Top Five Bruins Moments Of 2015 Include Strong Debuts, Stunning Exits (Photos)

In all, 2015 was not a year the Boston Bruins will be too keen on remembering.

The Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, fired their general manager and parted ways with several key members of their 2011 Stanley Cup team, as well as a player they had pegged as their defenseman of the future.

Oh, and then they lost the first three games of the 2015-16 season by a combined score of 16-7.

But since then, Boston’s fortunes have turned a corner. The Bruins sit just two points back of first place entering the final day of 2015, and a regulation win Friday in the NHL Winter Classic would allow them to leapfrog the rival Montreal Canadiens in the standings for the first time this season.

So, as the B’s prepare to do battle with the Habs on the frozen tundra of Gillette Stadium, let’s take a look back at some of the most memorable moments from the year that was.