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.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-bft/2010/10/02/2010011001 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 live 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.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-lib/2010/10/05/2010011005 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 live 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.Bruins to Open 2010-11 NHL Season in Prague 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.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011_games.html 2010-11 NHL Schedule and Results Standings BOS BOS Schedule and results Pre-season 2010 Pre-season # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap 1 September 22 Boston Bruins 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 1–0–0 2 September 23 Boston Bruins 2–3 Florida PanthersNote1 1 Nolan Schaefer 1–1–0 3 September 25 Florida Panthers 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 1–1–1 4 September 28 Boston Bruins 2–3 Washington Capitals Nolan Schaefer 1–2–1 5 September 29 Washington Capitals 4–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 1–3–1 6 October 2 Boston Bruins 5–1 Belfast Giants SelectNote2 2 Tuukka Rask 2–3–1 7 October 5 Boston Bruins 7–1 HC Liberec Tim Thomas 3–3–1 Note1 Match played at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. Note2 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 Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 Boston BruinsNote3 1 Tuukka Rask 15,299 0–1–0 0 2 October 10 Boston Bruins 3–0 Phoenix CoyotesNote3 1 Tim Thomas 12,990 1–1–0 2 3 October 16 Boston Bruins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Tim Thomas 13,056 2–1–0 4 4 October 19 Boston Bruins 3–1 Washington Capitals Tim Thomas 18,398 3–1–0 6 5 October 21 Washington Capitals 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 4–1–0 8 6 October 23 New York Rangers 3–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 4–2–0 8 7 October 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 5–2–0 10 8 October 30 Boston Bruins 4–0 Ottawa Senators Tim Thomas 18,959 6–2–0 12 Note3 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 Buffalo Sabres Tim Thomas 18,428 7–2–0 14 10 November 5 Boston Bruins 3–5 Washington Capitals Tuukka Rask 18,389 7–3–0 14 11 November 6 St. Louis Blues 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 7–3–1 15 12 November 10 Boston Bruins 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Thomas 18,113 8–3–1 17 13 November 11 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 8–4–1 17 14 November 13 Ottawa Senators 2–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–5–1 17 15 November 15 New Jersey Devils 0–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 9–5–1 19 16 November 17 Boston Bruins 3–2 New York Rangers Tim Thomas 18,200 10–5–1 21 17 November 18 Florida Panthers 0–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 11–5–1 23 18 November 20 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 11–5–2 24 19 November 22 Boston Bruins 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Tuukka Rask 16,241 11–6–2 24 20 November 24 Boston Bruins 3–1 Florida Panthers Tim Thomas 16,712 12–6–2 26 21 November 26 Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 12–7–2 26 22 November 28 Boston Bruins 1–4 Atlanta Thrashers Tuukka Rask 12,085 12–8–2 26 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 Philadelphia Flyers Tim Thomas 19,684 13–8–2 28 24 December 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–8 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 14–8–2 30 25 December 4 Boston Bruins 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Tim Thomas 19,483 14–8–3 31 26 December 7 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 15–8–3 33 27 December 9 New York Islanders 2–5 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 16–8–3 35 28 December 11 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 16–8–4 36 29 December 15 Boston Bruins 2–3 Buffalo Sabres Tuukka Rask 18,197 16–9–4 36 30 December 16 Boston Bruins 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Tim Thomas 21,273 16–10–4 36 31 December 18 Washington Capitals 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 17–10–4 38 32 December 20 Anaheim Ducks 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 17–11–4 38 33 December 23 Atlanta Thrashers 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 18–11–4 40 34 December 27 Boston Bruins 3–2 Florida Panthers SO Tim Thomas 19,250 19–11–4 42 35 December 28 Boston Bruins 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Tim Thomas 20,204 20–11–4 44 36 December 30 Boston