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List of Boston Bruins seasons

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The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the "Original Six" teams of the league. Founded in 1924, they are the league's third-oldest team and the oldest team based in the United States, with the 2023–24 season marking the 100th year of operation for the franchise. As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the Bruins have won 3,404 regular season games, accumulated 30 division championships and six conference championships, led the league in points fifteen times, appeared in the playoffs 77 times, and won six Stanley Cup titles.

The Bruins started play in 1924, and won their first Stanley Cup championship in 1929, winning two games against the New York Rangers in the Finals. Over the next 12 seasons, the Bruins reached the Stanley Cup Final three times, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in 1930 and winning their second and third championship titles in 1939 and 1941. The Bruins fared decently in terms of playoff appearance until they reached an eight-year playoff drought from 1960 to 1967. They made up for the drought by winning the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972. The Bruins missed the playoffs in 1997, finishing with the worst record of the season with 61 points, ending a 29-year playoff appearance streak, the longest in NHL history. Throughout the streak, the Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup Final five times apart from their 1970 and 1972 wins—1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, and 1990. The 1989–90 season was also the season they won their first Presidents' Trophy title, accumulating 101 points. Throughout the next nine seasons, the Bruins faced a rough patch, qualifying for the playoffs five times and missing the playoffs four times.

The Bruins started another playoff streak in 2008. In 2011, the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in seven games to win their sixth Stanley Cup. The Bruins then reached the Finals in 2013, but fell to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Bruins won their second Presidents' Trophy the next season, achieving 117 points, but they lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Canadiens. The next season, the Bruins' playoff streak ended at seven seasons after they failed to qualify due to many reasons, including injuries and a lack of scoring depth. They missed the playoffs for a second season in 2016, but qualified in 2017. In 2019, the Bruins made it to the Finals, but came short, losing to the St. Louis Blues in seven games. The next season, 2019–20, was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Bruins came out on top and won their third Presidents' Trophy, managing 100 points through only 70 games. They lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 2022–23 season saw the Bruins make history, achieving 65 wins and 135 points, the most wins and points by a team ever, for a fourth Presidents' Trophy title. However, they got upset in the first round of the playoffs by the Florida Panthers after blowing a 3–1 series lead. In the 2024 playoffs, they lost to the Panthers again, this time in the second round. As of the culmination of the 2023–24 season, the Bruins are maintaining an eight-year playoff qualification streak.

Table keys

Color/symbolExplanation
Stanley Cup champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Led league in points
Term or abbreviationDefinitionFinishGPWLTOTPtsGFGA—TG
Final position in division or league standings
Number of games played
Number of wins
Number of losses
Number of ties
Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)
Number of points
Goals for (goals scored by the Bruins)
Goals against (goals scored by the Bruins' opponents)
Does not apply
Two-game total goals series

