2024–25 Boston Bruins season

2024–25 Boston Bruins
2024–25 Boston Bruins
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
2024–25 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General manager	Don Sweeney
Coach	Jim Montgomery
Captain	Brad Marchand
Alternate captains	Charlie McAvoy; David Pastrnak
Arena	TD Garden
Minor league affiliate(s)	Providence Bruins (AHL); Maine Mariners (ECHL)
	← 2023–24 →

The 2024–25 Boston Bruins season will be the 101st season (100th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[1]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Boston Bruins preseason season schedule was released on June 17, 2024.

2024 Pre-Season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)^[2]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record
1	September 22	NY Rangers	0–0	Boston			TD Garden
2	September 24	Washington	0–0	Boston			TD Garden
3	September 26	Boston	0–0	NY Rangers			Madison Square Garden
4	September 28	Boston	0–0	Philadelphia			Wells Fargo Center
5	October 1	Philadelphia	0–0	Boston			TD Garden
6	October 3	Boston	0–0	Los Angeles			Videotron Center (Quebec City)
7	October 5	Boston	0–0	Washington			Capital One Arena

Regular season

The Boston Bruins regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.^[3]

2024–25 game log

October: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 8	Boston		Florida			Amerant Bank Arena
2	October 10	Montreal		Boston			TD Garden
3	October 12	Los Angeles		Boston			TD Garden
4	October 14	Florida		Boston			TD Garden
5	October 16	Boston		Colorado			Ball Arena
6	October 19	Boston		Utah			Delta Center
7	October 22	Boston		Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
8	October 24	Dallas		Boston			TD Garden
9	October 26	Toronto		Boston			TD Garden
10	October 29	Philadelphia		Boston			TD Garden
11	October 31	Boston		Carolina			PNC Arena

November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 2	Boston		Philadelphia			Wells Fargo Center
13	November 3	Seattle		Boston			TD Garden
14	November 5	Boston		Toronto			Scotiabank Arena
15	November 7	Calgary		Boston			TD Garden
16	November 9	Ottawa		Boston			TD Garden
17	November 12	Boston		St. Louis			Enterprise Center
18	November 14	Boston		Dallas			American Airlines Center
19	November 16	St. Louis		Boston			TD Garden
20	November 18	Columbus		Boston			TD Garden
21	November 21	Utah		Boston			TD Garden
22	November 23	Boston		Detroit			Little Caesars Arena
23	November 26	Vancouver		Boston			TD Garden
24	November 27	Boston		NY Islanders			UBS Arena
25	November 29	Pittsburgh		Boston			TD Garden

December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 1	Montreal		Boston			TD Garden
27	December 3	Detroit		Boston			TD Garden
28	December 4	Boston		Chicago			United Center
29	December 7th	Philadelphia		Boston			TD Garden
30	December 10	Boston		Winnipeg			Canada Life Centre
31	December 12	Boston		Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena
32	December 14	Boston		Vancouver			Rogers Arena
33	December 17	Boston		Calgary			Scotiabank Saddledome
34	December 19	Boston		Edmonton			Rogers Place
35	December 21	Buffalo		Boston			TD Garden
36	December 23	Washington		Boston			TD Garden
37	December 27	Boston		Columbus			Nationwide Arena
38	December 28	Columbus		Boston			TD Garden
39	December 31	Boston		Washington			Capital One Arena

January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts
40	January 2	Boston		NY Rangers			Madison Square Garden
41	January 4	Boston		Toronto			Scotiabank Arena
42	January 5	NY Islanders		Boston			TD Garden
43	January 7	Edmonton		Boston			TD Garden
44	January 9	Boston		Tampa Bay			Amalie Arena
45	January 11	Boston		Florida			Amerant Bank Arena
46	January 14	Tampa Bay		Boston			TD Garden
47	January 18	Boston		Ottawa			Canadian Tire Centre
48	January 20	San Jose		Boston			TD Garden
49	January 22	Boston		New Jersey			Prudential Center
50	January 23	Ottawa		Boston			TD Garden
51	January 25	Colorado		Boston			TD Garden
52	January 28	Boston		Buffalo			KeyBank Center
53	January 30	Winnipeg		Boston			TD Garden

