It’s fair to say that many fans may be bracing for a season lacking excitement—and that expectation might not be far off. But I dug into a few numbers that could offer something to look forward to: some realistic, some ambitious, and others simply intriguing, even if they don’t directly impact the upcoming campaign.
It is the dog days of summer.
1 – Michael DiPietro needs one win for his first career NHL win.
2 – Fabian Lysell is 2 goals shy of doubling his previous high.
3 – Henri Jokiharju needs 3 points to reach 100 career points.
4 – Jeremy Swayman needs 4 shutouts to reach 20 career NHL shutouts.
5 – Viktor Arvidsson needs 5 assists to reach 200 career assists.
6 – Viktor Arvidsson needs 6 goals to reach 200 career goals.
7 – Tanner Jeannot needs 7 points to reach 100 career points.
8 – David Pastrnak needs 8 powerplay goals to surpass Cam Neely for 5th most in Bruins’ history.
9 – The Bruins 9th point of the season will be their 7900th in their history.
10 – Jeremy Swayman needs to play in 10 games to reach the 200th of his career.
11 – Viktor Arvidsson needs 11 points to reach 400 career points.
12 – Just try and name the Bruins starting 12 forwards on opening night.
13 – The Bruins 13th win of the season will be the 3450th in their history.
14 – David Pastrnak needs 14 GWG to surpass Phil Esposito for fourth most in Bruins’ history.
15 – Mark Kastelic is 15 penalty minutes away from 300 career penalty minutes.
16 – Most GWG in a season by Phil Esposito 1970-71 and 1971-72.
17 – Jeremy Swayman is 17 saves away from career save 4800.
18 – Hampus Lindholm needs to play 18 games to surpass last season’s total played.
19 – Casey Mittelstadt needs 19 goals to reach 100 career goals.
20 – John Beecher is 20 games away from his 150th career NHL game.
21 – Casey Mittelstadt is the 21st player to wear #11. Hope he is better than most the previous 20.
22 – The Bruins need to honor Brad Park.
23 – Just try and name the Bruins 23-man roster on opening night!
24 – Matthew Poitras needs 24 points to reach 50 career points.
25 – Pavel Zacha needs 25 goals to reach 150 career NHL goals.
26 – Marco Sturm needs 26 wins to surpass Joe Sacco for 27 place in all-time wins by a Bruins coach.
27 – Hampus Lindholm is plus-27 away from reaching plus-100 for his Bruins career.
28 – Morgan Geekie needs 28 goals to reach 100 NHL goals.
29 – David Pastrnak needs 4 overtime points to reach 29, most by a Boston Bruins player.
30 – Marco Sturm is 30 losses away from tying Joe Sacco for 25th most in Bruins’ history.
31 – Elias Lindholm needs 31 points to reach 400 career points.
32 – Nikita Zadorov needs 32 points to reach 200 career points.
33 – Pavel Zacha needs 33 assists to reach 250 career assists.
34 – David Pastrnak needs 34 even strength goals to surpass Brad Marchand for 2nd all-time.
35 – David Pastrnak needs 35 even strength assists to move past Phil Esposito and Rick Middleton and into 9th spot on the Bruins all-time list.
36 – David Pastrnak needs 36 goals to move him past Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron and into sole possession of third place on the Bruins career goal list.
37 – Pavel Zacha needs 37 points to reach 200 in his Bruins career.
38 – Charlie McAvoy needs 38 points to pass Torey Krug for 9th all-time among Bruins’ defensemen.
39 – Sean Kuraly is 39 games away from breaking the 600 NHL game mark.
40 – Most wins by a goaltender in one season – Pete Peters 1982-83, Linus Ullmark 2022-23. Also, most losses by a goaltender in one season – Eddie Johnston 1963-64.
41 – Morgan Geekie needs 41 points to reach 200 NHL Points.
42 – Only 5 Bruins defensemen have scored more GWG than Charlie McAvoy. He’s only 42 behind Ray Bourque for top spot and just 8 behind Bobby Orr for second all-time.
43 – Jeremy Swayman is 43 starts away from tying Gerry Cheevers for 5th in Bruins’ career starts.
44 – David Pastrnak needs to play 44 games to reach 800 career games.
45 – Casey Mittelstadt needs 45 assists to reach 200 career assists.
46 – Mason Lohrei is a plus-46 from becoming a career plus player.
47 – Charlie McAvoy is 47th with 300 points in Bruins’ history, 44 points behind Milan Lucic in 37th.
48 – Pavel Zacha is 48 points from moving from 89th in Bruins scoring to 75th.
49 – Andrew Raycroft is the 49th youngest NHL goaltender to win his first NHL game and the youngest Bruins (20 years and 158 days).
50 – The number 50 has only been used 6 times by the Bruins and never more than one season.
51 – Most even strength goals in a season by Phil Esposito in 1970-71.
52 – Matthew Poitras is 52nd in Bruins’ history in points/60 with 1.785.
53 – Bob Essensa is 53rd in NHL history for points by a goaltender with 15.
54 – Nikita Zadorov needs 54 penalty minutes to reach 900 career penalty minutes.
55 – Total combined NHL career games of Matej Blumel, Alex Steeves, Fraser Minten and Michael DiPietro.
56 – David Pastrnak needs 56 points to move him past Bobby Orr into 7th place on the Bruins all time points list.
57 – Sean Kuraly needs 57 penalty minutes to reach 400 career penalty minutes.
58 – Pavel Zacha needs 58 points to reach 400 career points.
59 – Hampus Lindholm needs 59 penalty minutes to reach 500 career penalty minutes.
60 – Pavel Zacha has never had a 60-point season. He’s reached 59 and 57.
61 – Career high in goals for David Pastrnak came three seasons ago.
62 – 1962-63 was the Bruins first full season of my lifetime.
63 – Pavel Zacha is 63 hits away from 300 in his Bruins career and 34th all-time.
64 – Charlie McAvoy is 64 hits away from tying Patrice Bergeron for 4th all-time.
65 – The Bruins have never had the 65th pick in the NHL Entry Draft/Amateur Draft
66 – David Pastrnak needs 66 points to move him past Rick Middleton for 6th place on the Bruins all time points list and top right winger.
67 – Morgan Geekie needs to play in 67 games to reach 400 career games.
68 – David Pastrnak is 68 game winning assists away from being the Bruins’ all-time leader.
69 – Hampus Lindholm is 69 assists away from breaking the 300 mark.
70 – Michael Eyssimont needs 70 penalty minutes to reach 300 career penalty minutes.
71 – Charlie McAvoy is 71st in Bruins’ history in points/60 with 1.544.
72 – No player has worn number 72 since Frank Vatrano in 2018.
73 – Bruce Cassidy coached 73 games for the Bruins in the playoffs, 2nd only to Claude Julien (98).
74 – 1974 Stanley Cup final was the most disappointing for me as the Bruins lost to the Flyers.
75 – Intentionally left blank.
76 – 1976 was perhaps the saddest year in Bruins’ history when Bobby Orr signed with Chicago.
77 – Nikita Zadorov needs to play in 77 games to reach 800 career games.
78 – Charlie McAvoy is 78th in even strength points/60 in Bruins’ history.
79 – Was 1979 the Bruins best draft ever?
80 – The number 80 has only been worn one time by a Bruins, Daniel Vladar in 2020-21.
81 – Marco Sturm is 81st in Bruins scoring with 106 goals and 87 assists in 302 games.
82 – Mason Lohrei is 82 games away from 200 career games.
83 – There have been 83 penalty shots taken by the Bruins in their history. They scored on 28 of them.
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