Year by year

NHL seasonBruins seasonConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseasonFinishGPWLTOTPtsGFGAGPWLTGFGAPlayoffs Result1924–251925–261926–271927–281928–291929–301930–311931–321932–331933–341934–351935–361936–371937–381938–391939–401940–411941–421942–431943–441944–451945–461946–471947–481948–491949–501950–511951–521952–531953–541954–551955–561956–571957–581958–591959–601960–611961–621962–631963–641964–651965–661966–671967–681968–691969–701970–711971–721972–731973–741974–751975–761976–771977–781978–791979–801980–811981–821982–831983–841984–851985–861986–871987–881988–891989–901990–911991–921992–931993–941994–951995–961996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Totals6,9543,4372,5007912267,89122,16120,03070234435262,0341,98877 playoff appearances
1924–25——6th306240—1249119——————
1925–26——4th3617154—389285——————
1926–27—American2nd4421203—45978982241613
1927–28—American1st44201311—517770201125
1928–29—American1st4426135—578952550093
1929–30—American1st443851—771799863301412
1930–31—American1st4428106—621439052301313
1931–32—American4th48152112—42122117——————
1932–33—American1st4825158—5812488523079
1933–34—American4th4818255—41111130——————
1934–35—American1st4826166—58129112413027
1935–36—American2nd4822206—509283211068
1936–37—American2nd4823187—53120110312068
1937–38—American1st4830117—6714289303036
1938–39——1st4836102—7415676128402618
1939–40——1st4831125—67170986240915
1940–41——1st4827813—67168102118302723
1941–42——3rd4825176—5616011852301016
1942–43——2nd5024179—5719517694502333
1943–44——5th5019265—43223268——————
1944–45——4th5016304—3617921973402222
1945–46——2nd5024188—56167156105502929
1946–47——3rd60262311—6319017551401016
1947–48——3rd60232413—5916716851401320
1948–49——2nd6029238—6617816351401016
1949–50——5th70223216—60198228——————
1950–51——4th70223018—621781976141517
1951–52——4th70252916—66162176734—1218
1952–53——3rd70282913—691521721156—3037
1953–54——4th70322810—74177181404—416
1954–55——4th70232621—67169188514—916
1955–56——5th70233413—59147185——————
1956–57——3rd70342412—801951741055—2129
1957–58——4th70272815—691991941266—4232
1958–59——2nd7032299—73205215734—2120
1959–60——5th7028348—64220241——————
1960–61——6th70154213—43176254——————
1961–62——6th7015478—38177306——————
1962–63——6th70143917—45198281——————
1963–64——6th70184012—48170212——————
1964–65——6th7021436—48166253——————
1965–66——5th7021436—48174275——————
1966–67——6th70174310—44182253——————
1967–68—East3rd74372710—84259216404—815
1968–69—East2nd76421816—1003032211064—4020
1969–70—East2nd76401719—9927721614122—6533
1970–71—East1st7857147—121399207734—2628
1971–72—East1st78541311—11933020415123—6434
1972–73—East2nd7851225—107330235514—1122
1973–74—East1st7852179—11334922116106—5844
1974–75WalesAdams2nd80402614—94345245312—1512
1975–76WalesAdams1st80481517—1133132371257—3833
1976–77WalesAdams1st8049238—1063122401486—5048
1977–78WalesAdams1st80511811—11333321815105—5342
1978–79WalesAdams1st80432314—1003162701174—3632
1979–80WalesAdams2nd80462113—1053102341046—3533
1980–81WalesAdams2nd80373013—87316272303—1320
1981–82WalesAdams2nd80432710—963232851165—4339
1982–83WalesAdams1st80502010—1103272281798—6561
1983–84WalesAdams1st8049256—104336261303—210
1984–85WalesAdams4th80363410—82303287523—1719
1985–86WalesAdams3rd80373112—86311288303—610
1986–87WalesAdams3rd8039347—85301276404—1119
1987–88WalesAdams2nd8044306—94300251221210—8269
1988–89WalesAdams2nd80372914—882892561055—2930
1989–90WalesAdams1st8046259—10128923221138—6259
1990–91WalesAdams1st80442412—10029926419109—6062
1991–92WalesAdams2nd80363212—842702751587—4051
1992–93WalesAdams1st8451267—109332268404—1219
1993–94EasternNortheast2nd84422913—972892521367—3942
1994–95EasternNortheast3rd4827183—57150127514—514
1995–96EasternNortheast2nd82403111—91282269514—1622
1996–97EasternNortheast6th8226479—61234300——————
1997–98EasternNortheast2nd82393013—91221194624—1315
1998–99EasternNortheast3rd82393013—912141811266—3027
1999–2000EasternNortheast5th82243319673210248——————
2000–01EasternNortheast4th8236308888227249——————
2001–02EasternNortheast1st82432469101236201624—1820
2002–03EasternNortheast3rd82363111487245237514—813
2003–04EasternNortheast1st824119157104209188734—1419
2004–05
2005–06EasternNortheast5th822937—1674230266——————
2006–07EasternNortheast5th823541—676219289——————
2007–08EasternNortheast3rd824129—1294212222734—1519
2008–09EasternNortheast1st825319—101162741961174—3422
2009–10EasternNortheast3rd823930—13912062001376—3637
2010–11EasternNortheast1st824625—1110324619525169—8153
2011–12EasternNortheast1st824929—4102269202734—1516
2012–13EasternNortheast2nd482814—66213110922148—6547
2013–14EasternAtlantic1st825419—91172611771275—3026
2014–15EasternAtlantic5th824127—1496213211——————
2015–16EasternAtlantic4th824231—993240230——————
2016–17EasternAtlantic3rd824431—795234212624—1315
2017–18EasternAtlantic2nd825020—121122702141257—4137
2018–19EasternAtlantic2nd824924—910725921524159—7951
2019–20EasternAtlantic1st704414—121002271741358—2939
2020–21—East3rd563316—7731681361165—3332
2021–22EasternAtlantic4th825126—5107253215734—2024
2022–23EasternAtlantic1st826512—5135305177734—2726
2023–24EasternAtlantic2nd824720—151092672241367—3131
2024–25EasternAtlantic8th823339—1076222272——————

Notes

  • From the 1924–25 season through the 1925–26 season, the NHL had no divisions.
  • From the 1926–27 season through the 1937–38 season, Boston played in the American Division.
  • From the 1938–39 season through the 1966–67 season, the NHL had no divisions.
  • Prior to the 1967–68 season, the NHL split into East and West Divisions because of the addition of six expansion teams.
  • The NHL realigned prior to the 1974–75 season. The Bruins were placed in the Prince of Wales Conference's Adams Division.
  • The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. Boston was placed in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
  • The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
  • Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular season game in overtime.
  • The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
  • Prior to the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.
  • The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
  • The NHL realigned prior to the 2013–14 season. The Bruins were placed in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
  • The regular season was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and officially concluded on May 26, 2020, with the announcement of a 24-team expanded playoff to be held in the summer. The Bruins played 70 of their scheduled 82 games, and having secured the highest point percentage in the eastern conference, were one of the four teams to play in a three-game round-robin to determine seeding for the first round.
  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 NHL season was shortened to 56 games.
  • Totals as of the completion of the 2024–25 season.

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