2015–16 Boston Bruins season

2015–16 Boston Bruins
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	9th Eastern
2015–16 record	42–31–9
Home record	17–18–6
Road record	25–13–3
Goals for	240
Goals against	230
Team information
General Manager	Don Sweeney
Coach	Claude Julien
Captain	Zdeno Chara
Alternate captains	Patrice Bergeron Chris Kelly David Krejci
Arena	TD Garden
Average attendance	17,565
Minor league affiliations	Providence Bruins (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Marchand (37)
Assists	David Krejci (46)
Points	Patrice Bergeron (68)
Penalties in minutes	Brad Marchand (90)
Plus/minus	(+): Brad Marchand (+21) (–): Jimmy Hayes (–12)
Wins	Tuukka Rask (31)
Goals against average	Tuukka Rask (2.56)
<2014–15 2016–17>

The 2015–16 Boston Bruins season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.^[1] The season began its regular games on October 8, 2015 against the Winnipeg Jets with a 6–2 loss.^[2] One all-time franchise achievement the Bruins attained this season is shared by only their greatest rival, the Canadiens - a total of 3,000 wins in the team's existence, achieved by the Bruins on January 8, 2016 in a 4–1 road victory against the New Jersey Devils. However, the Bruins missed the playoffs for the second straight season.^[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Florida Panthers	82	47	26	9	40	239	203	+36	103
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	31	5	43	227	201	+26	97
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	41	30	11	39	211	224	−13	93
4	Boston Bruins	82	42	31	9	38	240	230	+10	93
5	Ottawa Senators	82	38	35	9	32	236	247	−11	85
6	Montreal Canadiens	82	38	38	6	33	221	236	−15	82
7	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	36	11	33	201	222	−21	81
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	29	42	11	23	198	246	−48	69

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	82	56	18	8	52	252	193	+59	120
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	48	26	8	44	245	203	+42	104
3	x – New York Rangers	82	46	27	9	43	236	217	+19	101

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Florida Panthers	82	47	26	9	40	239	203	+36	103
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	31	5	43	227	201	+26	97
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	41	30	11	39	211	224	−13	93

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – New York Islanders	82	45	27	10	40	232	216	+16	100
2	ME	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	27	14	38	214	218	−4	96
3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	42	31	9	38	240	230	+10	93
4	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	31	16	33	198	226	−28	86
5	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	38	35	9	32	236	247	−11	85
6	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	38	36	8	36	184	208	−24	84
7	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	38	38	6	33	221	236	−15	82
8	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	36	11	33	201	222	−21	81
9	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	40	8	28	219	252	−33	76
10	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	29	42	11	23	198	246	−48	69

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)[4]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	New Jersey Devils	0–2	Boston Bruins		Gustavsson	––	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 22	Washington Capitals	1–2	Boston Bruins	OT	McIntyre	16,460	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 24	New York Rangers	3–4	Boston Bruins	SO	Smith	16,803	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 26	Boston Bruins	4–3	Detroit Red Wings	OT	Subban	––	4–0–0	Recap
5	September 28	Detroit Red Wings	3–1	Boston Bruins		Rask	16,681	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 30	Boston Bruins	2–3	New York Rangers		Gustavsson	18,006	4–2–0	Recap
7	October 2	Boston Bruins	1–2	Washington Capitals	SO	Smith	16,243	4–2–1	Recap

