2011–12 Boston Bruins season

The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season was the 88th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[1] The Bruins entered the 2011–12 season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

2011–12 Boston Bruins
Northeast Division champions
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	2nd Eastern
2011–12 record	49–29–4
Home record	24–15–3
Road record	25–14–1
Goals for	262
Goals against	202
Team information
General manager	Peter Chiarelli
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron Andrew Ference Chris Kelly
Arena	TD Garden
Average attendance	17,565 (100%) Total: 737,730 (42 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Tyler Seguin (29)
Assists	Patrice Bergeron (42)
Points	Tyler Seguin (67)
Penalty minutes	Shawn Thornton (154)
Plus/minus	Patrice Bergeron (+36)
Wins	Tim Thomas (35)
Goals against average	Anton Khudobin (1.00)
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Off-season

Veteran forward Mark Recchi retired. Forward Michael Ryder went to the Dallas Stars via free agency, and defenseman Tomas Kaberle went to the Carolina Hurricanes. Forward Benoit Pouliot was signed.

Regular season

The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept in round two of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs just five months earlier. They recorded their first regular season success against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 8, a 4–1 home victory against their 2011 Conference Final opponents. The Bruins closed out the month of October with a home-and-home series defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, en route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.^[2][3] The back-to-back losses at the hands of their hated rivals proved the catalyst to a resurgence that saw the team secure at least a point in every game through November, the first time the franchise went undefeated in regulation for an entire calendar month since January 1969.^[4] During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.^[5]

With a win over the New York Islanders on March 31, the Bruins clinched an Eastern conference playoff berth. On April 1, the Bruins won the Northeast Division title by defeating the New York Rangers, 2–1.

The Bruins allowed only one shorthanded goal all the season, the lowest total of all 30 teams.^[6]

Playoffs

Main article: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Bruins lost in the first round to the Washington Capitals in a seven-game series 4–3.

Standings

Northeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
2	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92
3	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
5	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	NE	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
3	SE	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
4	AT	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
5	AT	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
6	AT	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
7	SE	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
8	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92
9	NE	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
10	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
11	SE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
12	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82
13	NE	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
14	AT	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79
15	NE	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Boston Bruins	1–2	Ottawa Senators	OT	Tuukka Rask	0–0–1	[1]
2	September 23	New York Islanders	3–6	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	1–0–1	[2]
3	September 25	Montreal Canadiens	3–7	Boston Bruins^1		Anton Khudobin	2–0–1	[3]
4	September 26	Boston Bruins	2–1	Montreal Canadiens		Tuukka Rask	3–0–1	[4]
5	September 29	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Boston Bruins		Tim Thomas	3–1–1	[5]
6	October 1	Boston Bruins	3–2	New York Islanders^2		Tim Thomas	4–1–1	[6]
^ Match played at Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ^ Match played at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Regular season

