2009–10 Boston Bruins season

2009–10 Boston Bruins
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	6th Eastern
2009–10 record	39–30–13
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	21–13–7
Goals for	206
Goals against	200
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron Marco Sturm (Oct. 1 – Nov. 5, Apr. 11) Steve Begin (Nov.7 – Dec.10) Marc Savard (Dec. 12 – Jan. 7, Mar. 4) Mark Recchi (Jan. 5 – Apr.11) Derek Morris (Jan. 9 – Feb. 9) Mark Stuart (Mar. 9) David Krejci (Apr. 11) Milan Lucic (Apr. 11)
Arena	TD Garden Fenway Park (1 game)
Average attendance	17,388 (99.0%) Total: 695,543
Team leaders
Goals	Marco Sturm (22)
Assists	Zdeno Chara (37)
Points	Patrice Bergeron (52) David Krejci (52)
Penalty minutes	Shawn Thornton (141)
Plus/minus	Zdeno Chara (+19)
Wins	Tuukka Rask (22)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (1.97)

The 2009–10 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 86th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Their regular season began with a nationally-televised home game against the Washington Capitals on October 1, 2009, and ended with a road game against the same Capitals team on April 11, 2010. The Bruins failed to defend their regular-season division and conference titles from the 2008–09 season.

Off-season

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Bruins chose Jordan Caron with their first-round pick, 25th overall. The NHL announced on July 15, 2009, that the Bruins would face the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Fenway Park.^[1]

Due to salary cap constraints and free agent movement, general manager Peter Chiarelli made substantial changes to the Bruins' lineup in the offseason. Most notable was the trade of leading goalscorer Phil Kessel, who declined contract offers and was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for three draft picks on September 18. Other departures included winger P. J. Axelsson—at 11 seasons, the longest tenured Bruin—center Stephane Yelle, defensemen Shane Hnidy and Steve Montador, and goaltender Manny Fernandez. These veteran players were considered expendable due to competition from younger, lower-paid players in the Bruins organization.

Chiarelli entered the 2009 off-season with the goal of acquiring an offensive-minded defenseman, in part due to Boston's weakness in that area during the previous playoffs. On July 24, defenseman Derek Morris signed a one-year contract with the team. Gritty forward Steve Begin was also signed to provide forward depth. In goal, Fernandez was replaced with rookie Tuukka Rask, who had spent several seasons playing in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log: 5–2–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 4–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15	Boston Bruins	2–1	New York Rangers		Tuukka Rask	11,111	1–0–0	[2]
2	September 16	Boston Bruins	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs		Dany Sabourin	16,872	2–0–0	[3]
3	September 19	New York Rangers	5–2	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	15,882	2–1–0	[4]
4	September 20	Montreal Canadiens	1–2	Boston Bruins^1		Tuukka Rask	15,399	3–1–0	[5]
5	September 22	Boston Bruins	5–6	Columbus Blue Jackets	SO	Dany Sabourin	10,571	3–1–1	[6]
6	September 24	Boston Bruins	2–1	Montreal Canadiens	SO	Tim Thomas	21,273	4–1–1	[7]
7	September 25	Boston Bruins	2–1	Ottawa Senators		Tim Thomas	18,295	5–1–1	[8]
8	September 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–2	Boston Bruins		Tuukka Rask	16,711	5–2–1	[9]
^ Match played at Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City.

Regular season

The Bruins were slow to gain traction with their retooled roster, alternating wins and losses in the early weeks of the season. Chiarelli quickly dealt popular winger Chuck Kobasew to the Minnesota Wild, while penalty-killing expert Daniel Paille was brought in from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for draft picks, a move that was interpreted as a sign of dissatisfaction with the team's productivity.

In particular, the team struggled offensively in Kessel's absence. Having nearly finished first in scoring the previous season, the Bruins lingered near the bottom of the league in goal production. However, they were able to stay competitive due to their exceptional defense and strong goaltending tandem. While defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas was recovering from an early injury, rookie netminder Tuukka Rask emerged as a potential Calder Memorial Trophy candidate. A four-game winning streak in November set the Bruins back on course, and a 5–1–0 home record in December got them back into the divisional race by Christmas.