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[4]
October: 6–3–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Winnipeg Jets 6–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 10 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 0–3–0 0 Recap 4 October 14 Boston Bruins 6–2 Colorado Avalanche Gustavsson 15,082 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 17 Boston Bruins 5–3 Arizona Coyotes Rask 13,411 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 21 Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 October 23 Boston Bruins 5–3 New York Islanders Gustavsson 13,113 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 27 Arizona Coyotes 0–6 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 30 Boston Bruins 3–1 Florida Panthers Rask 14,112 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 31 Boston Bruins 3–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Gustavsson 19,092 6–3–1 13 Recap
November: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 3 Dallas Stars 5–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 6–4–1 13 Recap 12 November 5 Boston Bruins 1–4 Washington Capitals Rask 18,506 6–5–1 13 Recap 13 November 7 Boston Bruins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Gustavsson 21,288 6–6–1 13 Recap 14 November 8 Boston Bruins 2–1 New York Islanders Rask 13,197 7–6–1 15 Recap 15 November 12 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 7–7–1 15 Recap 16 November 14 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 8–7–1 17 Recap 17 November 17 San Jose Sharks 5–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 8–8–1 17 Recap 18 November 19 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Boston Bruins Gustavsson 17,565 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 10–8–1 21 Recap 20 November 23 Boston Bruins 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Rask 19,609 11–8–1 23 Recap 21 November 25 Boston Bruins 3–2 Detroit Red Wings OT Gustavsson 20,027 12–8–1 25 Recap 22 November 27 New York Rangers 3–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 13–8–1 27 Recap
December: 7–4–3 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 3–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 2 Boston Bruins 2–3 Edmonton Oilers SO Rask 16,839 13–8–2 28 Recap 24 December 4 Boston Bruins 4–5 Calgary Flames OT Rask 19,289 13–8–3 29 Recap 25 December 5 Boston Bruins 4–0 Vancouver Canucks Rask 18,570 14–8–3 31 Recap 26 December 7 Nashville Predators 3–2 Boston Bruins Gustavsson 17,565 14–9–3 31 Recap 27 December 9 Boston Bruins 3–1 Montreal Canadiens Rask 21,288 15–9–3 33 Recap 28 December 12 Florida Panthers 1–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 16–9–3 35 Recap 29 December 14 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Gustavsson 17,565 16–9–4 36 Recap 30 December 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 17–9–4 38 Recap 31 December 18 Boston Bruins 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Rask 18,585 18–9–4 40 Recap 32 December 20 New Jersey Devils 1–2 Boston Bruins SO Gustavsson 17,565 19–9–4 42 Recap 33 December 22 St. Louis Blues 2–0 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 19–10–4 42 Recap 34 December 26 Buffalo Sabres 6–3 Boston Bruins Gustavsson 17,565 19–11–4 42 Recap 35 December 27 Boston Bruins 1–3 Ottawa Senators Rask 20,061 19–12–4 42 Recap 36 December 29 Ottawa Senators 3–7 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 20–12–4 44 Recap
January: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 1 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 Boston Bruins Rask 67,246 20–13–4 44 Recap 38 January 5 Washington Capitals 3–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 20–14–4 44 Recap 39 January 8 Boston Bruins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Gustavsson 16,514 21–14–4 46 Recap 40 January 9 Boston Bruins 1–2 Ottawa Senators OT Rask 19,125 21–14–5 47 Recap 41 January 11 Boston Bruins 1–2 New York Rangers Rask 18,006 21–15–5 47 Recap 42 January 13 Boston Bruins 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers Rask 19,704 21–16–5 47 Recap 43 January 15 Boston Bruins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres Gustavsson 18,704 22–16–5 49 Recap 44 January 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 23–16–5 51 Recap 45 January 19 Boston Bruins 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Rask 21,288 24–16–5 53 Recap 46 January 21 Vancouver Canucks 4–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 24–17–5 53 Recap 47 January 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Boston Bruins SO Gustavsson 17,565 25–17–5 55 Recap 48 January 25 Boston Bruins 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers Rask 19,738 26–17–5 57 Recap 49 January 26 Anaheim Ducks 6–2 Boston Bruins Gustavsson 17,565 26–18–5 57 Recap