2011–12 game log
October: 3–7–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 0–1–0 0 [7] 2 October 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 1–1–0 2 [8] 3 October 10 Colorado Avalanche 1–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 1–2–0 2 [9] 4 October 12 Boston Bruins 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 16,483 1–3–0 2 [10] 5 October 15 Boston Bruins 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks SO Tim Thomas 22,073 2–3–0 4 [11] 6 October 18 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 2–4–0 4 [12] 7 October 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–4–0 6 [13] 8 October 22 San Jose Sharks 4–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–5–0 6 [14] 9 October 27 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 3–6–0 6 [15] 10 October 29 Boston Bruins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Tuukka Rask 21,273 3–7–0 6 [16]
November: 12–0–1 (home: 7–0–1; road: 5–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Ottawa Senators 3–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 4–7–0 8 [17] 12 November 5 Boston Bruins 7–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,497 5–7–0 10 [18] 13 November 7 New York Islanders 2–6 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 6–7–0 12 [19] 14 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 3–6 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 7–7–0 14 [20] 15 November 12 Buffalo Sabres 2–6 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 8–7–0 16 [21] 16 November 15 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 9–7–0 18 [22] 17 November 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 10–7–0 20 [23] 18 November 19 Boston Bruins 6–0 New York Islanders Tim Thomas 16,011 11–7–0 22 [24] 19 November 21 Boston Bruins 1–0 Montreal Canadiens Tim Thomas 21,273 12–7–0 24 [25] 20 November 23 Boston Bruins 4–3 Buffalo Sabres SO Tim Thomas 18,690 13–7–0 26 [26] 21 November 25 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tuukka Rask 17,565 13–7–1 27 [27] 22 November 26 Winnipeg Jets 2–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 14–7–1 29 [28] 23 November 30 Boston Bruins 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,643 15–7–1 31 [29]
December: 9–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 16–7–1 33 [30] 25 December 5 Boston Bruins 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Thomas 18,585 17–7–1 35 [31] 26 December 6 Boston Bruins 1–2 Winnipeg Jets Tuukka Rask 15,004 17–8–1 35 [32] 27 December 8 Florida Panthers 2–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 17–9–1 35 [33] 28 December 10 Boston Bruins 5–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Tuukka Rask 18,175 18–9–1 37 [34] 29 December 13 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 19–9–1 39 [35] 30 December 14 Boston Bruins 5–2 Ottawa Senators Tim Thomas 18,088 20–9–1 41 [36] 31 December 17 Boston Bruins 6–0 Philadelphia Flyers Tim Thomas 19,948 21–9–1 43 [37] 32 December 19 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 22–9–1 45 [38] 33 December 23 Florida Panthers 0–8 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 23–9–1 47 [39] 34 December 28 Boston Bruins 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes OT Tuukka Rask 17,459 24–9–1 49 [40] 35 December 31 Boston Bruins 2–4 Dallas Stars Tim Thomas 18,532 24–10–1 49 [41]
January: 8–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 4 Boston Bruins 6–1 New Jersey Devils Tim Thomas 15,832 25–10–1 51 [42] 37 January 5 Calgary Flames 0–9 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 26–10–1 53 [43] 38 January 7 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 26–11–1 53 [44] 39 January 10 Winnipeg Jets 3–5 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 27–11–1 55 [45] 40 January 12 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 28–11–1 57 [46] 41 January 14 Boston Bruins 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Thomas 18,680 28–12–1 57 [47] 42 January 16 Boston Bruins 3–2 Florida Panthers SO Tuukka Rask 19,018 29–12–1 59 [48] 43 January 17 Boston Bruins 3–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Tim Thomas 19,204 29–13–1 59 [49] 44 January 19 Boston Bruins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Tim Thomas 14,941 30–13–1 61 [50] 45 January 21 New York Rangers 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Tuukka Rask 17,565 30–13–2 62 [51] 46 January 22 Boston Bruins 6–5 Philadelphia Flyers SO Tim Thomas 19,851 31–13–2 64 [52] 47 January 24 Boston Bruins 3–5 Washington Capitals Tuukka Rask 18,506 31–14–2 64 [53] 48 January 31 Ottawa Senators 3–4 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 32–14–2 66 [54]
February: 5–7–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 2 Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask 17,565 32–15–2 66 [55] 50 February 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 32–16–2 66 [56] 51 February 5 Boston Bruins 4–1 Washington Capitals Tim Thomas 18,506 33–16–2 68 [57] 52 February 8 Boston Bruins 0–6 Buffalo Sabres Tuukka Rask 18,690 33–17–2 68 [58] 53 February 11 Nashville Predators 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 34–17–2 70 [59] 54 February 14 New York Rangers 3–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 34–18–2 70 [60] 55 February 15 Boston Bruins 4–3 Montreal Canadiens SO Tim Thomas 21,273 35–18–2 72 [61] 56 February 17 Boston Bruins 2–4 Winnipeg Jets Tuukka Rask 15,004 35–19–2 72 [62] 57 February 19 Boston Bruins 0–2 Minnesota Wild Tim Thomas 19,198 35–20–2 72 [63] 58 February 22 Boston Bruins 4–2 St. Louis Blues Tim Thomas 18,460 36–20–2 74 [64] 59 February 24 Boston Bruins 1–2 Buffalo Sabres SO Tuukka Rask 18,690 36–20–3 75 [65] 60 February 25 Boston Bruins 5–3 Ottawa Senators Tim Thomas 19,444 37–20–3 77 [66] 61 February 28 Ottawa Senators 1–0 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 37–21–3 77 [67]
March: 9–8–1 (home: 5–3–1; road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Boston Bruins OT Tim Thomas 17,565 38–21–3 79 [68] 63 March 3 New York Islanders 3–2 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 38–22–3 79 [69] 64 March 4 Boston Bruins 3–4 New York Rangers Tim Thomas 18,200 38–23–3 79 [70] 65 March 6 Boston Bruins 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Thomas 19,684 39–23–3 81 [71] 66 March 8 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–23–3 83 [72] 67 March 10 Washington Capitals 4–3 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 40–24–3 83 [73] 68 March 11 Boston Bruins 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Thomas 18,609 40–25–3 83 [74] 69 March 13 Boston Bruins 1–6 Tampa Bay Lightning Marty Turco 19,204 40–26–3 83 [75] 70 March 15 Boston Bruins 2–6 Florida Panthers Tim Thomas 19,004 40–27–3 83 [76] 71 March 17 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 41–27–3 85 [77] 72 March 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–8 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 42–27–3 87 [78] 73 March 22 Boston Bruins 1–2 San Jose Sharks Tim Thomas 17,562 42–28–3 87 [79] 74 March 24 Boston Bruins 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Tim Thomas 18,310 43–28–3 89 [80] 75 March 25 Boston Bruins 3–2 Anaheim Ducks Marty Turco 17,395 44–28–3 91 [81] 76 March 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 Boston Bruins Tim Thomas 17,565 45–28–3 93 [82] 77 March 29 Washington Capitals 3–2 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 45–28–4 94 [83] 78 March 31 Boston Bruins 6–3 New York Islanders Marty Turco 16,250 46–28–4 96 [84]
April: 3–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Boston Bruins 2–1 New York Rangers Tim Thomas 18,200 47–28–4 98 [85] 80 April 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Boston Bruins Marty Turco 17,565 47–29–4 98 [86] 81 April 5 Boston Bruins 3–1 Ottawa Senators Anton Khudobin 20,500 48–29–4 100 [87] 82 April 7 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Boston Bruins SO Tim Thomas 17,565 49–29–4 102 [88] Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs E7 Washington Capitals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Boston goals Washington goals Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 Washington Capitals 0–1 Boston Bruins 1:18 Kelly Thomas 17,565 1–0 [89] 2 April 14 Washington Capitals 2–1 Boston Bruins 22:56 Pouliot Brouwer, Backstrom Thomas 17,565 1–1 [90] 3 April 16 Boston Bruins 4–3 Washington Capitals Peverley, Paille, Rolston, Chara Semin, Ovechkin, Laich Thomas 18,506 2–1 [91] 4 April 19 Boston Bruins 1–2 Washington Capitals Peverley Johansson, Semin Thomas 18,506 2–2 [92] 5 April 21 Washington Capitals 4–3 Boston Bruins Seidenberg, Marchand, Boychuk Semin, Beagle, Knuble, Brouwer Thomas 17,565 2–3 [93] 6 April 22 Boston Bruins 4–3 Washington Capitals 3:17 Peverley, Krejci, Ference, Seguin Green, Chimera, Ovechkin Thomas 18,506 3–3 [94] 7 April 25 Washington Capitals 2–1 Boston Bruins 2:57 Seguin Hendricks, Ward Thomas 17,565 3–4 [95]

• Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season^[7] Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Tyler Seguin 81 29 38 67 34 30 Patrice Bergeron 81 22 42 64 36 20 David Krejci 79 23 39 62 −5 36 Milan Lucic 81 26 35 61 7 135 Brad Marchand 76 28 27 55 31 87 Zdeno Chara 79 12 40 52 33 86 Rich Peverley 57 11 31 42 20 22 Chris Kelly 82 20 19 39 33 41 Nathan Horton 46 17 15 32 0 54 Benoit Pouliot 74 16 16 32 18 38 Joe Corvo 75 4 21 25 10 13 Andrew Ference 72 6 18 24 9 46 Dennis Seidenberg 80 5 18 23 15 39 Gregory Campbell 78 8 8 16 –3 80 Brian Rolston^† 21 3 12 15 7 8 Johnny Boychuk 77 5 10 15 27 53 Daniel Paille 69 9 6 15 −5 15 Jordan Caron 48 7 8 15 0 14 Shawn Thornton 81 5 8 13 −7 154 Adam McQuaid 72 2 8 10 16 99 Greg Zanon^† 17 1 1 2 4 4 Zach Hamill 16 0 2 2 3 4 Steven Kampfer^‡ 10 0 2 2 6 4 Carter Camper 3 1 0 1 1 0 Torey Krug 2 0 1 1 0 0 Tim Thomas^(G) 58 0 1 1 — 0 Trent Whitfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Mottau^† 6 0 0 0 –1 0 Josh Hennessy 3 0 0 0 1 2 Max Sauve 1 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Bartkowski 3 0 0 0 −2 0 Lane MacDermid 5 0 0 0 −2 5 Tuukka Rask^(G) 23 0 0 0 — 2 Marty Turco^(G) 4 0 0 0 — 2 Team Totals — 251 412 663 +60^[8] 1071^[9] ^†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. (G)Denotes goaltender. Team PIM totals include bench infractions.

