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2019–20 Boston Bruins season

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2019–20 Boston Bruins
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference1st Eastern
2019–20 record44–14–12
Home record22–4–9
Road record22–10–3
Goals for227
Goals against174
Team information
General managerDon Sweeney
CoachBruce Cassidy
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsDavid Backes (Oct.–Jan.)
Patrice Bergeron
David Krejci
ArenaTD Garden
Average attendance17,681[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDavid Pastrnak (48)
AssistsBrad Marchand (59)
PointsDavid Pastrnak (95)
Penalty minutesBrad Marchand (82)
Plus/minusZdeno Chara (+26)
WinsTuukka Rask (26)
Goals against averageTuukka Rask (2.12)

The 2019–20 Boston Bruins season was the 96th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 100
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 92
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 81
4 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 78
5 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 71
6 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 68
7 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 62
8 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 39
Source: National Hockey League[7]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 .714 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[8]
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 .657
3 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 .652
4 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 .645
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 .623 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[8]
6 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 .596
7 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 −1 .588
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 .579
9 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 −7 .579
10 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 .565
11 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 .564
12 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 .500
13 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 .493
14 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 −41 .493
15 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 .437
16 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 .275
Source: National Hockey League[9]

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[10]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[17]

2019–20 game log

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

Playoffs

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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.[88]

The Bruins faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, defeating them in five games.[89][90]

In the second round, the Bruins faced the Tampa Bay Lightning, and lost in five games.[91]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

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

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[107]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tuukka Rask 41 41 2,401:47 26 8 6 85 2.12 1,189 .929 5 0 2 0
Jaroslav Halak 31 29 1,833:22 18 6 6 73 2.39 905 .919 3 0 2 0
Playoffs[108]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jaroslav Halak 9 9 543:12 4 5 0 25 2.76 256 .902 0 0 0 0
Tuukka Rask 4 4 257:10 1 3 0 11 2.57 114 .904 0 0 0 0
Dan Vladar 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.

References

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