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2013–14 Boston Bruins season

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2013–14 Boston Bruins
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference1st Eastern
2013–14 record54–19–9
Home record31–7–3
Road record23–12–6
Goals for261
Goals against177
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Chris Kelly
David Krejci
ArenaTD Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsPatrice Bergeron
Jarome Iginla (30)
AssistsDavid Krejci (50)
PointsDavid Krejci (69)
Penalty minutesMilan Lucic (91)
Plus/minusDavid Krejci (39)
WinsTuukka Rask (36)
Goals against averageNiklas Svedberg (1.97)

The 2013–14 Boston Bruins season was their 90th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] The team finished with the most points in the league, securing the Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in five games, but in the second round lost to their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in seven games.

Standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins 82 54 19 9 51 261 177 +84 117
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 27 9 38 240 215 +25 101
3 x – Montreal Canadiens 82 46 28 8 40 215 204 +11 100
4 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 15 34 222 230 −8 93
5 Ottawa Senators 82 37 31 14 30 236 265 −29 88
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 38 36 8 29 231 256 −25 84
7 Florida Panthers 82 29 45 8 21 196 268 −72 66
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 10 14 157 248 −91 52
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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Regular season

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2013–14 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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The Boston Bruins earned the Presidents' Trophy by finishing the regular season with the league's best record. They faced the Detroit Red Wings in the first round and won the series 4–1. They advanced to the second round where they were defeated 3–4 by the Montreal Canadiens, and eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs
  • Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

Player stats

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Final Stats

Skaters
  • 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.
Goaltenders
Regular Season[2]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO
Tuukka Rask 58 58 3386 36 15 6 115 2.04 1641 0.930 7
Chad Johnson 27 23 1511 17 4 3 53 2.10 708 0.925 2
Niklas Svedberg 1 1 61 1 0 0 2 1.97 35 0.943 0
Playoffs[2]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Tuukka Rask 12 12 753 7 5 25 1.99 348 .928 2

Awards and records

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Awards

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Player Award Date
Patrice Bergeron[3] Frank J. Selke Trophy June 24, 2014
Patrice Bergeron[3] 2014 NHL Foundation Award June 24, 2014
Tuukka Rask[3] Vezina Trophy June 24, 2014
Torey Krug[3] 2013–14 NHL All-Rookie Team June 24, 2014


Transactions

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The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

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July 4, 2013[4] To Dallas Stars:
Rich Peverley
Tyler Seguin
Ryan Button
To Boston:
Loui Eriksson
Matt Fraser
Reilly Smith
Joe Morrow
February 7, 2014[5] To Columbus Blue Jackets:
Carter Camper
To Boston:
Blake Parlett
March 5, 2014[6] To Philadelphia Flyers:
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014
To Boston:
Andrej Meszaros

Lost via retirement

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Player
Wade Redden[14]

Player signings

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Player Date Contract terms
Carter Camper[15] July 8, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Tuukka Rask[16] July 10, 2013 8 years, $56 million
Patrice Bergeron[17] July 12, 2013 8 years, $52 million contract extension
Kevan Miller[18] January 21, 2014 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension
Ben Sexton[19] March 20, 2014 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Brian Ferlin[20] April 11, 2014 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Linus Arnesson[21] June 1, 2014 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Niklas Svedberg[22] June 23, 2014 1 year, $600,000

Draft picks

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The Bruins drafted the following players at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.[23]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 60 Linus Arnesson Defence  Sweden Djurgardens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
3 90 Peter Cehlarik Left Wing  Slovakia Lulea HF (SHL)
4 120 Ryan Fitzgerald Center  United States Valley Jr. Warriors (EJHL)
5 150 Wiley Sherman Defence  United States Hotchkiss School (USHS)
6 180 Anton Blidh Left Wing  Sweden Frolunda J20 (J20 SuperElit)
7 210 Mitchell Dempsey Left Wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Draft notes

References

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  1. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ^ a b c d "2013-2014 Regular Season Stats - Points - Boston Bruins - Statistics". Boston Bruins. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Bruins Announce 2014 NHL Award Winners & Krug Makes 2014 NHL All-Rookie Team
  4. ^ B's Make Trade with Dallas Involving Seven Players
  5. ^ Blue Jackets acquire forward Carter Camper from Bruins in exchange for defenseman Blake Parlett
  6. ^ Bruins trade for Meszaros, claim Potter off waivers
  7. ^ a b c d e The Signing of Iginla Highlights B's Transactions on 7/5
  8. ^ OILERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH ANDREW FERENCE
  9. ^ Blue Jackets agree to terms forward Nathan Horton on a Seven-year Contract
  10. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Anton Khudobin
  11. ^ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Aaron Johnson – New York Rangers – News". New York Rangers. July 5, 2013.
  12. ^ "Devils sign Jaromir Jagr – New Jersey Devils – News". New Jersey Devils. July 23, 2013.
  13. ^ Bruins Claim Corey Potter Off Waivers to Add Blueline Insurance
  14. ^ REDDEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER 14 NHL SEASONS
  15. ^ B's Sign Camper to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
  16. ^ Bruins Sign Rask to Eight-Year Contract Through 2020–21 Season
  17. ^ Bruins Sign Bergeron to Eight-Year Contract Extension Through 2021–22 Season
  18. ^ B's Sign Kevan Miller to a Two-Year, One-Way Contract
  19. ^ Bruins Sign Ben Sexton to an Entry-Level Contract
  20. ^ Bruins Sign Brian Ferlin to an Entry-Level Contract
  21. ^ B's Sign Linus Arnesson to an Entry-Level Contract
  22. ^ Bruins Sign Niklas Svedberg to a One-Year, One-Way Contract
  23. ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved June 30, 2013.