Playoffs^[10] Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Rich Peverley 7 3 2 5 0 4 Andrew Ference 7 1 3 4 –2 0 Brian Rolston 7 1 2 3 –2 0 Zdeno Chara 7 1 2 3 –1 8 Chris Kelly 7 1 2 3 1 4 Dennis Seidenberg 7 1 2 3 1 2 Johnny Boychuk 7 1 2 3 1 4 David Krejci 7 1 2 3 0 4 Milan Lucic 7 0 3 3 2 8 Tyler Seguin 7 2 1 3 3 0 Gregory Campbell 7 0 2 2 –1 0 Patrice Bergeron 7 0 2 2 0 8 Benoit Pouliot 7 1 1 2 –1 6 Brad Marchand 7 1 1 2 –1 2 Greg Zanon 7 0 1 1 0 0 Daniel Paille 7 1 0 1 –1 2 Shawn Thornton 5 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Corvo 5 0 0 0 3 0 Mike Mottau 2 0 0 0 –2 0 Jordan Caron 2 0 0 0 –1 0 Tim Thomas^(G) 7 0 0 0 — 0 Team Totals — 15 28 43 0^[11] 52^[12]

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^[7] Player GPI MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV% Tim Thomas 59 3352 2.36 35 19 1 5 1659 132 .920 Tuukka Rask 23 1289 2.05 11 8 3 3 621 44 .929 Marty Turco 5 261 3.68 2 2 0 0 110 16 .855 Anton Khudobin 1 60 1.00 1 0 0 0 45 1 .978 Combined — 4778 2.31 47 28 4 8 2335 184 .921

Playoffs^[10] Player GPI MIN GAA W L SO SA GA SV% Tim Thomas 7 448 2.14 3 4 1 207 16 .923

Awards and records

Awards

Player	Award	Notes
Tyler Seguin^[13]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 14, 2011
Tim Thomas^[14]	NHL First Star of the Month	November 2011
Brad Marchand^[15]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 26, 2011
Zdeno Chara^[16]	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 2, 2012

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
David Krejci	300th career NHL game	October 8, 2011
Brad Marchand	100th career NHL game	October 10, 2011
Chris Kelly	500th career NHL game	November 7, 2011
Adam McQuaid	100th career NHL game	November 21, 2011
Milan Lucic	300th career NHL game	November 26, 2011
Rich Peverley	100th career NHL assist	November 26, 2011
Benoit Pouliot	200th career NHL game	November 26, 2011
Rich Peverley	300th career NHL game	December 6, 2011
Tyler Seguin	100th career NHL game	December 8, 2011
Milan Lucic	100th career NHL assist	December 10, 2011
Chris Kelly	200th career NHL point	December 14, 2011
Shawn Thornton	400th career NHL game	December 17, 2011
Joe Corvo	600th career NHL game	December 19, 2011
Zdeno Chara	300th career NHL assist	January 5, 2012
Patrice Bergeron	500th career NHL game	January 19, 2012
Dennis Seidenberg	500th career NHL game	January 21, 2012
Tuukka Rask	100th career NHL game	February 17, 2012
Carter Camper	1st career NHL game	February 22, 2012
Carter Camper	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 25, 2012
Gregory Campbell	500th career NHL game	February 25, 2012
Lane MacDermid	1st career NHL game	March 11, 2012
Joe Corvo	200th career NHL assist	March 6, 2012
Milan Lucic	200th career NHL point	March 6, 2012
Max Sauve	1st career NHL game	March 11, 2012
Andrew Ference	700th career NHL game	March 15, 2012
Zdeno Chara	1,000th career NHL game	March 24, 2012
Benoit Pouliot	100th career NHL point	March 25, 2012
Johnny Boychuk	200th career NHL game	March 31, 2012
Torey Krug	1st career NHL game	April 3, 2012
Torey Krug	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	April 5, 2012
Patrice Bergeron	400th career NHL point	April 7, 2012

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season.

