2021–22 Boston Bruins season

The 2021–22 Boston Bruins season was the 98th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[2] The Bruins returned to the Atlantic Division after playing in the East Division in 2020–21, due to the Canadian government's COVID-19 border restrictions. On April 16, 2022, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot after a 2–1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.^[3] They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes, in seven games.

2021–22 Boston Bruins
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2021–22 record	51–26–5
Home record	26–13–2
Road record	25–13–3
Goals for	255
Goals against	220
Team information
General manager	Don Sweeney
Coach	Bruce Cassidy
Captain	Patrice Bergeron
Alternate captains	Brad Marchand Rotating
Arena	TD Garden
Average attendance	17,850[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Providence Bruins (AHL) Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	David Pastrnak (40)
Assists	Brad Marchand (48)
Points	Brad Marchand (80)
Penalty minutes	Brad Marchand (97)
Plus/minus	Charlie McAvoy (+31)
Wins	Linus Ullmark (26)
Goals against average	Jeremy Swayman (2.41)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Florida Panthers	82	58	18	6	42	340	246	+94	122
2	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	54	21	7	45	315	253	+62	115
3	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	51	23	8	39	287	233	+54	110
4	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
5	e – Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	e – Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	e – Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	e – Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
2	ME	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
3	ME	e – New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
4	ME	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
5	AT	e – Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	AT	e – Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	AT	e – Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	ME	e – New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
9	ME	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61
10	AT	e – Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

