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The 2019–20 Boston Bruins season is the 96th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] 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 .[2] [3] 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 .[4]
Standings
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[5] p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy
Eastern Conference
Source: National Hockey League
[7]
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[8]
2019 preseason game log: 4–0–2 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Recap
1
September 16
Boston
3–4
New Jersey
OT
Vladar
8,652
0–0–1
Recap
2
September 19
Boston
3–1
Philadelphia
Halak
16,826
1–0–1
Recap
3
September 21
Boston
2–3
Chicago
OT
Keyser
20,611
1–0–2
Recap
4
September 23
Philadelphia
3–4
Boston
OT
Vladar
17,565
2–0–2
Recap
5
September 25
New Jersey
0–2
Boston
Halak
17,565
3–0–2
Recap
6
September 28
Chicago
2–8
Boston
Rask
17,565
4–0–2
Recap
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[9]
2019–20 game log
October: 9–1–2 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 3
Boston
2–1
Dallas
Rask
18,532
1–0–0
2
Recap
2
October 5
Boston
1–0
Arizona
Halak
17,125
2–0–0
4
Recap
3
October 8
Boston
4–3
Vegas
Rask
18,223
3–0–0
6
Recap
4
October 10
Boston
2–4
Colorado
Halak
18,045
3–1–0
6
Recap
5
October 12
New Jersey
0–3
Boston
Rask
17,193
4–1–0
8
Recap
6
October 14
Anaheim
2–4
Boston
Halak
17,193
5–1–0
10
Recap
7
October 17
Tampa Bay
4–3
Boston
SO
Rask
17,193
5–1–1
11
Recap
8
October 19
Boston
3–4
Toronto
OT
Halak
19,394
5–1–2
12
Recap
9
October 22
Toronto
2–4
Boston
Rask
17,193
6–1–2
14
Recap
10
October 26
St. Louis
0–3
Boston
Rask
17,193
7–1–2
16
Recap
11
October 27
Boston
7–4
NY Rangers
Halak
17,144
8–1–2
18
Recap
12
October 29
San Jose
1–5
Boston
Rask
17,193
9–1–2
20
Recap
November: 9–2–3 (Home: 5–0–3 ; Road: 4–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
13
November 2
Ottawa
2–5
Boston
Rask
17,191
10–1–2
22
Recap
14
November 4
Pittsburgh
4–6
Boston
Halak
17,193
11–1–2
24
Recap
15
November 5
Boston
4–5
Montreal
Rask
21,302
11–2–2
24
Recap
16
November 8
Boston
2–4
Detroit
Rask
19,515
11–3–2
24
Recap
17
November 10
Philadelphia
3–2
Boston
SO
Halak
17,193
11–3–3
25
Recap
18
November 12
Florida
5–4
Boston
SO
Rask
17,850
11–3–4
26
Recap
19
November 15
Boston
4–2
Toronto
Rask
19,434
12–3–4
28
Recap
20
November 16
Washington
3–2
Boston
SO
Halak
17,850
12–3–5
29
Recap
21
November 19
Boston
5–1
New Jersey
Rask
15,061
13–3–5
31
Recap
22
November 21
Buffalo
2–3
Boston
Rask
17,850
14–3–5
33
Recap
23
November 23
Minnesota
4–5
Boston
OT
Rask
17,850
15–3–5
35
Recap
24
November 26
Boston
8–1
Montreal
Halak
21,302
16–3–5
37
Recap
25
November 27
Boston
2–1
Ottawa
Rask
13,336
17–3–5
39
Recap
26
November 29
NY Rangers
2–3
Boston
OT
Halak
17,850
18–3–5
41
Recap
December: 6–4–5 (Home: 4–1–4 ; Road: 2–3–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
27
December 1
Montreal
1–3
Boston
Rask
17,850
19–3–5
43
Recap
28
December 3
Carolina
0–2
Boston
Halak
17,850
20–3–5
45
Recap
29
December 5
Chicago
4–3
Boston
OT
Rask
17,850
20–3–6
46
Recap
30
December 7
Colorado
4–1
Boston
Halak
17,850
20–4–6
46
Recap
31
December 9
Boston
2–5
Ottawa
Rask
13,894
20–5–6
46
Recap
32
December 11
Boston
2–3
Washington
Halak
18,573
20–6–6
46
Recap
33
December 12
Boston
2–3
Tampa Bay
Rask
19,092
20–7–6
46
Recap
34
December 14
Boston
4–2
Florida
Halak
15,157
21–7–6
48
Recap
35
December 17
Los Angeles
4–3
Boston
OT
Rask
17,850
21–7–7
49
Recap
36
December 19
NY Islanders
3–2
Boston
SO
Rask
17,850
21–7–8
50
Recap
37
December 21
Nashville
4–3
Boston
OT
Halak
17,850
21–7–9
51
Recap
38
December 23
Washington
3–7
Boston
Rask
17,850
22–7–9
53
Recap
39
December 27
Boston
3–0
Buffalo
Halak
19,070
23–7–9
55
Recap
40
December 29
Buffalo
2–3
Boston
Rask
17,850
24–7–9
57
Recap
41
December 31
Boston
2–3
New Jersey
SO
Halak
16,514
24–7–10
58
Recap
January: 6–3–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
42
January 2
Columbus
2–1
Boston
OT
Rask
17,850
24–7–11
59
Recap
43
January 4
Edmonton
4–1
Boston
Halak
17,850
24–8–11
59
Recap
44
January 7
Boston
6–2
Nashville
Rask
17,623
25–8–11
61
Recap
45
January 9
Winnipeg
4–5
Boston
Halak
17,850
26–8–11
63
Recap
46
January 11
Boston
3–2
NY Islanders
OT
Rask
14,962
27–8–11
65
Recap
47
January 13
Boston
5–6
Philadelphia
SO
Halak
19,246
27–8–12
66
Recap
48
January 14
Boston
0–3
Columbus
Halak
17,349
27–9–12
66
Recap
49
January 16
Pittsburgh
1–4
Boston
Halak
17,850
28–9–12
68
Recap
50
January 19
Boston
3–4