Bruins 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers SO Tim Thomas 17,624 20–11–5 45 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 Buffalo Sabres SO Tim Thomas 18,690 20–11–6 46 38 January 3 Boston Bruins 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Tuukka Rask 19,052 21–11–6 48 39 January 6 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 21–12–6 48 40 January 8 Boston Bruins 2–3 Montreal Canadiens OT Tim Thomas 21,273 21–12–7 49 41 January 10 Boston Bruins 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Tuukka Rask 18,245 22–12–7 51 42 January 11 Ottawa Senators 0–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 23–12–7 53 43 January 13 Philadelphia Flyers 5–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 24–12–7 55 44 January 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 24–13–7 55 45 January 17 Carolina Hurricanes 0–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 25–13–7 57 46 January 18 Boston Bruins 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 17,419 26–13–7 59 47 January 20 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 26–14–7 59 48 January 22 Boston Bruins 6–2 Colorado Avalanche Tim Thomas 18,007 27–14–7 61 49 January 24 Boston Bruins 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Tim Thomas 18,118 27–15–7 61 50 January 26 Florida Panthers 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 28–15–7 63 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 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 18,126 29–15–7 65 52 February 3 Dallas Stars 3–6 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 30–15–7 67 53 February 5 San Jose Sharks 2–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 30–16–7 67 54 February 9 Montreal Canadiens 6–8 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 31–16–7 69 55 February 11 Detroit Red Wings 6–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 31–17–7 69 56 February 13 Boston Bruins 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Tim Thomas 20,066 31–18–7 69 57 February 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 31–19–7 69 58 February 17 Boston Bruins 6–3 New York Islanders Tuukka Rask 12,478 32–19–7 71 59 February 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 Ottawa Senators Tuukka Rask 18,521 33–19–7 73 60 February 22 Boston Bruins 3–1 Calgary Flames Tim Thomas 19,289 34–19–7 75 61 February 26 Boston Bruins 3–1 Vancouver Canucks Tim Thomas 18,860 35–19–7 77 62 February 27 Boston Bruins 3–2 Edmonton Oilers Tuukka Rask 16,839 36–19–7 79 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 Ottawa Senators Tuukka Rask 16,826 37–19–7 81 64 March 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 38–19–7 83 65 March 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 38–19–8 84 66 March 8 Boston Bruins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 21,273 38–20–8 84 67 March 10 Buffalo Sabres 4–3 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 38–20–9 85 68 March 11 Boston Bruins 2–4 New York Islanders Tim Thomas 12,119 38–21–9 85 69 March 15 Boston Bruins 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Tuukka Rask 12,282 39–21–9 87 70 March 17 Boston Bruins 3–4 Nashville Predators OT Tuukka Rask 16,839 39–21–10 88 71 March 19 Boston Bruins 2–5 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,512 39–22–10 88 72 March 22 New Jersey Devils 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–22–10 90 73 March 24 Montreal Canadiens 0–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 41–22–10 92 74 March 26 New York Rangers 1–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 41–23–10 92 75 March 27 Boston Bruins 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers Tim Thomas 19,927 42–23–10 94 76 March 29 Chicago Blackhawks 0–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 43–23–10 96 77 March 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 43–23–11 97 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 Atlanta Thrashers 2–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 44–23–11 99 79 April 4 Boston Bruins 3–5 New York Rangers Tim Thomas 18,200 44–24–11 99 80 April 6 New York Islanders 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 45–24–11 101 81 April 9 Ottawa Senators 1–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 46–24–11 103 82 April 10 Boston Bruins 2–3 New Jersey Devils Tuukka Rask 17,625 46–25–11 103 Legend: #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs 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 six, would ultimately win game seven 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 five to put them a win away from the conference championship. Game six