2021–22 game log
October: 4–3–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 16 Dallas 1–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–0–0 2 [6] 2 October 20 Boston 3–6 Philadelphia Swayman 15,310 1–1–0 2 [7] 3 October 22 Boston 4–1 Buffalo Ullmark 7,820 2–1–0 4 [8] 4 October 24 San Jose 3–4 Boston Ullmark 17,850 3–1–0 6 [9] 5 October 27 Boston 1–4 Florida Ullmark 12,306 3–2–0 6 [10] 6 October 28 Boston 0–3 Carolina Swayman 16,093 3–3–0 6 [11] 7 October 30 Florida 2–3 Boston SO Ullmark 17,850 4–3–0 8 [12]
November: 7–5–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 8 November 4 Detroit 1–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 5–3–0 10 [13] 9 November 6 Boston 2–5 Toronto Ullmark 19,077 5–4–0 10 [14] 10 November 9 Ottawa 2–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 6–4–0 12 [15] 11 November 11 Edmonton 5–3 Boston Ullmark 17,850 6–5–0 12 [16] 12 November 13 Boston 5–2 New Jersey Swayman 16,514 7–5–0 14 [17] 13 November 14 Montreal 2–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 8–5–0 16 [18] 14 November 20 Boston 5–2 Philadelphia Ullmark 19,644 9–5–0 18 [19] 15 November 21 Calgary 4–0 Boston Swayman 17,850 9–6–0 18 [20] 16 November 24 Boston 5–1 Buffalo Swayman 9,416 10–6–0 20 [21] 17 November 26 NY Rangers 5–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 10–7–0 20 [22] 18 November 28 Vancouver 2–3 Boston Ullmark 17,850 11–7–0 22 [23] 19 November 30 Detroit 2–1 Boston Ullmark 17,850 11–8–0 22 [24]
December: 3–2–2 (home: 0–1–1; road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 20 December 2 Boston 2–0 Nashville Swayman 17,159 12–8–0 24 [25] 21 December 4 Tampa Bay 3–2 Boston OT Swayman 17,850 12–8–1 25 [26] 22 December 8 Boston 1–2 Vancouver SO Swayman 18,403 12–8–2 26 [27] 23 December 9 Boston 3–2 Edmonton Ullmark 16,112 13–8–2 28 [28] 24 December 11 Boston 4–2 Calgary Ullmark 16,190 14–8–2 30 [29] 25 December 14 Vegas 4–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 14–9–2 30 [30] 26 December 16 Boston 1–3 NY Islanders Ullmark 17,255 14–10–2 30 [31] — December 18 Boston – Montreal Postponed due to COVID-19.[32] — December 19 Boston – Ottawa Postponed due to COVID-19.[33] — December 21 Carolina – Boston Postponed due to COVID-19. — December 23 Colorado – Boston Postponed due to COVID-19. — December 27 Pittsburgh – Boston Postponed due to COVID-19.[34] — December 29 Boston – Ottawa Postponed due to COVID-19.
January: 11–4–1 (home: 7–3–0; road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 January 1 Buffalo 3–4 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 15–10–2 32 [35] 28 January 2 Boston 5–1 Detroit Swayman 17,973 16–10–2 34 [36] 29 January 4 New Jersey 3–5 Boston Ullmark 17,850 17–10–2 36 [37] 30 January 6 Minnesota 3–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 17–11–2 36 [38] 31 January 8 Boston 5–2 Tampa Bay Ullmark 19,092 18–11–2 38 [39] 32 January 10 Boston 7–3 Washington Ullmark 18,573 19–11–2 40 [40] 33 January 12 Montreal 1–5 Boston Ullmark 17,850 20–11–2 42 [41] 34 January 13 Philadelphia 2–3 Boston Rask 17,850 21–11–2 44 [42] 35 January 15 Nashville 3–4 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 22–11–2 46 [43] 36 January 18 Carolina 7–1 Boston Rask 17,850 22–12–2 46 [44] 37 January 20 Washington 3–4 Boston Ullmark 17,850 23–12–2 48 [45] 38 January 22 Winnipeg 2–3 Boston Rask 17,850 24–12–2 50 [46] 39 January 24 Anaheim 5–3 Boston Rask 17,850 24–13–2 50 [47] 40 January 26 Boston 3–4 Colorado OT Ullmark 18,041 24–13–3 51 [48] 41 January 28 Boston 2–1 Arizona Ullmark 12,994 25–13–3 53 [49] 42 January 30 Boston 1–6 Dallas Ullmark 17,954 25–14–3 53 [50]
February: 7–3–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 February 1 Seattle 2–3 Boston Ullmark 17,850 26–14–3 55 [51] 44 February 8 Pittsburgh 4–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 26–15–3 55 [52] 45 February 10 Carolina 6–0 Boston Ullmark 17,850 26–16–3 55 [53] 46 February 12 Boston 2–0 Ottawa Swayman 500 27–16–3 57 [54] 47 February 15 Boston 1–2 NY Rangers SO Swayman 15,403 27–16–4 58 [55] 48 February 17 Boston 1–4 NY Islanders Ullmark 16,518 27–17–4 58 [56] 49 February 19 Boston 3–2 Ottawa OT Swayman 5,212 28–17–4 60 [57] 50 February 21 Colorado 1–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 29–17–4 62 [58] 51 February 24 Boston 3–2 Seattle OT Ullmark 17,151 30–17–4 64 [59] 52 February 26 Boston 3–1 San Jose Swayman 17,260 31–17–4 66 [60] 53 February 28 Boston 7–0 Los Angeles Swayman 16,067 32–17–4 68 [61]
March: 10–3–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 March 1 Boston 3–4 Anaheim Ullmark 11,567 32–18–4 68 [62] 55 March 3 Boston 5–2 Vegas Swayman 18,109 33–18–4 70 [63] 56 March 5 Boston 5–4 Columbus SO Swayman 19,434 34–18–4 72 [64] 57 March 7 Los Angeles 3–2 Boston OT Ullmark 17,850 34–18–5 73 [65] 58 March 10 Chicago 3–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 35–18–5 75 [66] 59 March 12 Arizona 2–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 36–18–5 77 [67] 60 March 15 Boston 2–1 Chicago OT Ullmark 19,629 37–18–5 79 [68] 61 March 16 Boston 2–4 Minnesota Swayman 17,956 37–19–5 79 [69] 62 March 18 Boston 4–2 Winnipeg Ullmark 14,191 38–19–5 81 [70] 63 March 21 Boston 3–2 Montreal OT Swayman 20,922 39–19–5 83 [71] 64 March 24 Tampa Bay 2–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 40–19–5 85 [72] 65 March 26 NY Islanders 3–6 Boston Ullmark 17,850 41–19–5 87 [73] 66 March 29 Toronto 6–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 41–20–5 87 [74] 67 March 31 New Jersey 1–8 Boston Ullmark 17,850 42–20–5 89 [75]
April: 9–6–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 68 April 2 Columbus 2–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 43–20–5 91 [76] 69 April 4 Boston 3–2 Columbus OT Ullmark 16,396 44–20–5 93 [77] 70 April 5 Boston 3–5 Detroit Swayman 15,734 44–21–5 93 [78] 71 April 8 Boston 2–1 Tampa Bay OT Ullmark 19,092 45–21–5 95 [79] 72 April 10 Boston 2–4 Washington Ullmark 18,573 45–22–5 95 [80] 73 April 12 St. Louis 4–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 45–23–5 95 [81] 74 April 14 Ottawa 3–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 45–24–5 95 [82] 75 April 16 Pittsburgh 1–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 46–24–5 97 [83] 76 April 19 Boston 3–2 St. Louis OT Swayman 18,096 47–24–5 99 [84] 77 April 21 Boston 0–4 Pittsburgh Swayman 18,350 47–25–5 99 [85] 78 April 23 NY Rangers 1–3 Boston Ullmark 17,850 48–25–5 101 [86] 79 April 24 Boston 5–3 Montreal Swayman 21,105 49–25–5 103 [87] 80 April 26 Florida 2–4 Boston Ullmark 17,850 50–25–5 105 [88] 81 April 28 Buffalo 0–5 Boston Ullmark 17,850 51–25–5 107 [89] 82 April 29 Boston 2–5 Toronto Swayman 18,219 51–26–5 107 [90]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M1) Carolina Hurricanes: Carolina won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 Boston 1–5 Carolina Ullmark 18,680 0–1 [91] 2 May 4 Boston 2–5 Carolina Ullmark 18,880 0–2 [92] 3 May 6 Carolina 2–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–2 [93] 4 May 8 Carolina 2–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 2–2 [94] 5 May 10 Boston 1–5 Carolina Swayman 19,163 2–3 [95] 6 May 12 Carolina 2–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 3–3 [96] 7 May 14 Boston 2–3 Carolina Swayman 19,513 3–4 [97]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[98] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Brad Marchand 70 32 48 80 +16 97 David Pastrnak 72 40 37 77 +13 20 Patrice Bergeron 73 25 40 65 +26 32 Taylor Hall 81 20 41 61 +11 42 Charlie McAvoy 78 10 46 56 +31 66 Erik Haula 78 18 26 44 +19 47 Charlie Coyle 82 16 28 44 −6 32 Jake DeBrusk 77 25 17 42 +6 10 Craig Smith 74 16 20 36 +2 28 Matt Grzelcyk 73 4 20 24 +22 24 Trent Frederic 60 8 10 18 +10 57 Mike Reilly 70 4 13 17 −1 32 Tomas Nosek 75 3 14 17 −9 32 Curtis Lazar 70 8 8 16 −2 16 Brandon Carlo 79 6 9 15 +2 31 Derek Forbort 76 4 10 14 +2 48 Nick Foligno 64 2 11 13 −13 61 Connor Clifton 60 2 8 10 −2 32 Anton Blidh 32 2 7 9 −3 24 Oskar Steen 20 2 4 6 −1 6 Hampus Lindholm† 10 0 5 5 +10 4 Urho Vaakanainen‡ 15 0 4 4 0 4 Marc McLaughlin 11 3 0 3 −1 8 Jakub Zboril 10 0 3 3 +1 4 Jack Studnicka 15 0 3 3 −5 4 Karson Kuhlman‡ 19 1 1 2 0 0 Jack Ahcan 6 1 0 1 −3 0 Jesper Froden 7 1 0 1 +4 2 John Moore‡ 7 0 1 1 +2 4 Chris Wagner 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Steven Fogarty 2 0 0 0 −2 2 Tyler Lewington 2 0 0 0 −1 7 Josh Brown† 6 0 0 0 +2 5