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 6–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 26–18–6 58 Recap 51 February 4 Boston Bruins 3–2 Buffalo Sabres SO Rask 18,845 27–18–6 60 Recap 52 February 6 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 28–18–6 62 Recap 53 February 9 Los Angeles Kings 9–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 28–19–6 62 Recap 54 February 11 Boston Bruins 6–2 Winnipeg Jets Rask 15,294 29–19–6 64 Recap 55 February 13 Boston Bruins 4–2 Minnesota Wild Gustavsson 19,191 30–19–6 66 Recap 56 February 14 Boston Bruins 5–6 Detroit Red Wings Gustavsson 20,027 30–20–6 66 Recap 57 February 16 Boston Bruins 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Rask 13,140 31–20–6 68 Recap 58 February 18 Boston Bruins 0–2 Nashville Predators Rask 17,113 31–21–6 68 Recap 59 February 20 Boston Bruins 7–3 Dallas Stars Rask 18,532 32–21–6 70 Recap 60 February 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–6 Boston Bruins Gustavsson 17,565 32–22–6 70 Recap 61 February 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 33–22–6 72 Recap 62 February 26 Boston Bruins 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Rask 17,917 34–22–6 74 Recap 63 February 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 34–23–6 74 Recap
March: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 3–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Calgary Flames 1–2 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 35–23–6 76 Recap 65 March 3 Chicago Blackhawks 2–4 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 36–23–6 78 Recap 66 March 5 Washington Capitals 2–1 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 36–23–7 79 Recap 67 March 7 Boston Bruins 5–4 Florida Panthers OT Rask 19,194 37–23–7 81 Recap 68 March 8 Boston Bruins 1–0 Tampa Bay Lightning OT Gustavsson 19,092 38–23–7 83 Recap 69 March 10 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Boston Bruins OT Rask 17,565 38–23–8 84 Recap 70 March 12 New York Islanders 1–3 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 39–23–8 86 Recap 71 March 15 Boston Bruins 2–3 San Jose Sharks Rask 16,624 39–24–8 86 Recap 72 March 18 Boston Bruins 0–4 Anaheim Ducks Gustavsson 16,707 39–25–8 86 Recap 73 March 19 Boston Bruins 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Rask 18,373 39–26–8 86 Recap 74 March 23 Boston Bruins 2–5 New York Rangers Gustavsson 18,006 39–27–8 86 Recap 75 March 24 Florida Panthers 4–1 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 39–28–8 86 Recap 76 March 26 Boston Bruins 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Rask 19,185 40–28–8 88 Recap 77 March 29 Boston Bruins 1–2 New Jersey Devils Rask 15,486 40–29–8 88 Recap
April: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Boston Bruins 6–5 St. Louis Blues Rask 19,202 41–29–8 90 Recap 79 April 3 Boston Bruins 4–6 Chicago Blackhawks Gustavsson 22,156 41–30–8 90 Recap 80 April 5 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Boston Bruins SO Rask 17,565 41–30–9 91 Recap 81 April 7 Detroit Red Wings 2–5 Boston Bruins Rask 17,565 42–30–9 93 Recap 82 April 9 Ottawa Senators 6–1 Boston Bruins Gustavsson 17,565 42–31–9 93 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season[5] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron 80 32 36 68 12 49 Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson 82 30 33 63 13 12 Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci 72 17 46 63 4 32 Marchand, BradBrad Marchand 77 37 24 61 21 90 Spooner, RyanRyan Spooner 80 13 36 49 −9 35 Krug, ToreyTorey Krug 81 4 40 44 9 33 Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara 80 9 28 37 12 71 Beleskey, MattMatt Beleskey 80 15 22 37 6 65 Hayes, JimmyJimmy Hayes 75 13 16 29 −12 60 Pastrnak, DavidDavid Pastrnak 51 15 11 26 3 20 Connolly, BrettBrett Connolly 71 9 16 25 −1 20 Miller, KevanKevan Miller 71 5 13 18 15 53 Miller, ColinColin Miller 42 3 13 16 0 39 Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 61 1 11 12 –1 24 Vatrano, FrankFrank Vatrano 39 8 3 11 −3 14 Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak^† 19 3 7 10 1 4 Ferraro, LandonLandon Ferraro^† 58 5 5 10 −8 20 McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid 64 1 8 9 6 89 Talbot, MaxMax Talbot 38 2 5 7 −11 15 Trotman, ZachZach Trotman 38 2 5 7 3 22 Morrow, JoeJoe Morrow 33 1 6 7 −7 4 Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles^† 17 0 6 6 –7 2 Randell, TylerTyler Randell 27 6 0 6 –2 47 Kemppainen, JoonasJoonas Kemppainen 44 2 3 5 −6 4 Rinaldo, ZacZac Rinaldo 52 1 2 3 −5 83 Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly 11 2 0 2 3 0 Cross, TommyTommy Cross 3 0 1 1 −1 0 Griffith, SethSeth Griffith 4 0 1 1 −4 4 Acciari, NoelNoel Acciari 19 0 1 1 –4 8 Irwin, MattMatt Irwin 2 0 0 0 −5 0 Khokhlachev, AlexanderAlexander Khokhlachev 5 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[6]