was another loss for the Bruins, but game seven resulted in a 1–0 victory to send them to their first Stanley Cup Final 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 five in their building to move the Bruins one game away from losing the Cup. The Bruins managed to win game six in another one sided game to tie the series and then won their third game seven of the post-season in lopsided fashion to win the Stanley Cup, their first in 39 years. After game seven, 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 Recap1April 14 Montreal Canadiens 2–0 Boston Bruins Gionta (2) Thomas 17,565 0–1 2April 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Boston Bruins Bergeron Cammalleri, Darche, Weber Thomas 17,565 0–2 3April 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Krejci, Horton, Peverley, Kelly Kostitsyn, Plekanec Thomas 21,273 1–2 4April 21 Boston Bruins 5–4 Montreal Canadiens 1:59 Ryder (2), Ference, Bergeron, Kelly Sopel, Cammalleri, Kostitsyn, Subban Thomas 21,273 2–2 5April 23 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Boston Bruins 29:03 Marchand, Horton Halpern Thomas 17,565 3–2 6April 26 Boston Bruins 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Seidenberg Cammalleri, Gionta Thomas 21,273 3–3 7April 27 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Boston Bruins 5:43 Boychuk, Recchi, Kelly, Horton Weber, Plekanec, Subban Thomas 17,565 4–3 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 Recap1April 30 Boston Bruins 7–3 Philadelphia Flyers Krejci (2), Horton, Recchi, Marchand (2), Campbell Briere, van Riemsdyk, Richards Thomas 19,641 1–0 2May 2 Boston Bruins 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers 14:00 Kelly, Marchand, Krejci van Riemsdyk (2) Thomas 19,962 2–0 3May 4 Philadelphia Flyers 1–5 Boston Bruins Chara (2), Krejci, Paille, Horton Meszaros Thomas 17,565 3–0 4May 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1–5 Boston Bruins Lucic (2), Boychuk, Marchand, Paille Versteeg Thomas 17,565 4–0 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 Recap1May 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 Boston Bruins Seguin, Boychuk Bergenheim, Clark, Purcell, Bergeron, Gagne Thomas 17,565 0–1 2May 17 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–6 Boston Bruins Horton, Seguin (2), Krejci, Ryder (2) Hall, St. Louis, Lecavalier, Stamkos, Moore Thomas 17,565 1–1 3May 19 Boston Bruins 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning Krejci, Ference Thomas 21,027 2–1 4May 21 Boston Bruins 3–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Bergeron (2), Ryder Purcell (2), Bergenheim, Gagne, St. Louis Thomas 21,216 2–2 5May 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3 Boston Bruins Horton, Marchand, Peverley Gagne Thomas 17,565 3–2 6May 25 Boston Bruins 4–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Lucic, Krejci (3) Purcell (2), St. Louis (2), Stamkos Thomas 21,426 3–3 7May 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1 Boston Bruins Horton Thomas 17,565 4–3 Stanley Cup Final vs W1 Vancouver Canucks: 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Vancouver goals Decision Attendance Series Recap1June 1 Boston Bruins 0–1 Vancouver Canucks Torres Thomas 18,860 0–1 2June 4 Boston Bruins 2–3 Vancouver Canucks 0:11 Lucic, Recchi Burrows (2), D. Sedin Thomas 18,860 0–2 3June 6 Vancouver Canucks 1–8 Boston Bruins Ference, Recchi (2), Marchand, Krejci, Paille, Kelly, Ryder Hansen Thomas 17,565 1–2 4June 8 Vancouver Canucks 0–4 Boston Bruins Peverley (2), Ryder, Marchand Thomas 17,565 2–2 5June 10 Boston Bruins 0–1 Vancouver Canucks Lapierre Thomas 18,860 2–3 6June 13 Vancouver Canucks 2–5 Boston Bruins Marchand, Lucic, Ference, Ryder, Krejci H. Sedin, Lapierre Thomas 17,565 3–3 7June 15 Boston Bruins 4–0 Vancouver Canucks Bergeron (2), Marchand (2) Thomas 18,860 4–3 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 Regular season http://bruins.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=2&season=20102011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101120071341/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=2&season=20102011 dead November 20, 2010 2010-2011 Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM David Krejci David Krejčí 75 13 49 62 23 28 Milan Lucic 79 30 32 62 28 121 Patrice Bergeron 80 22 35 57 20 26 Nathan Horton 80 26 27 53 29 85 Mark Recchi 81 14 34 48 13 35 Zdeno Chara Zdeno Chára 81 14 30 44 33 88 Michael Ryder 79 18 23 41 -1 26 Brad Marchand 77 21 20 41 25 51 Dennis Seidenberg 81 7 25 32 3 41 Gregory Campbell Gregory Campbell (ice hockey) 80 13 16 29 11 93 Blake Wheeler‡ 58 11 16 27 8 32 Tyler Seguin 74 11 11 22 -4 18 Shawn Thornton 79 10 10 20 8 