Playoffs[99] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Brad Marchand 7 4 7 11 +3 10 Patrice Bergeron 7 3 4 7 +3 4 David Pastrnak 7 3 3 6 +1 2 Charlie Coyle 7 2 4 6 −7 2 Charlie McAvoy 6 0 5 5 +2 4 Jake DeBrusk 7 2 2 4 −7 2 Taylor Hall 7 2 2 4 −6 8 Erik Haula 7 1 2 3 −4 8 Connor Clifton 7 1 1 2 +1 8 Tomas Nosek 7 0 2 2 +1 0 Curtis Lazar 7 1 0 1 +1 2 Derek Forbort 7 1 0 1 −1 12 Brandon Carlo 7 0 1 1 −5 6 Nick Foligno 7 0 1 1 +2 4 Trent Frederic 4 0 0 0 −2 16 Josh Brown 1 0 0 0 −2 0 Matt Grzelcyk 5 0 0 0 −6 6 Hampus Lindholm 4 0 0 0 +2 0 Mike Reilly 5 0 0 0 +1 2 Chris Wagner 3 0 0 0 0 0 Craig Smith 7 0 0 0 −5 2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[100]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Linus Ullmark	41	39	2,330:26	26	10	2	95	2.45	1,140	.917	1	0	1	4
Jeremy Swayman	41	39	2,390:14	23	14	3	96	2.41	1,111	.914	3	0	0	6
Tuukka Rask	4	4	196:21	2	2	0	14	4.28	90	.844	0	0	0	2

