2014–15 Boston Bruins season

The 2014–15 Boston Bruins season was their 91st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[2] Despite earning 96 points, the Bruins did not qualify for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, ending their seven-season playoff streak. At the time, this was the most points ever by a team who did not qualify, surpassing the 95 points earned by the 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche and the 2010–11 Dallas Stars. The Bruins held this record for three seasons, until the 2017–18 Florida Panthers tied their record. The Montreal Canadiens achieved the same thing the next season.

2014–15 Boston Bruins
Division5th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
2014–15 record41–27–14
Home record24–10–7
Road record17–17–7
Goals for213
Goals against211
Team information
General managerPeter Chiarelli
CoachClaude Julien
CaptainZdeno Chara
Alternate captainsPatrice Bergeron
Chris Kelly
David Krejci
ArenaTD Garden
Average attendance17,565(100%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrad Marchand (24)
AssistsDougie Hamilton and Patrice Bergeron (32)
PointsPatrice Bergeron (55)
Penalty minutesBrad Marchand (95)
Plus/minusKevan Miller (+20)
WinsTuukka Rask (34)
Goals against averageTuukka Rask (2.30)

Off-season

On May 21, 2014, the Vancouver Canucks announced that Bruins assistant general manager Jim Benning had been hired as the Canucks' new general manager. Bruins' general manager Peter Chiarelli announced that he would be looking "internally and externally to replace that position".[3]
On June 27, Peter Chiarelli announced that club had promoted Scott Bradley to assistant general manager after he spent five seasons as the team's director of player personnel. Chiarelli also announced that Ryan Nadeau was promoted to director of hockey operations/analytics. The club also hired John Ferguson, Jr. as executive director of player personnel. Ferguson had previously been a part of the San Jose Sharks organization since 2008.[4]

Standings
Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Montreal Canadiens 82 50 22 10 43 221 189 +32 110
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 24 8 47 262 211 +51 108
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 43 25 14 39 235 221 +14 100
4 x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
5 Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
6 Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
2 ME x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Suspensions/fines
Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Milan LucicMaking an obscene gesture during NHL Game No. 53 in Montreal on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 19:40 of the third period.–$5,000.00October 17, 2014[5]
Brad MarchandSlew-footing New York Rangers forward Derick Brassard during NHL Game No. 644 in Boston on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 14:30 of the second period.2 games$48,387.10January 16, 2015[6]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season
2014–15 Game Log

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

Player stats

Final

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO
Tuukka Rask706740633421131562.3020110.9223
Niklas Svedberg1814900751352.334250.9182
Malcolm Subban113101035.8160.5000
  • †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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones


Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades
October 4, 2014[10] To New York Islanders
Johnny Boychuk		 To Boston Bruins
PHI's 2nd-round pick in 2015
NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2016
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[11] To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2015
2nd-round pick in 2016		 To Boston Bruins
Brett Connolly
March 2, 2015[11] To Colorado Avalanche
Jordan Caron
6th-round pick in 2016		 To Boston Bruins
Maxime Talbot
Paul Carey
March 2, 2015[11] To Minnesota Wild
Jared Knight		 To Boston Bruins
Zack Phillips
June 25, 2015[12] To Colorado Avalanche
Carl Soderberg (rights)		 To Boston Bruins
BOS's 6th-round pick in 2016


Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		Ref
July 15, 2014Matt Bartkowski1 year, $1.25 million[29]
July 15, 2014David Pastrnak3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract[29]
July 16, 2014Jordan Caron1 year, $600,000[30]
July 18, 2014Tommy Cross1 year, $600,000[30]
July 18, 2014Craig Cunningham1 year, $600,000[30]
July 18, 2014Justin Florek1 year, $600,000[30]
July 18, 2014Tyler Randell1 year, $575,000[30]
July 18, 2014Zach Trotman2 years, $1.25 million[30]
July 24, 2014David Warsofsky1 year, $600,000[31]
September 4, 2014David Krejci6 years, $43.5 million contract extension[32]
September 5, 2014Matt Fraser1 year, $625,000[33]
September 29, 2014Reilly Smith1 year, $1.4 million[34]
September 29, 2014Torey Krug1 year, $1.4 million[34]
March 6, 2015Reilly Smith2 years, $6.85 million contract extension[35]
March 6, 2015Torey Krug1 year, $3.4 million contract extension[35]
May 29, 2015Anton Blidh3 years, entry-level contract[36]
June 18, 2015Tommy Cross1 year, $600,000[37]
June 18, 2015Tyler Randell1 year, $600,000[37]
June 23, 2015Zane McIntyre2 years, entry-level contract[38]

Other
Name Date Details
Joe Sacco[39]July 24, 2014Named as an Assistant Coach

Draft picks
See also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[40]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 25 David Pastrnak (RW) Czech Republic Sodertalje SK (HockeyAllsvenskan)
2 56 Ryan Donato (C) United States Dexter School (USHS–MA)
4 116 Danton Heinen (F) Canada Surrey Eagles (BCHL)
5 146 Anders Bjork (LW) United States US NTDP (USHL)
7 206 Emil Johansson D Sweden HV71 Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)
Draft notes[41]
  • Boston's third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Andrej Meszaros to Boston in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[42] The condition – Philadelphia will receive a third-round pick in 2014 if Meszaros does not re-sign with Boston prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft[42] – was converted on June 27, 2014.
  • Boston's sixth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues, as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Wade Redden to Boston, in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[43] The condition – St. Louis will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Redden appears in one playoff game in 2013 for the Bruins – was converted on May 1, 2013.[44]

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  13. B's Sign D Christopher Breen to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
  14. Bruins Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
  15. B's Sign Gagne to a One-Year Contract; Assign Robins & Caron to Providence
  16. Bruins Sign Justin Hickman to an Entry-Level Contract
  17. Boston signs UMass forward and former Jr. Bruin Vatrano
  18. Bruins Sign Austin Czarnik to an Entry-Level Contract
  19. Bruins Sign Joonas Kemppainen to a One-year, Two-way Contract
  20. Bruins Sign Noel Acciari to an Entry-Level Contract
  21. Islanders Agree to Terms with Johnson
  22. Shawn Thornton Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
  23. MESZAROS JOINS THE SABRES
  24. Avalanche Signs Jarome Iginla
  25. Capitals Sign Jon Landry and Mike Moore
  26. Flames sign Corey Potter
  27. BLOG: Oilers claim Fraser; place Pinizzotto on waivers
  28. Coyotes Claim McGinn & Cunningham off Waivers
  29. Bruins Sign Bartkowski to a One-Year Contract & Pastrnak to an Entry Level Contract
  30. Bruins Announce Six Roster Transactions
  31. B's sign David Warsofsky to a one-year, two-way contract
  32. B's Sign Krejci to a Six-Year Contract Extension Through the 2020-21 Season
  33. B's Sign Fraser to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract and Eminger to an AHL contract
  34. Bruins Sign Defenseman Torey Krug and Forward Reilly Smith to One-Year Contracts
  35. B's Sign Krug to a One-Year Contract Extension and Smith to a Two-Year Contract Extension
  36. Bruins Sign Anton Blidh to an Entry-Level Contract
  37. Bruins Sign Tommy Cross & Tyler Randell to One-Year, Two-Way Contracts
  38. Goaltender Zane McIntyre Indicates He Will Sign Entry-Level Contract with Bruins
  39. Joe Sacco Hired As Bruins Assistant Coach
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