Perhaps the most memorable game of the season was the Winter Classic, which the Bruins hosted at Fenway Park in Boston. Despite trailing for most of the game, the team rallied in the final moments and won in overtime before a large national audience. After the game, Thomas was announced as a member of the United States men's hockey team, joining five teammates (Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, Marco Sturm, David Krejci and Miroslav Satan) who would represent various countries in Vancouver.

The Bruins went on a long losing streak lasting from mid-January to just before the Olympic break.

In the 81st game of the season, the Bruins scored three shorthanded goals in a span of 64 seconds. This outburst during a single penalty kill not only equaled their previous shorthanded goal total for the entire season, it was an NHL record for the fastest three shorthanded goals during a game.^[10] The 4–2 victory over the Hurricanes secured a playoff spot for the Bruins.

The Bruins finished the regular season having scored 196 goals (excluding 10 shootout-winning goals), the fewest in the NHL. They were the most disciplined team in the League, with a league-low 37 power-play goals against.^[11][12]

Divisional standings

Northeast Division^[13]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
2	Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
3	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	263	74

Conference standings

Eastern Conference^[14]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log

2009–10 game log
October: 6–5–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 Washington Capitals 4–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 0–1–0 0 [15] 2 October 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2–7 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,592 1–1–0 2 [16] 3 October 8 Anaheim Ducks 6–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,158 1–2–0 2 [17] 4 October 10 New York Islanders 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,113 2–2–0 4 [18] 5 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 16,393 2–3–0 4 [19] 6 October 16 Boston Bruins 3–0 Dallas Stars Tim Thomas 17,811 3–3–0 6 [20] 7 October 17 Boston Bruins 1–4 Phoenix Coyotes Tim Thomas 9,162 3–4–0 6 [21] 8 October 21 Nashville Predators 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,715 4–4–0 8 [22] 9 October 22 Boston Bruins 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers SO Tuukka Rask 19,303 4–4–1 9 [23] 10 October 24 Boston Bruins 4–3 Ottawa Senators SO Tim Thomas 20,154 5–4–1 11 [24] 11 October 29 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 5–5–1 11 [25] 12 October 31 Edmonton Oilers 0–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 6–5–1 13 [26]
November: 7–3–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 Boston Bruins 0–1 New York Rangers Tim Thomas 18,200 6–6–1 13 [27] 14 November 3 Boston Bruins 0–2 Detroit Red Wings Tim Thomas 19,167 6–7–1 13 [28] 15 November 5 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 6–7–2 14 [29] 16 November 7 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 7–7–2 16 [30] 17 November 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–7–2 18 [31] 18 November 12 Florida Panthers 1–0 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,074 8–7–3 19 [32] 19 November 14 Boston Bruins 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Tim Thomas 17,132 8–7–4 20 [33] 20 November 16 New York Islanders 4–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 16,865 8–8–4 20 [34] 21 November 19 Boston Bruins 4–3 Atlanta Thrashers SO Tuukka Rask 12,112 9–8–4 22 [35] 22 November 20 Boston Bruins 2–1 Buffalo Sabres OT Tuukka Rask 18,291 10–8–4 24 [36] 23 November 23 Boston Bruins 4–2 St. Louis Blues Tuukka Rask 19,150 11–8–4 26 [37] 24 November 25 Boston Bruins 2–1 Minnesota Wild SO Tuukka Rask 18,208 12–8–4 28 [38] 25 November 27 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 12–8–5 29 [39] 26 November 28 Ottawa Senators 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 13–8–5 31 [40]
December: 7–4–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 16,553 14–8–5 33 [41] 28 December 4 Boston Bruins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens Tim Thomas 21,273 14–9–5 33 [42] 29 December 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–7 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 15–9–5 35 [43] 30 December 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 16–9–5 37 [44] 31 December 12 Boston Bruins 2–3 New York Islanders OT Tim Thomas 13,744 16–9–6 38 [45] 32 December 14 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 16–10–6 38 [46] 33 December 18 Boston Bruins 4–5 Chicago Blackhawks SO Tim Thomas 21,717 16–10–7 39 [47] 34 December 19 Boston Bruins 0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Tuukka Rask 19,101 16–11–7 39 [48] 35 December 21 Boston Bruins 2–0 Ottawa Senators Tim Thomas 19,865 17–11–7 41 [49] 36 December 23 Atlanta Thrashers 4–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 18–11–7 43 [50] 37 December 27 Boston Bruins 2–1 Florida Panthers Tim Thomas 18,799 19–11–7 45 [51] 38 December 28 Boston Bruins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Tim Thomas 16,926 19–12–7 45 [52] 39 December 30 Atlanta Thrashers 0–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 20–12–7 47 [53]
