Boston Bruins Power Plays Opportunities Are Rare

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2014-15 – Missed Playoffs

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Rank: 29

Total Power Plays: 213

Power Plays Per Game: 2.60

The Bruins ranked in 29th in the league in Power Play Opportunities Per Game in the 2014-15 season with 213 total power plays and a 2.60 PP/G average. The Bruins also did something that no Bruins’ team had done since the 2006-07 season. — miss the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Just one season after winning the President’s trophy, The Boston Bruins fell to fifth place in the division with a 41-27-14 record and 96 points and outside of a playoff spot. The Bruins made a flurry of changes in the offseason that saw then-General Manager Peter Chiarelli, fan-favourite Milan Lucic, future-cornerstone defenseman Dougie Hamilton, and others ejected from the city in favor of a new regime.

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