Player	GP	GS	MIN	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask	64	62	3678	31	22	8	157	2.56	1854	.915	4	0	1	0
Gustavsson, JonasJonas Gustavsson	24	20	1258	11	9	1	57	2.72	622	.908	1	0	0	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.

Roster

Updated November 11, 2016.^[7]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
55		Acciari, NoelNoel Acciari	C	R	25	2015	Johnston, Rhode Island
42		Backes, DavidDavid Backes	RW	R	32	2016	Minneapolis, Minnesota
39		Beleskey, MattMatt Beleskey	LW	L	28	2015	Windsor, Ontario
37		Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron (A)	C	R	31	2003	L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
25		Carlo, BrandonBrandon Carlo	D	R	20	2015	Colorado Springs, Colorado
33		Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara (C)	D	L	39	2006	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
27		Czarnik, AustinAustin Czarnik	C	R	23	2015	Detroit, Michigan
11		Hayes, JimmyJimmy Hayes	RW	R	27	2015	Boston, Massachusetts
35		Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	G	L	30	2016	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
46		Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci (A)	C	R	30	2004	Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
47		Krug, ToreyTorey Krug	D	L	25	2012	Livonia, Michigan
52		Kuraly, SeanSean Kuraly	C	L	23	2015	Dublin, Ohio
26		Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles	D	L	36	2016	Indianapolis, Indiana
63		Marchand, BradBrad Marchand	LW	L	28	2006	Halifax, Nova Scotia
31		McIntyre, ZaneZane McIntyre	G	L	24	2010	Grand Forks, North Dakota
54		McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid	D	R	30	2007	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6		Miller, ColinColin Miller	D	R	24	2015	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
86		Miller, KevanKevan Miller	D	R	29	2011	Los Angeles, California
28		Moore, DominicDominic Moore	C	L	36	2016	Sarnia, Ontario
45		Morrow, JoeJoe Morrow	D	L	23	2013	Edmonton, Alberta
20		Nash, RileyRiley Nash	C	R	27	2016	Consort, Alberta
88		Pastrnak, DavidDavid Pastrnak	RW	R	20	2014	Havířov, Czech Republic
40		Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask	G	L	29	2006	Savonlinna, Finland
59		Schaller, TimTim Schaller	C	L	26	2016	Merrimack, New Hampshire
51		Spooner, RyanRyan Spooner	C	L	24	2010	Ottawa, Ontario
72		Vatrano, FrankFrank Vatrano	C	L	22	2015	East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Brad Marchand	Roughing Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog during NHL Game No. 230 in Boston on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 5:46 of the second period.	—	$5,000	November 13, 2015[8]
Maxime Talbot	Interference against New Jersey Devils forward Jiri Tlusty during NHL Game No. 494 in Boston on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at 14:30 of the second period.	2 games	$19,354.84	December 21, 2015[9]
Brad Marchand	Clipping Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during NHL Game No. 541 in Boston on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 8:41 of the first period.	3 games	$164,634.15	December 30, 2015[10]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Marchand, B.B. Marchand NHL First Star of the Week[11] November 2, 2015 Krejci, D.D. Krejci NHL Third Star of the Month[12] November 2, 2015 Bergeron, P.P. Bergeron NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 6, 2016 Marchand, B.B. Marchand NHL Third Star of the Week[14] February 15, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Kemppainen, J.J. Kemppainen 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2015 Miller, C.C. Miller 1st Career NHL Game October 10, 2015 Randell, T.T. Randell 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point October 14, 2015 Cross, T.T. Cross 1st Career NHL Game October 14, 2015 C. Miller 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point October 14, 2015 T. Cross 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point October 17, 2015 Chara, Z.Z. Chara 1,200th Career NHL Game October 23, 2015 J. Kemppainen 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point October 23, 2015 Krejci, D.D. Krejci 300th Career NHL Assist October 30, 2015 C. Miller 1st Career NHL Goal November 3, 2015 Miller, K.K. Miller 100th Career NHL Game November 5, 2015 Vatrano, F.F. Vatrano 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point November 7, 2015 Seidenberg, D.D. Seidenberg 700th Career NHL Game November 16, 2015 McQuaid, A.A. McQuaid 300th Career NHL Game November 16, 2015 Marchand, B.B. Marchand First-ever Bruins game-winning penalty shot in overtime February 6, 2016[15] Claude JulienC. Julien Total wins as Bruins coach reaches 387 games, matching Art Ross March 3, 2016[16]