January: 3–9–2 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 1^1 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 38,112 21–12–7 49 [54] 41 January 4 Boston Bruins 2–3 New York Rangers Tuukka Rask 18,200 21–13–7 49 [55] 42 January 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 Ottawa Senators Tim Thomas 19,156 22–13–7 51 [56] 43 January 7 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 22–14–7 51 [57] 44 January 9 New York Rangers 3–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 22–15–7 51 [58] 45 January 13 Boston Bruins 3–4 Anaheim Ducks Tuukka Rask 14,957 22–16–7 51 [59] 46 January 14 Boston Bruins 2–1 San Jose Sharks SO Tim Thomas 17,562 23–16–7 53 [60] 47 January 16 Boston Bruins 3–4 Los Angeles Kings SO Tim Thomas 18,118 23–16–8 54 [61] 48 January 18 Ottawa Senators 5–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 23–17–8 54 [62] 49 January 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–18–8 54 [63] 50 January 23 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 23–19–8 54 [64] 51 January 24 Boston Bruins 1–5 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 13,512 23–20–8 54 [65] 52 January 29 Boston Bruins 1–2 Buffalo Sabres Tuukka Rask 18,690 23–21–8 54 [66] 53 January 30 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 23–21–9 55 [67]    ^ 2010 NHL Winter Classic, played at Fenway Park.
February: 4–1–2 (home: 0–1–2; road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 2 Washington Capitals 4–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 23–22–9 55 [68] 55 February 4 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–22–10 56 [69] 56 February 6 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–22–11 57 [70] 57 February 7 Boston Bruins 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 21,273 24–22–11 59 [71] 58 February 9 Boston Bruins 3–2 Buffalo Sabres SO Tuukka Rask 18,690 25–22–11 61 [72] 59 February 11 Boston Bruins 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning Tuukka Rask 15,826 26–22–11 63 [73] 60 February 13 Boston Bruins 3–2 Florida Panthers SO Tuukka Rask 17,109 27–22–11 65 [74]
March: 8–7–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 5–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 27–23–11 65 [75] 62 March 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 28–23–11 67 [76] 63 March 6 Boston Bruins 3–2 New York Islanders Tim Thomas 14,587 29–23–11 69 [77] 64 March 7 Boston Bruins 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Thomas 17,132 29–24–11 69 [78] 65 March 9 Boston Bruins 3–4 Toronto Maple Leafs OT Tim Thomas 19,499 29–24–12 70 [79] 66 March 11 Boston Bruins 5–1 Philadelphia Flyers Tuukka Rask 19,673 30–24–12 72 [80] 67 March 13 Boston Bruins 2–3 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 21,273 30–25–12 72 [81] 68 March 15 Boston Bruins 2–3 New Jersey Devils Tim Thomas 15,801 30–26–12 72 [82] 69 March 16 Boston Bruins 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes Tuukka Rask 15,832 31–26–12 74 [83] 70 March 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 31–27–12 74 [84] 71 March 21 New York Rangers 1–2 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 32–27–12 76 [85] 72 March 23 Boston Bruins 4–0 Atlanta Thrashers Tuukka Rask 14,042 33–27–12 78 [86] 73 March 25 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 33–28–12 78 [87] 74 March 27 Calgary Flames 0–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–28–12 80 [88] 75 March 29 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–29–12 80 [89] 76 March 30 Boston Bruins 1–0 New Jersey Devils OT Tuukka Rask 16,636 35–29–12 82 [90]
April: 4–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Florida Panthers 1–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 35–30–12 82 [91] 78 April 3 Boston Bruins 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs OT Tuukka Rask 19,273 36–30–12 84 [92] 79 April 5 Boston Bruins 2–3 Washington Capitals OT Tuukka Rask 18,277 36–30–13 85 [93] 80 April 8 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 37–30–13 87 [94] 81 April 10 Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 38–30–13 89 [95] 82 April 11 Boston Bruins 4–3 Washington Capitals SO Tim Thomas 18,277 39–30–13 91 [96]

