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This is a list of franchise records for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Team records. Single season. Most points: 135: 2022–23: Most wins: 65:
The Boston Bruins have retired twelve of their jersey numbers, beginning with Lionel Hitchman's #3, the first jersey in NHL history (and the second in North American sports history) to be retired. Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000. [ 203 ]
The "Seasons" column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2000–01 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2000–2001, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.
One recent all-time franchise achievement the Bruins attained in the 2015–16 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. [41]
One recent all-time franchise achievement the Bruins attained in the 2015–16 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. [30]
Robert Gordon Orr OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. [1] Orr used his skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. [2]
The Bruins missed the playoffs in 1997, finishing with the worst record of the season with 61 points, [4] ending a 29-year playoff appearance streak, the longest in NHL history. [5] Throughout the streak, the Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup Finals five times apart from their 1970 and 1972 wins— 1974 , 1977 , 1978 , 1988 , and 1990 .
Greatest points percentage: .875, by the 1929–30 Boston Bruins; Lowest points percentage: .131, by the 1974–75 Washington Capitals; Greatest goal differential: +216, by the 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens; Lowest goal differential: -265, by the 1974–75 Washington Capitals; Best power play percentage in a season: 32.40%, by the 2022–23 ...