2017–18 Boston Bruins season
The 2017–18 Boston Bruins season was the 94th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.
Standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Bruins announced their preseason schedule on June 1, 2017.Regular season
The Bruins' regular season schedule was made public on June 22, 2017.Playoffs
Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 68 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 25 | 63 | |
| 82 | 35 | 45 | 80 | 10 | 37 | |
| 64 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 21 | 26 | |
| 76 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 0 | 36 | |
| 77 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 10 | 16 | |
| 64 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 18 | |
| 70 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 13 | 19 | |
| 76 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 18 | |
| 57 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 53 | |
| 63 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 53 | |
| ‡ | 39 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| 73 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 60 | |
| 82 | 12 | 10 | 22 | −5 | 42 | |
| 68 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 70 | |
| 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | |
| 75 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −5 | 40 | |
| 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | |
| 60 | 10 | 1 | 11 | −6 | 9 | |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
| † | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −4 | 4 |
| 76 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 45 | |
| † | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| † | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
| 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 62 | |
| 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 2 | |
| ‡ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 22 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| ‡ | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 17 |
| ‡ | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 8 | |
| 12 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 16 | |
| 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −5 | 8 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −7 | 10 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 19 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 686:50 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 2.88 | 339 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 26:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Statistics reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Bruins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and honors
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 5, 2017 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 5, 2017 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 5, 2017 | |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 10, 2017 | |
| Anders Bjork | 1st career NHL goal | October 14, 2017 |
| Danton Heinen | 1st career NHL goal | October 26, 2017 |
| 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 22, 2017 | |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 1st career NHL goal | November 24, 2017 |
| 1,400th career NHL game | February 3, 2018 | |
| Ryan Spooner | 100th career NHL assist | February 11, 2018 |
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | March 19, 2018 |
Records
| Player | Record | Reached |
Transactions
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.Trades
Notes:- Boston to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
- New York to retain 50% of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Players released
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 18 | Urho Vaakanainen | D |  Finland | JYP |
| 2 | 531 | Jack Studnicka | C |  Canada | Oshawa Generals |
| 4 | 111 | Jeremy Swayman | G |  United States | Sioux City Musketeers |
| 6 | 173 | Cedric Pare | C | Canada | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| 7 | 1952 | Victor Berglund | D |  Sweden | Modo Hockey |
| 7 | 204 | Daniel Bukac | D |  Czech Republic | Brandon Wheat Kings |
Notes:
- The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as compensation for Edmonton hiring Peter Chiarelli as their president and general manager on April 25, 2015.
- The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for this pick.