Playoffs

The Bruins clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season.^[95]

Main article: 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff log

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs E3 Buffalo Sabres: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Buffalo goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Boston Bruins 1–2 Buffalo Sabres Recchi Vanek, Rivet Rask 18,690 0–1 [97] 2 April 17 Boston Bruins 5–3 Buffalo Sabres Ryder (2), Chara (2), Recchi Myers, Ellis, Pominville Rask 18,690 1–1 [98] 3 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Boston Bruins Wideman, Bergeron Grier Rask 17,565 2–1 [99] 4 April 21 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Boston Bruins 27:41 Krejci, Bergeron, Satan Kennedy, Montador Rask 17,565 3–1 [100] 5 April 23 Boston Bruins 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Boychuk Mair, Pominville, Grier, Ennis Rask 18,690 3–2 [101] 6 April 26 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Boston Bruins Krejci (2), Recchi, Satan Kaleta, Gerbe, Vanek Rask 17,565 4–2 [102]
Eastern Conference semifinals vs E7 Philadelphia Flyers: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)[103] # Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Philadelphia goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4–5 Boston Bruins 13:52 Begin, Bergeron, Satan, Krejci, Savard Parent, Pronger, Richards, Briere Rask 17,565 1–0 [104] 2 May 3 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Boston Bruins Boychuk, Satan, Lucic Richards, Briere Rask 17,565 2–0 [105] 3 May 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wheeler, Satan, Recchi, Bergeron Asham Rask 19,688 3–0 [106] 4 May 7 Boston Bruins 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers 14:40 Recchi (2), Ryder, Lucic Briere, Pronger, Giroux, Leino, Gagne Rask 19,702 3–1 [107] 5 May 10 Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 Boston Bruins Leino, Hartnell, Gagne (2) Rask 17,565 3–2 [108] 6 May 12 Boston Bruins 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers Lucic Richards, Briere Rask 19,929 3–3 [109] 7 May 14 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 Boston Bruins Ryder, Lucic (2) van Riemsdyk, Hartnell, Briere, Gagne Rask 17,565 3–4 [110]

• Scorer of game-winning goal in italics
• *Denotes if necessary

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season[111] Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Patrice Bergeron 73 19 33 52 6 28 David Krejci 79 17 35 52 8 26 Zdeno Chara 80 7 37 44 19 87 Mark Recchi 81 18 25 43 4 34 Blake Wheeler 82 18 20 38 -4 53 Marco Sturm 76 22 15 37 14 30 Marc Savard 41 10 23 33 2 14 Michael Ryder 82 18 15 33 3 35 Dennis Wideman 76 6 24 30 -14 34 Derek Morris^‡ 58 3 22 25 -2 26 Milan Lucic 50 9 11 20 -7 44 Daniel Paille^† 74 10 9 19 -4 12 Johnny Boychuk 51 5 10 15 10 43 Miroslav Satan 38 9 5 14 8 12 Steve Begin 77 5 9 14 -7 53 Matt Hunwick 76 6 8 14 -16 32 Shawn Thornton 74 1 9 10 -9 141 Vladimir Sobotka 61 4 6 10 -7 30 Byron Bitz^‡ 45 4 5 9 -9 31 Dennis Seidenberg^† 17 2 6 8 9 6 Andrew Ference 51 0 8 8 -7 16 Mark Stuart 56 2 5 7 1 80 Tuukka Rask^(G) 45 0 3 3 — 2 Trent Whitfield 16 0 1 1 -2 7 Adam McQuaid 19 1 0 1 -5 21 Brad Marchand 20 0 1 1 -3 20 Zach Hamill 1 0 1 1 1 0 Chuck Kobasew^‡ 7 0 1 1 -2 2 Guillaume Lefebvre 1 0 0 0 0 0 Drew Larman 4 0 0 0 -1 0 Andy Wozniewski 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mikko Lehtonen 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Andrew Bodnarchuk 5 0 0 0 -2 2 Jeff Penner 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Thomas^(G) 43 0 0 0 — 8 Totals — 196 347 543 -2[112] 929 ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. ^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. ^(G)Denotes goaltender.