122 Johnny Boychuk 69 3 13 16 15 45 Andrew Ference 70 3 12 15 22 60 Adam McQuaid 67 3 12 15 30 96 Daniel Paille 43 6 7 13 3 28 Marc Savard 25 2 8 10 -7 29 Steven Kampfer 38 5 5 10 9 12 Tomas Kaberle Tomáš Kaberle† 24 1 8 9 6 2 Jordan Caron 23 3 4 7 3 6 Rich Peverley† 23 4 3 7 -1 2 Chris Kelly Chris Kelly (ice hockey)† 24 2 3 5 -1 6 Mark Stuart Mark Stuart (ice hockey)‡ 31 1 4 5 8 23 Tim Thomas Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)(G) 57 0 3 3 — 13 Matt Hunwick‡ 22 1 2 3 4 9 Zach Hamill 3 0 1 1 1 0 Shane Hnidy 3 0 0 0 -2 2 Jamie Arniel 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Matt Bartkowski 6 0 0 0 -1 4 Tuukka Rask(G) 29 0 0 0 — 2 Team Totals — 244 413 657 58 http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20112BOSAAAAll&sort=plusMinus&viewName=plusMinusTeam https://web.archive.org/web/20121021121011/http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20112BOSAAAAll&sort=plusMinus&viewName=plusMinusTeam dead October 21, 2012 Team Stats 2010-2011 Regular Season 1115 http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20112BOSAAAAll&sort=benchPenaltyMinutes&viewName=penalties https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183152/http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20112BOSAAAAll&sort=benchPenaltyMinutes&viewName=penalties dead June 28, 2011 Team Stats 2010-2011 Bench Penalties †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. Playoffs http://bruins.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=3&season=20102011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110530080402/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=3&season=20102011 dead May 30, 2011 2010-2011 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM David Krejci David Krejčí 25 12 11 23 8 10 Patrice Bergeron 23 6 14 20 15 28 Brad Marchand 25 11 8 19 12 40 Michael Ryder 25 8 9 17 8 8 Nathan Horton 21 8 9 17 11 35 Mark Recchi 25 5 9 14 7 8 Chris Kelly Chris Kelly (ice hockey) 25 5 8 13 11 6 Rich Peverley 25 4 8 12 6 17 Milan Lucic 25 5 7 12 11 63 Tomas Kaberle Tomáš Kaberle 25 0 11 11 8 4 Dennis Seidenberg 25 1 10 11 12 31 Andrew Ference 25 4 6 10 10 37 Zdeno Chara Zdeno Chára 24 2 7 9 16 34 Johnny Boychuk 25 3 6 9 12 12 Tyler Seguin 13 3 4 7 5 2 Daniel Paille 25 3 3 6 2 4 Gregory Campbell Gregory Campbell (ice hockey) 25 1 3 4 -2 4 Adam McQuaid 23 0 4 4 8 14 Shawn Thornton 18 0 1 1 -1 24 Shane Hnidy 3 0 0 0 0 7 Tim Thomas Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)(G) 25 0 0 0 — 4 Team Totals — 81 138 219 33 http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20113BOSAAAAll&sort=plusMinus&viewName=plusMinusTeam https://web.archive.org/web/20121023221223/http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20113BOSAAAAll&sort=plusMinus&viewName=plusMinusTeam dead October 23, 2012 Team Stats 2010-2011 Playoffs 396 http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20113BOSAAAAll&sort=avgPenaltyMinutesPerGame&viewName=penalties https://web.archive.org/web/20121023221228/http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20113BOSAAAAll&sort=avgPenaltyMinutesPerGame&viewName=penalties dead October 23, 2012 Playoff Stats 2010-2011 Bench Penalties 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 Regular season Player GPI TOI GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% Tim Thomas Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974) 57 3364 2.00 35 11 9 9 1811 112 .938 Tuukka Rask 29 1594 2.67 11 14 2 2 866 71 .918 Combined — 4958 2.21 46 25 11 11 2677 183 .932 Playoffs Player GPI MIN GAA W L SO SA GA SV% Tim Thomas Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974) 25 1542 1.98 16 9 4 849 51 .940 Awards and records Awards Player Award Notes Tim Thomas Conn Smythe TrophyTim Thomas named playoff MVP Awarded to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Tim Thomas Vezina TrophyThomas wins 2nd Vezina Awarded to the goaltender who is adjudged to be the best at this position. Zdeno Chara Mark Messier Leadership Awardhttp://nhlbruins.tumblr.com/post/6806675526/chara-takes-home-messier-award 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 Awarded to the player who best leads by positive example. Tim ThomasZdeno Chara NHL first All-Star teamPostseason All-Star teamsNHL 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.B's Announce 2011 Award WinnersMarchand Named NESN 7th Player Player Award Notes Brad Marchand NESN Seventh Player Award Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season. Shawn Thornton Eddie Shore Award Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination. Tim Thomas Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games. Andrew Ference John P. Bucyk