February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts
54	February 1	NY Rangers		Boston			TD Garden
55	February 4	Minnesota		Boston			TD Garden
56	February 5	Boston		NY Rangers			Madison Square Garden
57	February 8	Vegas		Boston			TD Garden
58	February 22	Anaheim		Boston			TD Garden
59	February 25	Toronto		Boston			TD Garden
60	February 27	NY Islanders		Boston			TD Garden

March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts
61	March 1	Boston		Pittsburgh			PPG Paints Arena
62	March 2	Boston		Minnesota			Xcel Energy Center
63	March 4	Nashville		Boston			TD Garden
64	March 6	Boston		Carolina			PNC Arena
65	March 8	Boston		Tampa Bay			Amalie Arena
66	March 11	Florida		Boston			TD Garden
67	March 13	Boston		Ottawa			Canadian Tire Centre
68	March 15	Tampa Bay		Boston			TD Garden
69	March 17	Buffalo		Boston			TD Garden
70	March 20	Boston		Vegas			T-Mobile Arena
71	March 22	Boston		San Jose			SAP Center
72	March 23	Boston		Los Angeles			Crypto.com Arena
73	March 26	Boston		Anaheim			Honda Center
74	March 29	Boston		Detroit			Little Caesars Arena

April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts
75	April 1	Washington		Boston			TD Garden
76	April 3	Boston		Montreal			Bell Centre
77	April 5	Carolina		Boston			TD Garden
78	April 6	Boston		Buffalo			KeyBank Center
79	April 8	Boston		New Jersey			Prudential Center
80	April 10	Chicago		Boston			TD Garden
81	April 13	Boston		Pittsburgh			PPG Paints Arena
82	April 15	New Jersey		Boston			TD Garden

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Players

Updated July 16, 2024^[4]^[5]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
19	John Beecher	C	L	23	2019	Elmira, New York
55	Justin Brazeau	RW	R	26	2024	New Liskeard, Ontario
38	Patrick Brown	C	R	32	2023	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
30	Brandon Bussi	G	R	26	2022	Sound Beach, New York
79	Michael Callahan	D	L	24	2022	Franklin, Massachusetts
25	Brandon Carlo	D	R	27	2015	Colorado Springs, Colorado
13	Charlie Coyle	C	R	32	2019	Weymouth, Massachusetts
80	Michael DiPietro	G	L	25	2022	Windsor, Ontario
11	Trent Frederic	LW	L	26	2016	St. Louis, Missouri
39	Morgan Geekie	RW	R	26	2023	Strathclair, Manitoba
72	Brett Harrison	C	L	21	2021	London, Ontario
49	Max Jones	LW	L	26	2024	Rochester, Michigan
47	Mark Kastelic	C	R	25	2024	Phoenix, Arizona
70	Joonas Korpisalo	G	L	30	2024	Pori, Finland
95	Trevor Kuntar	C	L	23	2020	Buffalo, New York
–	Vinni Lettieri	C	R	29	2024	Excelsior, Minnesota
28	Elias Lindholm	C	R	29	2024	Boden, Sweden
27	Hampus Lindholm	D	L	30	2022	Helsingborg, Sweden
6	Mason Lohrei	D	L	23	2020	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
63	Brad Marchand (C)	LW	L	36	2006	Halifax, Nova Scotia
73	Charlie McAvoy (A)	D	R	26	2016	Long Beach, New York
26	Marc McLaughlin	C	R	25	2022	North Billerica, Massachusetts
42	Georgii Merkulov	C	L	23	2022	Ryazan, Russia
14	Ian Mitchell	D	R	25	2023	St. Albert, Alberta
88	David Pastrnak (A)	RW	R	28	2014	Havířov, Czech Republic
52	Andrew Peeke	D	R	26	2024	Parkland, Florida
51	Matt Poitras	C	R	20	2022	Ajax, Ontario
1	Jeremy Swayman (RFA)	G	L	25	2017	Anchorage, Alaska
29	Parker Wotherspoon	D	L	26	2023	Surrey, British Columbia
18	Pavel Zacha	C	L	27	2022	Brno, Czech Republic
91	Nikita Zadorov	D	L	29	2024	Moscow, Russia