Playoffs[113] Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Dennis Wideman 13 1 11 12 3 4 Patrice Bergeron 13 4 7 11 4 2 Mark Recchi 13 6 4 10 0 6 Miroslav Satan 13 5 5 10 4 16 Milan Lucic 13 5 4 9 1 19 David Krejci 9 4 4 8 3 2 Zdeno Chara 13 2 5 7 1 29 Johnny Boychuk 13 2 4 6 0 6 Blake Wheeler 13 1 5 6 -6 6 Matt Hunwick 13 0 6 6 -1 2 Michael Ryder 13 4 1 5 -4 2 Marc Savard 7 1 2 3 2 12 Daniel Paille 13 0 2 2 -2 2 Vladimir Sobotka 13 0 2 2 -10 15 Steve Begin 13 1 0 1 -7 10 Andrew Ference 13 0 1 1 -9 18 Tuukka Rask^(G) 13 0 1 1 — 0 Marco Sturm 7 0 0 0 0 4 Shawn Thornton 12 0 0 0 -4 4 Adam McQuaid 9 0 0 0 -4 6 Trent Whitfield 4 0 0 0 -1 0 Mark Stuart 4 0 0 0 -4 6 Totals — 36 63 99 -7[114] 167 Goaltenders Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage Regular season[111] Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% Tuukka Rask 45 2562 1.97 22 12 5 5 1221 84 .931 Tim Thomas 43 2442 2.56 17 18 8 5 1221 104 .915 Combined — 5004 2.25 39 30 13 10 2442 188 .923 Playoffs[113] Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% Tuukka Rask 13 829 2.61 7 6 — 0 409 36 .912

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
Tuukka Rask[115]	NHL Third Star of the Week	April 5, 2010
Mark Recchi[116]	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee	Nominated by the Writers' Association for league-wide recognition.

On April 8, prior to the game against the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced its award winners for the season.

Bruins annual awards

Player	Award	Notes
Tuukka Rask[117]	NESN Seventh Player Award	Awarded to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins fans during the season.
Mark Recchi	Eddie Shore Award	Awarded to the player who exhibits exceptional hustle and determination.
Patrice Bergeron	Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy	Awarded by the Boston Chapter of the PHWA, for outstanding performance during home games.
Shawn Thornton	John P. Bucyk Award	Awarded to the Bruin with the greatest off-ice charitable contributions.
Patrice Bergeron David Krejci Tuukka Rask	Three Star Awards	Awarded to the top performers at home over the course of the season.

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brad Marchand	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 21, 2009
Mark Recchi	1,500th career NHL game	October 24, 2009
Mark Recchi	900th career NHL assist	November 10, 2009
Shawn Thornton	400th career NHL PIM	November 16, 2009
Tuukka Rask	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 20, 2009
Marc Savard	200th career NHL goal	December 2, 2009
Johnny Boychuk	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	December 5, 2009
Johnny Boychuk	1st career NHL assist	December 10, 2009
Adam McQuaid	1st career NHL game	December 19, 2009
Vladimir Sobotka	100th career NHL game	December 23, 2009
Matt Hunwick	100th career NHL game	December 27, 2009
Adam McQuaid	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 7, 2010
Jeffrey Penner	1st career NHL game	March 9, 2010
David Krejci	100th career NHL assist	March 25, 2010
Steve Begin	100th career NHL point	April 10, 2010
Zach Hamill	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	April 11, 2010

On December 23, Claude Julien coached his 200th game for Boston, a 6–4 win over Atlanta.

