Boston Bruins Playoff History

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Franchise Overview

99 77 6
Seasons Made Playoffs Championships

Past 10 Seasons (2015 - 2024)

59.6% 8 6 0
Winning Percentage Made Playoffs Playoff Series Wins Championships

Championship Years

1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011

Boston Bruins Playoff Results

Year Record Result
2024 47-20-15 In Progress – Playoffs
2023 65-12-5 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2022 51-26-5 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2021 33-16-7 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2020 44-14-12 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2019 49-24-9 Lost Final (Won 3 Rounds)
2018 50-20-12 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2017 44-31-7 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2016 42-31-9 Missed Playoffs
2015 41-27-14 Missed Playoffs
2014 54-19-9 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2013 28-14-6 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 3 Rounds)
2012 49-29-4 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2011 46-25-11 Won Stanley Cup Final
2010 39-30-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2009 53-19-10 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
2008 41-29-12 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2007 35-41-6 Missed Playoffs
2006 29-37-16 Missed Playoffs
2004 41-19-15-7 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2003 36-31-11-4 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2002 43-24-6-9 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
2001 36-30-8-8 Missed Playoffs
2000 24-33-19-6 Missed Playoffs
1999 39-30-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1998 39-30-13 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1997 26-47-9 Missed Playoffs
1996 40-31-11 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1995 27-18-3 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1994 42-29-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1993 51-26-7 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1992 36-32-12 Lost Conference Finals (Won 2 Rounds)
1991 44-24-12 Lost Conference Finals (Won 2 Rounds)
1990 46-25-9 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 3 Rounds)
1989 37-29-14 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1988 44-30-6 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 3 Rounds)
1987 39-34-7 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1986 37-31-12 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1985 36-34-10 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1984 49-25-6 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1983 50-20-10 Lost Conference Finals (Won 2 Rounds)
1982 43-27-10 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1981 37-30-13 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1980 46-21-13 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 1 Round)
1979 43-23-14 Lost Conference Finals (Won 1 Round)
1978 51-18-11 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 2 Rounds)
1977 49-23-8 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 2 Rounds)
1976 48-15-17 Lost Conference Finals (Won 1 Round)
1975 40-26-14 Lost First Round (Won 0 Rounds)
1974 52-17-9 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 2 Rounds)
1973 51-22-5 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1972 54-13-11 Won Stanley Cup Final
1971 57-14-7 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1970 40-17-19 Won Stanley Cup Final
1969 42-18-16 Lost Conference Finals (Won 1 Round)
1968 37-27-10 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1967 17-43-10 Missed Playoffs
1966 21-43-6 Missed Playoffs
1965 21-43-6 Missed Playoffs
1964 18-40-12 Missed Playoffs
1963 14-39-17 Missed Playoffs
1962 15-47-8 Missed Playoffs
1961 15-42-13 Missed Playoffs
1960 28-34-8 Missed Playoffs
1959 32-29-9 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1958 27-28-15 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1957 34-24-12 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1956 23-34-13 Missed Playoffs
1955 23-26-21 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1954 32-28-10 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1953 28-29-13 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1952 25-29-16 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1951 22-30-18 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1950 22-32-16 Missed Playoffs
1949 29-23-8 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1948 23-24-13 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1947 26-23-11 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1946 24-18-8 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1945 16-30-4 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1944 19-26-5 Missed Playoffs
1943 24-17-9 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1942 25-17-6 Lost Conference Finals (Won 1 Round)
1941 27-8-13 Won Stanley Cup Final
1940 31-12-5 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1939 36-10-2 Won Stanley Cup Final
1938 30-11-7 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1937 23-18-7 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1936 22-20-6 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1935 26-16-6 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1934 18-25-5 Missed Playoffs
1933 25-15-8 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1932 15-21-12 Missed Playoffs
1931 28-10-6 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1930 38-5-1 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 1 Round)
1929 26-13-5 Won Stanley Cup Final
1928 20-13-11 Lost Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)
1927 21-20-3 Lost Stanley Cup Final (Won 2 Rounds)
1926 17-15-4 Missed Playoffs
1925 6-24 Missed Playoffs

Boston Bruins History

Overview

The Boston Bruins have played a total of 99 seasons. Their first season was in 1925, and their most recent season was in 2024.

Have the Boston Bruins gone by any other names?

No, the Boston Bruins have been known by that name since 1925.

What division do the Boston Bruins play in?

The Boston Bruins currently play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the best start to a Bruins season?

The two best starts to a Bruins season was the 1937-38 Boston Bruins and the 2023-24 Boston Bruins, who both started the season at 6-0. The third best starts to a Bruins season was the 1929-30 Boston Bruins, the 1948-49 Boston Bruins, the 1957-58 Boston Bruins, the 1970-71 Boston Bruins and the 1990-91 Boston Bruins, who all started the season at 4-0.

What was the worst start to a Bruins season?

The two worst starts to a Bruins season was the 1942-43 Boston Bruins and the 1964-65 Boston Bruins, who both started the season at 0-4. The third worst starts to a Bruins season was the 1933-34 Boston Bruins, the 1944-45 Boston Bruins, the 1961-62 Boston Bruins, the 1965-66 Boston Bruins, the 1999-00 Boston Bruins and the 2015-16 Boston Bruins, who all started the season with 3 straight losses.

When was the last time the Bruins were in the playoffs?

The Boston Bruins last made the playoffs in 2024, which is currently ongoing. They've been in the playoffs a total of 77 times in their 99 seasons.

When was the last time the Bruins missed the playoffs?

The Boston Bruins last missed the playoffs in 2016.

When was the last time the Bruins won a playoff series?

In 2021, the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals in the First Round.

When was the last time the Bruins lost a playoff series?

In 2023, the Boston Bruins lost to the Florida Panthers in the First Round.

What years did the Bruins make the Stanley Cup Finals?

The Boston Bruins have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals 20 times, in 1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2013 and 2019.

How many Stanley Cups have the Bruins won?

The Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup Finals 6 times, in 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972 and 2011.

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