2014–15 Boston Bruins season
The 2014–15 Boston Bruins season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.
Despite earning 96 points, the Bruins did not qualify for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, ending their seven-season playoff streak. At the time, this was the most points ever by a team who did not qualify, surpassing the 95 points earned by the 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche and the 2010–11 Dallas Stars. The Bruins held this record for three seasons, until the 2017–18 Florida Panthers tied their record. The Montreal Canadiens achieved the same thing the next season.
Off-season
On May 21, 2014, the Vancouver Canucks announced that Bruins Assistant General Manager Jim Benning had been hired as the Canucks' new general manager. Bruins' General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced that he would be looking "internally and externally to replace that position."On June 27, Peter Chiarelli announced that club had promoted Scott Bradley to assistant general manager after he spent five seasons as the team's director of player personnel. Chiarelli also announced that Ryan Nadeau was promoted to director of hockey operations/analytics. The club also hired John Ferguson, Jr. as executive director of player personnel. Ferguson had previously been a part of the San Jose Sharks organization since 2008.
Standings
Suspensions/fines
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player stats
Final;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 81 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 2 | 44 | |
| 81 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 1 | 14 | |
| 81 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 81 | |
| 82 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 10 | 26 | |
| 77 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 95 | |
| 72 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −3 | 41 | |
| 81 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 20 | |
| 78 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 20 | |
| 47 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 22 | |
| 80 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 48 | |
| 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 8 | |
| 63 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 42 | |
| 29 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | |
| 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −1 | 34 | |
| 71 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −9 | 12 | |
| 70 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 45 | |
| 30 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 15 | |
| 63 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 85 | |
| 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −2 | 0 | |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −6 | 37 | |
| ‡ | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −5 | 7 |
| ‡ | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 2 |
| † | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
| † | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 10 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 16 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||
| 70 | 67 | 4063 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 156 | 2.30 | 2011 | 0.922 | 3 | |
| 18 | 14 | 900 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 2.33 | 425 | 0.918 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.81 | 6 | 0.500 | 0 |
- †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.
Notable achievements
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL All-Star Game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL Third Star of the Month | February 2, 2015 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 13, 2014 | |
| 300th Career NHL Point | October 16, 2014 | |
| S. Griffith | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 21, 2014 |
| S. Griffith | 1st Career NHL Assist | October 23, 2014 |
| 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 28, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 30, 2014 | |
| 400th Career NHL Point | October 30, 2014 | |
| 200th Career NHL Point | October 30, 2014 | |
| M. Lucic | 500th Career NHL Game | November 6, 2014 |
| 100th Career NHL Assist | November 15, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | November 21, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | November 24, 2014 | |
| J. Morrow | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 24, 2014 |
| D. Pastrnak | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 1, 2014 |
| 600th Career NHL Point | December 1, 2014 | |
| B. Marchand | 200th Career NHL Point | December 4, 2014 |
| B. Marchand | 100th Career NHL Goal | December 6, 2014 |
| 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | December 13, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2014 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | January 8, 2015 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | January 8, 2015 | |
| D. Pastrnak | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 10, 2015 |
| 400th Career NHL Point | January 21, 2015 | |
| 700th Career NHL Game | February 10, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | February 20, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Game | February 20, 2015 | |
| 200th Career NHL Goal | February 22, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 22, 2015 | |
| 1st Career NHL Goal | February 27, 2015 | |
| M. Lucic | 200th Career NHL Assist | March 10, 2015 |
| Z. Trotman | 1st Career NHL Goal | April 2, 2015 |
| 100th Career NHL Point | April 2, 2015 | |
| R. Smith | 200th Career NHL Game | April 4, 2015 |
Transactions
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:Trades
| October 4, 2014 | To New York Islanders Johnny Boychuk | To Boston Bruins PHI's 2nd-round pick in 2015 NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2016 conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
| March 2, 2015 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2015 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Boston Bruins Brett Connolly |
| March 2, 2015 | To Colorado Avalanche Jordan Caron 6th-round pick in 2016 | To Boston Bruins Maxime Talbot Paul Carey |
| March 2, 2015 | To Minnesota Wild Jared Knight | To Boston Bruins Zack Phillips |
| June 25, 2015 | To Colorado Avalanche Carl Soderberg | To Boston Bruins BOS's 6th-round pick in 2016 |
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Other
| Name | Date | Details |
| Joe Sacco | July 24, 2014 | Named as an Assistant Coach |
Draft picks
Below are the Boston Bruins' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 25 | David Pastrnak |  Czech Republic | Sodertalje SK | |
| 2 | 56 | Ryan Donato |  United States | Dexter School | |
| 4 | 116 | Danton Heinen |  Canada | Surrey Eagles | |
| 5 | 146 | Anders Bjork | United States | US NTDP | |
| 7 | 206 | Emil Johansson | D |  Sweden | HV71 Jr. |
;Draft notes
- Boston's third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Andrej Meszaros to Boston in exchange for this pick. The condition – Philadelphia will receive a third-round pick in 2014 if Meszaros does not re-sign with Boston prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft – was converted on June 27, 2014.
- Boston's sixth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues, as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Wade Redden to Boston, in exchange for this pick. The condition – St. Louis will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Redden appears in one playoff game in 2013 for the Bruins – was converted on May 1, 2013.