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024	Elias Lindholm	Vancouver Canucks	Seven-year	Free agency	^[6]
	Nikita Zadorov	Vancouver Canucks	Six-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Max Jones	Anaheim Ducks	Two-year	Free agency	^[8]
	Jeffrey Viel	Winnipeg Jets	Two-year	Free agency	^[9]
	Riley Tufte	Colorado Avalanche	One-year	Free agency	^[10]
	Jordan Oesterle	Calgary Flames	Two-year	Free agency	^[11]
	Billy Sweezey	Columbus Blue Jackets	Two-year	Free agency	^[12]
	Cole Koepke	Tampa Bay Lightning	One-year	Free agency	^[13]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024	Pat Maroon	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year	Free agency	^[14]
July 18, 2024	Kyle Keyser	Kunlun Red Star	1-year	Free agency	^[15]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 12, 2024	Alec Regula	One-year, entry-level	^[16]
July 12, 2024	Michael Callahan	One-year, entry-level	^[17]
July 16, 2024	Marc McLaughlin	One-year, two-way	^[18]

Draft picks

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	25	Dean Letourneau	C	Canada	St. Andrew's College Saints (CISAA)
4	110	Elliott Groenewold	D	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
5	154	Jonathan Morello	C	Canada	St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
6	186	Loke Johansson	D	Sweden	AIK IF (J20 Nationell)

References

^ The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data. 2013. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
^ "Bruins 2024 preseason schedule". June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "Bruins 2024-25 schedule release: Boston's home opener set for Oct. 10 against Montreal". July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Boston Bruins Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ "Boston Bruins Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ "Elias Lindholm signs seven-year deal with Bruins". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Defenceman Nikita Zadorov signs six-year deal with Boston Bruins". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Bruins sign forward Max Jones to two-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Bruins sign Jeffrey Viel to two-year contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Boston Bruins sign F Riley Tufte to one-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Bruins sign Jordan Oesterle to two-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Bruins ink D Billy Sweezey to two-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Bruins sign Cole Koepke to one-year, two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ Chicago Blackhawks (July 11, 2024). "RELEASE: Blackhawks Sign Maroon, Smith and Anderson". nhl.com (Press release). National Hockey League. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Lokomotiv, Avtomobilist expand import squads". khl.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Boston Bruins sign Alec Regula to one-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Boston Bruins sign Michael Callahan to one-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Bruins extend Marc McLaughlin with one-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[1] The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data. 2013. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.

[2] "Bruins 2024 preseason schedule". June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[3] "Bruins 2024-25 schedule release: Boston's home opener set for Oct. 10 against Montreal". July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

[4] "Boston Bruins Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[5] "Boston Bruins Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[6] "Elias Lindholm signs seven-year deal with Bruins". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[7] "Defenceman Nikita Zadorov signs six-year deal with Boston Bruins". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[8] "Bruins sign forward Max Jones to two-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[9] "Bruins sign Jeffrey Viel to two-year contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[10] "Boston Bruins sign F Riley Tufte to one-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[11] "Bruins sign Jordan Oesterle to two-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[12] "Bruins ink D Billy Sweezey to two-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[13] "Bruins sign Cole Koepke to one-year, two-way deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[14] Chicago Blackhawks (July 11, 2024). "RELEASE: Blackhawks Sign Maroon, Smith and Anderson". nhl.com (Press release). National Hockey League. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[15] "Lokomotiv, Avtomobilist expand import squads". khl.ru. Kontinental Hockey League. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[16] "Boston Bruins sign Alec Regula to one-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[17] "Boston Bruins sign Michael Callahan to one-year, two-way contract". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[18] "Bruins extend Marc McLaughlin with one-year deal". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

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