2008-09 Boston Bruins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 53-19-4 (SO: 0-6) - 116 points
in the NHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Claude Julien (53-19, 10 OTL)
2008-09 Boston Bruins RosterTeam Record: 53-19-4 (SO: 0-6) - 116 points
in the NHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Claude Julien (53-19, 10 OTL)
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 53 wins and 19 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 116 points in the NHL's Northeast Division.
The team topped the league with just 196 goals allowed. The team 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 2.1 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Claude Julien coached the team. The 2008-09 Boston Bruins lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Savard | C | 82 | 25 | 63 | 88 | 70 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 213 | 11.7 |
| David Krejci | C | 82 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 26 | 37 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 146 | 15.1 |
| Phil Kessel | C | 70 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 232 | 15.5 |
| Michael Ryder | R | 74 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 185 | 14.6 |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 80 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 95 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 216 | 8.8 |
| Dennis Wideman | D | 79 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 169 | 7.7 |
| Blake Wheeler | R | 81 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 46 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 150 | 14.0 |
| Chuck Kobasew | R | 68 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 16.3 |
| Milan Lucic | L | 72 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 136 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 17.5 |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | 64 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 5.2 |
| P.J. Axelsson | L | 75 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 16 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 6.9 |
| Matt Hunwick | D | 53 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 10.3 |
| Stephane Yelle | C | 77 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 9.7 |
| Mark Stuart | D | 82 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 8.2 |
| Mark Recchi | R | 18 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 31.3 |
| Andrew Ference | D | 47 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1.4 |
| Marco Sturm | L | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15.6 |
| Shane Hnidy | D | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 6.1 |
| Shawn Thornton | R | 79 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 123 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 4.4 |
| Aaron Ward | D | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Byron Bitz | R | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12.9 |
| Vladimir Sobotka | C | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Martin St. Pierre | C | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Petteri Nokelainen | C | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Tim Thomas | G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Lashoff | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Steve Montador | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Martins Karsums | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Manny Fernandez | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mikko Lehtonen | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tuukka Rask | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Boychuk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1641 | 270 | 465 | 735 | 1028 | 290 | 74 | 8 | 49 | 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 | 2520 | 2335 | .927 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | 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 | 0 | 7 | 329 | 10.3 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Thomas | 11 | 680 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.85 | 344 | 323 | .939 |
| Totals | 11 | 680 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.85 | 344 | 323 | .939 |