Award Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions. Tim ThomasPatrice BergeronMilan Lucic 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, 2010Thomas, Thornton and Keith named 'Three Stars' and again on January 24, 2011.Thomas tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' He was also named Second Star of the Month for October.Stamkos, Thomas top Oct. '3 Stars' Patrice Bergeron was named Second Star of the week on January 17, 2011,Jokinen tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' and First Star of the Month for January.Bergeron tops 'Three Stars' for the month of January Records Player Milestone Tim Thomas Highest save percentage in a regular season (.938%)Most saves by a goaltender in a playoff run (798)Most saves by a goaltender in a Stanley Cup Final series (238) Milestones + Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Milan Lucic 200th Career NHL Game October 9, 2010 Tyler Seguin 1st Career NHL Goal October 10, 2010 Jordan Caron 1st Career NHL Goal October 16, 2010 Nathan Horton 300th Career NHL Point October 16, 2010 Dennis Seidenberg 100th Career NHL Assist October 23, 2010 Shawn Thornton 500th Career NHL PIM October 23, 2010 Patrice Bergeron 100th Career NHL Goal October 28, 2010 Brad Marchand 1st Career NHL Goal November 3, 2010 Michael Ryder 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 Mark Recchi 1,000th Career NHL PIM November 13, 2010 Milan Lucic 1st Career NHL Natural Hat Trick 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 Andrew Ference 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 Marc Savard 700th Career NHL Point December 28, 2010 Daniel Paille 100th Career NHL Point January 1, 2011 Blake Wheeler 200th Career NHL Game January 1, 2011 Gregory Campbell 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 Zdeno Chara 1st Career NHL Hat Trick January 17, 2011 Zdeno Chara 900th Career NHL Game February 5, 2011 Tim Thomas 300th Career NHL Game February 5, 2011 Johnny Boychuk 100th Career NHL Game February 9, 2011 David Krejci 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 Tomas Kaberle 900th Career NHL Game April 6, 2011 + Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Gregory Campbell 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2011 Nathan Horton 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2011 Brad Marchand 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2011 Brad Marchand 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point April 16, 2011 Nathan Horton 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point April 18, 2011 Adam McQuaid 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point April 18, 2011 Rich Peverley 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 18, 2011 Brad Marchand 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 23, 2011 Gregory Campbell 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st 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 Daniel Paille 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 4, 2011 Shawn Thornton 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist May 6, 2011 Tyler Seguin 1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point May 14, 2011 David Krejci 1st Career NHL Playoff Hat Trick May 25, 2011 Tomas Kaberle 100th Career NHL Playoff Game June 10, 2011 Zdeno Chara 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 Wideman1st-round pick in 20103rd-round pick in 2011 To Boston Bruins Nathan HortonGregory Campbell June 26, 2010Bruins Make Seven Selections To Chicago Blackhawks 7th-round pick in 2011 To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2010 June 26, 2010B's Acquire Warsofsky for Sobotka To St. Louis Blues Vladimir Sobotka To Boston Bruins David Warsofsky November 29, 2010Avs deal Cohen to Boston for Hunwick To Colorado Avalanche Matt Hunwick To Boston Bruins Colby Cohen December 9, 2010Boston Bruins Make Two Trades Involving AHL Players To Tampa Bay Lightning Levi Nelson To Boston Bruins Juraj Simek December 9, 2010 To Florida Panthers Jeff LoVecchioJordan Knackstedt To Boston Bruins Sean ZimmermanConditional 7th-round pick in 2011Condition not satisfied. December 11, 2010B's Trade Sturm to LA for Future Considerations To Los Angeles Kings Marco Sturm To Boston Bruins Future considerationsChiarelli Speaks About the Sturm Trade February 15, 2011Bruins Acquire Kelly From Senators To Ottawa Senators 2nd-round pick in 2011 To Boston Bruins Chris Kelly February 18, 2011B's Acquire Peverley, Valabik from Atlanta To Atlanta Thrashers Mark StuartBlake Wheeler To Boston Bruins Rich PeverleyBoris Valabik February 18, 2011 To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 2011Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012Condition