Playoffs^[101]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jeremy Swayman	5	5	296:07	3	2	13	2.63	146	.911	0	0	0	0
Linus Ullmark	2	2	115:15	0	2	8	4.16	57	.860	0	0	1	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

Transactions

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-7-28)	To Calgary Flames Dan Vladar	To Boston Bruins 3rd round pick in 2022	[102]
February 22, 2022 (2022-2-22)	To Arizona Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2024	To Boston Bruins Michael Callahan	[103]
March 19, 2022 (2022-3-19)	To Anaheim Ducks John Moore Urho Vaakanainen 1st-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2024	To Boston Bruins Hampus Lindholm Kodie Curran	[104]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Ottawa Senators Zachary Senyshyn 5th-round pick in 2022	To Boston Bruins Josh Brown Conditional2 7th-round pick in 2022	[105]
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)	To St. Louis Blues Brady Lyle	To Boston Bruins Future considerations	[106]

Notes:

1. Boston will receive a 6th-round pick in 2022 if Senyshyn plays at least 5 games with Ottawa during the 2021-22 season; otherwise Boston will receive a 7th-round pick in 2022.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Samuel Asselin	Providence Bruins (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	[102]
	Troy Grosenick	Los Angeles Kings	1-year	Free agency	[102]
	Steven Fogarty	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	[102]
	Nick Foligno	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year	Free agency	[102]
	Derek Forbort	Winnipeg Jets	3-year	Free agency	[102]
	Erik Haula	Nashville Predators	2-year	Free agency	[102]
	Tyler Lewington	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	[102]
	Tomas Nosek	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year	Free agency	[102]
	Linus Ullmark	Buffalo Sabres	4-year	Free agency	[102]
March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)	Marc McLaughlin	Boston College Eagles (HE)	2-year	Free agency	[107]
March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)	Brandon Bussi	Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC)	1-year	Free agency	[108]
April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)	Georgi Merkulov	Ohio State Buckeyes (B1G)	3-year	Free agency	[109]
June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07)	Kai Wissmann	Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)	1-year	Free agency	[110]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)	Kevan Miller			Retirement	[111]
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Jeremy Lauzon	Seattle Kraken		Expansion draft	[112]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	Robert Lantosi	Rogle BK (SHL)	1-year	Free agency	[113]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Jaroslav Halak	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency	[114]
	Sean Kuraly	Columbus Blue Jackets	4-year	Free agency	[115]
	Greg McKegg	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	[116]
August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)	David Krejci	HC Olomouc (ELH)	1-year	Free agency	[117]
January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)	Karson Kuhlman	Seattle Kraken		Waivers	[118]
February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09)	Tuukka Rask			Retirement	[119]
June 7, 2022 (2022-06-07)	Tyler Lewington	EHC Red Bull München (DEL)	Unknown	Free agency	[120]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)	Brandon Carlo	6-year	Re-signing	[121]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	Taylor Hall	4-year	Re-signing	[122]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)	Nick Wolff	1-year	Re-signing	[123]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Mike Reilly	3-year	Re-signing	[102]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)	Callum Booth	1-year	Re-signing	[124]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)	Fabian Lysell	3-year	Entry-level	[125]
September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Zachary Senyshyn	1-year	Re-signing	[126]
October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)	Charlie McAvoy	8-year	Extension	[127]
January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)	Tuukka Rask	1-year	Re-signing	[128]
March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)	Jake DeBrusk	2-year	Extension	[129]
April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)	Oskar Steen	2-year	Extension	[130]
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)	John Beecher	3-year	Entry-level	[131]
	Jakub Zboril	2-year	Extension	[132]
June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)	Joona Koppanen	1-year	Extension	[133]
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)	Kyle Keyser	1-year	Extension	[134]
	Nick Wolff	1-year	Extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks

Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club (League)
1	21	Fabian Lysell	RW	Sweden	Lulea HF (SHL)
3	85	Brett Harrison	C	Canada	Koovee (Mestis)
4	117	Philip Svedeback	G	Sweden	Vaxjo Lakers U20 (J20 SuperElit)
5	149	Oskar Jellvik	C	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (SHL)
6	181	Ryan Mast	D	United States	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
7	213	Andre Gasseau	C	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7	2171	Ty Gallagher	LW	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)

Notes:

1. The Toronto Maple Leafs' seventh-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 (213th overall) to Toronto in exchange for this pick.^[135]