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

July 24, 2009	To Carolina Hurricanes: Aaron Ward	To Boston: Patrick Eaves 4th-round pick in 2010
September 18, 2009	To Toronto Maple Leafs: Phil Kessel	To Boston: 1st-round pick in 2010 1st-round pick in 2011 2nd-round pick in 2010
October 18, 2009	To Minnesota Wild: Chuck Kobasew	To Boston: Alexander Fallstrom Craig Weller 2nd-round pick in 2011
October 20, 2009	To Buffalo Sabres: 3rd-round pick in 2010 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2010[a]	To Boston: Daniel Paille
March 2, 2010[118]	To Anaheim Ducks: Conditional 4th-round draft pick in 2010[b]	To Boston: Steven Kampfer
March 2, 2010[119]	To Edmonton Oilers: Matt Marquardt	To Boston: Cody Wild
March 3, 2010[120]	To Phoenix Coyotes: Derek Morris	To Boston: Conditional pick in 2011[c]
March 3, 2010[121]	To Florida Panthers: Byron Bitz Craig Weller 2nd-round draft pick in 2010	To Boston: Dennis Seidenberg Matt Bartkowski

1. Condition not satisfied.
2. Condition satisfied.
3. Condition satisfied.

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Steve Begin[122] Dallas Stars 1 year, $850,000 Drew Fata[123] Binghamton Senators 1 year Dany Sabourin[123] Edmonton Oilers 1 year Rob Kwiet[124] Windsor Spitfires 1 year Drew Larman[124] Rochester Americans 1 year Zach McKelvie[124] United States Military Academy 1 year Trent Whitfield[124] St. Louis Blues 2 years, 2-way contract Derek Morris[125] New York Rangers 1 year, $3.3 million Andy Wozniewski[126] Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1 year Guillaume Lefebvre[127] Springfield Falcons 1 year Miroslav Satan[128] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Steve Montador[129] Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $3.1 million Shane Hnidy[130] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $750,000 Martin St. Pierre[131] Ottawa Senators 1 year, 2-way contract P. J. Axelsson[132] Frolunda HC 4 years Patrick Eaves[133] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $500,000 Stephane Yelle[134] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $550,000

Player signings Player Contract terms Jamie Arniel[135] undisclosed David Krejci[136] 3 years, $11.25 million Byron Bitz[137] 1 year, $675,000 Johnny Boychuk[138] 1 year Mark Recchi[139] 1 year, $1 million Matt Hunwick[140] 2 years, $2.9 million Milan Lucic[141] 3 years, $12.25 million Tuukka Rask[142] 2 years, $2.5 million Marc Savard[143] 7 years, $28 million Andrew Ference[144] 3 years, $6.75 million contract extension Jordan Caron[145] entry-level contract Joe Colborne[145] entry-level contract Michael Hutchinson[145] entry-level contract Steven Kampfer[145] entry-level contract Matt Bartkowski[146] entry-level contract

Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	25	Jordan Caron	Right wing	Canada	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3	86	Ryan Button	Defense	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	112 (from Philadelphia)	Lane MacDermid	Forward	United States	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6	176	Tyler Randell	Right wing	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	206	Ben Sexton	Center	Canada	Nepean Raiders (CJAHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League – Providence Bruins (standings)

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

Notes

References

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67. "Los Angeles Kings - Boston Bruins - January 30th, 2010". NHL.com.
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116. "Recchi Nominated for Masterton". NHL.com.
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118. "Bruins Acquire Rights to Kampfer". NHL.com.
119. "B's Acquire Wild from Edmonton". NHL.com.
120. "B's Acquire Draft Pick for Morris". NHL.com.
121. "B's Acquire Seidenberg, Trade Bitz". NHL.com.
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134. "Canes Agree to Terms with Stephane Yelle". NHL.com.
135. "Bruins Sign Center Jamie Arniel". NHL.com.
136. "Krejci Signed to a Multi-Year Extension". Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
137. "Bruins Re-sign Byron Bitz". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
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143. "Savard Signs Contract Extension". NHL.com.
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External links

• 2009–10 Boston Bruins season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Boston Bruins season at Hockey Reference