satisfied.Joe Colborne To Boston Bruins Tomas Kaberle February 27, 2011B's Acquire Laliberte and Chaput To Anaheim Ducks Brian McGrattanSean Zimmerman To Boston Bruins David LailberteStefan Chaput February 28, 2011B's Acquire Goalie Khudobin from Wild To Minnesota Wild Jeff PennerMikko Lehtonen To Boston Bruins Anton Khudobin Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Jeremy ReichBruins Sign Jeremy Reich to one-year Contract Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 year, $500,000 Nathan McIverB's Sign McIver, Schaefer Manitoba Moose 2 years, $1.025 million Nolan Schaefer CSKA Moscow 1 year, $500,000 Wyatt SmithBruins Sign Wyatt Smith Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 year, $500,000 Brian McGrattanBruins Sign McGrattan to a one-year contract Calgary Flames 1 year, $515,000 Shane HnidyB's Sign Defenseman Shane Hnidy Minnesota Wild 1 year, $500,000 Kirk MacDonald Providence Bruins 1 year, $500,000 Marc CantinBruins Sign Marc Cantin to Entry-Level Contract Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract Carter CamperBruins Sign Carter Camper University of Miami 2 years, $1.25 million entry-level contract Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Dany SabourinCapitals Sign Goaltender Dany Sabourin Washington Capitals 1 year, $525,000 Andy WozniewskiMarc Savard, Milan Lucic Integral Parts of Turning Around Bruins Offense EV Zug undisclosed Mikko LehtonenBruins Prospect Mikko Lehtonen Signs One-Year Deal in Swedish Elite League Skelleftea AIK 1 year Guillaume Lefebvre Ocelari Trinec undisclosed Steve BeginPreds Sign Forward Steve Begin Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000 Miroslav SatanSatan goes to Russia after 14 NHL seasons Dynamo Moscow 1 year Player signings Player Contract terms Yuri AlexandrovBruins Sign AlexandrovJuly 2026 medicmedic 2 years, $1.46 million entry-level contract Shawn ThorntonBruins Sign Shawn Thornton to a Two-Year Extension 2 years, $1.625 million Dennis SeidenbergB's Sign Seidenberg to Extension 4 years, $13 million Johnny BoychukBruins Sign Johnny Boychuk to a Two-Year Contract Extension 2 years, $3.75 million Mark RecchiRecchi Re-Signed 1 year, $1.7 million Daniel PailleB's Sign Paille to a Two-Year Extension 2 years, $2.15 million Mark StuartB's Sign Stuart to One-year Contract 1 year, $1.675 million Andrew BodnarchukBruins Sign Four Players 1 year, $577,500 Gregory Campbell 2 years, $2.2 million Jeff LoVecchio 1 year, $605,000 Adam McQuaid 2 years, $1.15 million Blake WheelerBruins Sign Blake Wheeler to a One-Year Contract 1 year, $2.2 million Tyler SeguinBruins Sign Seguin 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Patrice BergeronBergeron Signed to 3-year Extension 3 years, $15 million contract extension Zdeno CharaChara Signs 7-year Contract Extension 7 years, $45.5 million contract extension David WarsofskyBruins Sign Warsofsky 3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract Tyler RandellB's Sign Randell to Entry-Level Contract 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract Ryan ButtonButton Signed to Entry Level Contract 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 2Note3 a a Tyler Seguin Center Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 2 32Note4 a a Jared Knight Center London Knights (OHL) 2 45 Ryan Spooner Center Peterborough Petes (OHL) 4 97Note5 b b Craig Cunningham Left wing Vancouver Giants (WHL) 5 135 Justin Florek Left wing Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 6 165 Zane Gothberg Goaltender Thief River Falls High School (USHS-MN) 7 195 Maxim Chudinov Defense HC Severstal (KHL) 7 210Note6 c c Zach Trotman Defense Lake Superior State University (CCHA) Notes on draft picks Note3 a1Note4 a2 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.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=291601 Kessel traded to Maple Leafs 18 September 2009 The Sports Network Note5 b 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.http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=472182 https://web.archive.org/web/20090916080946/http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=472182 dead September 16, 2009 Canes Re-Acquire Defensemen Aaron Ward 24 July 2009 Carolina Hurricanes Note6 c 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. 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=502873 https://web.archive.org/web/20091021210713/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=502873 dead October 21, 2009 Sabres send Paille to Bruins for draft pick NHL.COM 20 October 2009 www.nhl.com 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. 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