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades Date Details Ref June 26, 2015 To Calgary Flames Dougie Hamilton (rights) To Boston Bruins 1st-round pick in 2015 Two 2nd-round picks in 2015 [17] June 26, 2015 To Los Angeles Kings Milan Lucic To Boston Bruins Martin Jones Colin Miller 1st-round pick in 2015 [18] June 26, 2015 To Minnesota Wild 5th-round pick in 2015 To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2016 [19] June 29, 2015 To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2017 To Boston Bruins Zac Rinaldo [20] June 30, 2015 To San Jose Sharks Martin Jones To Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly 1st-round pick in 2016 [21] July 1, 2015 To Florida Panthers Reilly Smith Marc Savard (rights) To Boston Bruins Jimmy Hayes (rights) [22] February 29, 2016 To New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2017 To Boston Bruins Lee Stempniak [23] February 29, 2016 To Carolina Hurricanes Anthony Camara 3rd-round pick in 2016 5th-round pick in 2017 To Boston Bruins John-Michael Liles [23] March 4, 2016 To St. Louis Blues Zack Phillips (C) To Boston Bruins Future considerations [24] Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Matt Beleskey Anaheim Ducks 5 years, $19 million [22] July 6, 2015 Brandon DeFazio Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $575,000 [25] July 10, 2015 Matt Irwin San Jose Sharks 1 year, $800,000 [26] October 4, 2015 Jonas Gustavsson Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $750,000 [27] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Matt Bartkowski Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $1.75 million [28] July 1, 2015 David Warsofsky Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000 [29] July 1, 2015 Matt Lindblad New York Rangers 1 year, $600,000 [30] July 1, 2015 Gregory Campbell Columbus Blue Jackets 2 years, $3 million [31] July 8, 2015 Paul Carey Washington Capitals 1 year, $575,000 [32] January 21, 2016 Daniel Paille New York Rangers 1 year, $575,000 [33] Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Landon Ferraro[34] Detroit Red Wings November 22, 2015 Lost via waivers Player New team Date Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 30, 2015 Adam McQuaid 4 years, $11 million [35] July 1, 2015 Ryan Spooner 2 years, $1.9 million [22] July 1, 2015 Jeremy Smith 1 year, $600,000 [22] July 2, 2015 Christopher Breen 1 year, $600,000 [36] July 6, 2015 Jimmy Hayes 3 years, $6.9 million [25] July 6, 2015 Brett Connolly 1 year, $1.025 million [25] July 15, 2015 Jakub Zboril 3 years, entry-level contract [37] September 25, 2015 Brandon Carlo 3 years, entry-level contract [38] November 12, 2015 Jake DeBrusk entry-level contract [39] November 12, 2015 Jeremy Lauzon entry-level contract [39] November 12, 2015 Zachary Senyshyn entry-level contract [39] March 29, 2016 Rob O'Gara 2 years, entry-level contract [40] March 29, 2016 Sean Kuraly entry-level contract [40] April 1, 2016 Matt Grzelcyk 2 years, entry-level contract [41] April 11, 2016 Danton Heinen 3 years, entry-level contract [42] April 26, 2016 Daniel Vladar 3 years, entry-level contract [43] May 24, 2016 Kevan Miller 4 years, $10 million contract extension [44] May 24, 2016 Seth Griffith 1 year, $625,000 [44] June 16, 2016 Peter Cehlarik 3 years, entry-level contract [45] Draft picks Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 13^[a] Jakub Zboril (D) Czech Republic Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) 1 14 Jake DeBrusk (LW) Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 1 15^[b] Zachary Senyshyn (RW) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 2 37^[c] Brandon Carlo (D) United States Tri-City Americans (WHL) 2 45 ^[b] Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson (C) Sweden Omaha Lancers (USHL) 2 52 ^[d] Jeremy Lauzon (D) Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 3 75 Daniel Vladar (G) Czech Republic HC Kladno (Czech 1. Liga) 4 105 Jesse Gabrielle (LW) Canada Regina Pats (WHL) 6 165 Cameron Hughes (C) Canada Wisconsin Badgers (B1G) 7 195 Jack Becker (C) United States Mahtomedi (High-MN) Draft notes[46] ^a The Los Angeles Kings' first round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Milan Lucic to Los Angeles in exchange for Martin Jones, Colin Miller and this pick.[47] ^b The Calgary Flames' first and second-round picks went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Dougie Hamilton to Calgary in exchange for Calgary and Washington's second-round picks in 2015 (45th and 52nd overall) and this pick.[48] ^c The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on October 4, 2014, that sent Johnny Boychuk to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016, a conditional third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[49] The Boston Bruins' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015, that sent Brett Connolly to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[50] ^d The Washington Capitals’ second-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Dougie Hamilton to Calgary in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2015 (15th and 45th overall) and this pick.[48] Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[51] The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that exchanged Minnesota's fifth-round pick in 2016 for this pick. 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