2008-09 Boston Bruins Statistics
Team Record: 53-19-10 (SO: 4-6) - 116 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 7-4
Lost NHL conference semi-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Conference Semi-Finals - Lost to Carolina Hurricanes 4-3
Coach: Claude Julien (53-19, 10 OTL)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
2008-09 Boston Bruins Results
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 53 wins and 19 losses (and 10 overtime losses), with a 4-6 showing in shootouts for 116 points, finishing first in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-4.
The Bruins topped the league with just 196 goals allowed. Boston scored 274 goals. Phil Kessel netted 36 goals for the team, while Marc Savard contributed 63 assists. Tim Thomas recorded 36 wins for the squad, and Manny Fernandez added 15 or more victories also. Tim Thomas recorded a 2.10 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Claude Julien coached the team. The 2008-09 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL conference semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Savard | C | 82 | 25 | 63 | 88 | 70 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 11.7 |
| David Krejci | C | 82 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 26 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 146 | 15.1 |
| Phil Kessel | C | 70 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 232 | 15.5 |
| Michael Ryder | R | 74 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 185 | 14.6 |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 80 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 95 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 8.8 |
| Dennis Wideman | D | 79 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 7.7 |
| Blake Wheeler | R | 81 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 46 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 14.0 |
| Chuck Kobasew | R | 68 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 16.3 |
| Milan Lucic | L | 72 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 136 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 17.5 |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | 64 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 5.2 |
| P.J. Axelsson | L | 75 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 16 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 6.9 |
| Matt Hunwick | D | 53 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 10.3 |
| Stephane Yelle | C | 77 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 9.7 |
| Mark Stuart | D | 82 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8.2 |
| Mark Recchi | R | 18 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 31.3 |
| Andrew Ference | D | 47 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1.4 |
| Marco Sturm | L | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15.6 |
| Shane Hnidy | D | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6.1 |
| Shawn Thornton | R | 79 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 123 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 4.4 |
| Aaron Ward | D | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Byron Bitz | R | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12.9 |
| Vladimir Sobotka | C | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Martin St. Pierre | C | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Petteri Nokelainen | C | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Matt Lashoff | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Tim Thomas | G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Montador | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Martins Karsums | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Johnny Boychuk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mikko Lehtonen | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Manny Fernandez | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuukka Rask | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1559 | 270 | 465 | 735 | 1016 | 290 | 74 | 141 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 2482 | 10.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Thomas | 54 | 3259 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 114 | 2.10 | 1694 | 1580 | .933 |
| Manny Fernandez | 28 | 1644 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 2.59 | 791 | 720 | .910 |
| Tuukka Rask | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | 35 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 83 | 4963 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 185 | 2.24 | 2705 | 2520 | .932 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Savard | C | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 35.3 | |
| David Krejci | C | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7.7 | |
| Phil Kessel | C | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15.8 | |
| Michael Ryder | R | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20.0 | |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3.6 | |
| Dennis Wideman | D | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 | |
| Blake Wheeler | R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Chuck Kobasew | R | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13.0 | |
| Milan Lucic | L | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| P.J. Axelsson | L | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Matt Hunwick | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Stephane Yelle | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Stuart | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Recchi | R | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15.8 | |
| Andrew Ference | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Shane Hnidy | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Shawn Thornton | R | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Aaron Ward | D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Byron Bitz | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Tim Thomas | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Montador | D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | |
| Totals | 209 | 34 | 60 | 94 | 147 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 329 | 10.3 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Thomas | 11 | 680 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1.85 | 323 | 302 | .935 |
| Totals | 11 | 680 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1.85 | 344 | 323 | .939 |