Trades July 5, 2011^[17] To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2012 To Boston Bruins Joe Corvo February 27, 2012^[18] To New York Islanders Marc Cantin Yannick Riendeau To Boston Bruins Mike Mottau Brian Rolston February 27, 2012^[18] To Minnesota Wild Steven Kampfer To Boston Bruins Greg Zanon March 20, 2012 ^[19] To New York Islanders Yury Alexandrov To Boston Bruins Future considerations May 26, 2012 ^[20] To Washington Capitals Zach Hamill To Boston Bustin Chris Bourque Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Benoit Pouliot^[21] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1.1 million Josh Hennessy^[22] HC Lugano 1 year, $600,000 Jamie Tardif^[22] Grand Rapids Griffins 2 years, $1.2 million Marty Turco^[23] Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $600,000 Adam Morrison^[24] Vancouver Giants 3 years, $1.935 million entry-level contract Torey Krug^[25] Michigan State University 3 years, $2.75 million entry-level contract Niklas Svedberg^[26] Brynas IF 2 years, $1.7175 million entry-level contract Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Michael Ryder^[27] Dallas Stars 2 years, $7 million Boris Valabik^[28] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000 Tomas Kaberle^[29] Carolina Hurricanes 3 years, $12.75 million David Laliberte^[30] EHC Wolfsburg 1 year Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via retirement Player Mark Recchi^[31] Player signings Player Date Contract terms Anton Khudobin^[21] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.75 million Trent Whitfield^[21] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.15 million Adam McQuaid^[32] July 14, 2011 3 years, $4.7 million Craig Cunningham^[32] July 14, 2011 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract Zach McKelvie^[32] July 14, 2011 1 year, $600,000 Stefan Chaput^[33] July 20, 2011 1 year, $577,500 Jared Knight^[33] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract Ryan Spooner^[33] July 20, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract Andrew Bodnarchuk^[34] September 9, 2011 1 year, $635,250 Brad Marchand^[35] September 14, 2011 2 years, $5 million Rich Peverley^[36] October 11, 2011 3 years, $9.75 million contract extension David Krejci^[37] December 1, 2011 3 years, $15.75 million contract extension Dougie Hamilton^[38] December 8, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Johnny Boychuk^[39] February 14, 2012 3 years, $10.08 million contract extension Shawn Thornton^[40] March 19, 2012 2 years, $2.2 million contract extension Justin Florek^[41] March 25, 2012 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract Zach Trotman^[41] March 25, 2012 2 years, $1.33 million entry-level contract Tommy Cross^[42] April 10, 2012 2 years, $1.575 million entry-level contract Draft picks Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. Round s# Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 9^a Dougie Hamilton Defense   Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL) 2 40^b Alexander Khokhlachev Left wing   Russia Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 3 81^c Anthony Camara Left wing   Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 4 121 Brian Ferlin Right Wing   United States Indiana Ice (USHL) 5 151 Rob O'Gara Defense   United States Milton Academy (USHS–MA) 6 181 Lars Volden Goaltender   Norway Espoo Blues (SM-liiga) Notes on draft picks ^a Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on September 18, 2009, that sent Phil Kessel to Toronto.^[43] ^b Boston acquired this pick as part of a trade on October 18, 2009, that sent Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota in exchange for Craig Weller and Alexander Fallstrom.^[44] ^c Boston acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 3, 2010, that sent Derek Morris to Phoenix.^[45] The Bruins' first-round pick, 30th overall, was traded to Toronto as a result of the trade that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston.^[46] The Bruins' second-round pick, 61st overall, went to Ottawa as the result of the trade that sent Chris Kelly to Boston.^[47] The Bruins' third-round pick, 91st overall, went to Florida as the result of the trade that sent Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell to Boston.^[48] The Bruins' seventh-round pick, 211th overall, went to Chicago as the result of the trade that sent a seventh-round pick in 2010 to Boston.^[49] See also 2011–12 NHL season References National Hockey League (2013). 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