Pittsburgh
Halak
18,655
28–10–12
68
Recap
51
January 21
Vegas
2–3
Boston
Halak
17,850
29–10–12
70
Recap
52
January 31
Boston
2–1
Winnipeg
Rask
15,325
30–10–12
72
Recap
February: 11–3–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 6–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
53
February 1
Boston
6–1
Minnesota
Halak
18,009
31–10–12
74
Recap
54
February 4
Vancouver
0–4
Boston
Rask
17,850
32–10–12
76
Recap
55
February 5
Boston
2–1
Chicago
OT
Halak
21,472
33–10–12
78
Recap
56
February 8
Arizona
2–4
Boston
Rask
17,850
34–10–12
80
Recap
57
February 9
Boston
1–3
Detroit
Rask
19,515
34–11–12
80
Recap
58
February 12
Montreal
1–4
Boston
Rask
17,850
35–11–12
82
Recap
59
February 15
Detroit
1–4
Boston
Rask
17,850
36–11–12
84
Recap
60
February 16
Boston
3–1
NY Rangers
Halak
18,006
37–11–12
86
Recap
61
February 19
Boston
2–1
Edmonton
OT
Rask
17,804
38–11–12
88
Recap
62
February 21
Boston
4–3
Calgary
Halak
19,289
39–11–12
90
Recap
63
February 22
Boston
3–9
Vancouver
Rask
18,871
39–12–12
90
Recap
64
February 25
Calgary
5–2
Boston
Rask
17,850
39–13–12
90
Recap
65
February 27
Dallas
3–4
Boston
Halak
17,850
40–13–12
92
Recap
66
February 29
Boston
4–0
NY Islanders
Rask
13,917
41–13–12
94
Recap
March: 3–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
67
March 3
Boston
2–1
Tampa Bay
Rask
19,092
42–13–12
96
Recap
68
March 5
Boston
2–1
Florida
OT
Halak
15,577
43–13–12
98
Recap
69
March 7
Tampa Bay
5–3
Boston
Rask
17,850
43–14–12
98
Recap
70
March 10
Boston
2–0
Philadelphia
Rask
19,689
44–14–12
100
Recap
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
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.[10]
The Bruins will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round.[11]
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (5) Carolina Hurricanes : Series tied 1–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Series
Recap
1
August 12
Carolina
3–4
Boston
2OT
Rask
1–0
Recap
2
August 13
Carolina
3–2
Boston
Rask
1–1
Recap
3
August 15
Boston
–
Carolina
4
August 17
Boston
–
Carolina
5
August 19
Carolina
–
Boston
6
August 20
Boston
–
Carolina
(if necessary)
7
August 23
Carolina
–
Boston
(if necessary)
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Player statistics
As of August 9, 2020
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[14]
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[15]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Tuukka Rask
2
2
117:35
0
2
0
5
2.55
60
.917
0
0
0
0
Jaroslav Halak
1
1
55:49
0
1
0
4
4.30
29
.862
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.
Roster
Updated May 13, 2024 [16] [17]
References
^ 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 .
^ "NHL statement on coronavirus" . NHL.com . March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ Fernandez, Gabriel (March 12, 2020). "Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ Gulitti, Tom (May 26, 2020). "NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup" . NHL.com . Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ "NHL Hockey Standings" . www.nhl.com . National Hockey League.
^ a b Rosen, Dan (May 26, 2020). "Return to Play: Eastern Conference" . NHL.com . National Hockey League . Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
^ NHL Eastern Conference Points percentage
^ "Bruins Announce 2019-20 Preseason Schedule" . NHL.com . June 18, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
^ "Boston Bruins 2019-20 Regular Season Schedule Released" . NHL.com . June 25, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
^ "Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule" . NHL.com . NHL.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
^ "Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule" . NHL.com . August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Regular season – Boston Bruins Stats – Skaters" . NHL.com . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Playoffs – Boston Bruins Stats – Skaters" . NHL.com . Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Regular season – Boston Bruins Stats – Goalies" . NHL.com . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
^ "2019–20 Playoffs – Boston Bruins Stats – Goalies" . NHL.com . Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^ "Boston Bruins Roster" . National Hockey League. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "Boston Bruins Hockey Transactions" . The Sports Network. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
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