The Bruins' 2021-22 regular-season schedule has been released. They will open the season at home on Saturday, Oct. 16 against the Dallas Stars.
The schedule is a return to "normal," with games against every team in the league rather than the regional division format that was used this past season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After not playing the Canadiens for the first time in the nearly 100-year history of the rivalry, Boston and Montreal will renew the rivalry on Nov. 14 at TD Garden in the first of four regular-season meetings.
The Bruins' first of four meetings with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning will be on Dec. 4 at TD Garden.
The Bruins will face the Toronto Maple Leafs just three times, though, signaling at least some adjustment to the schedule format, possibly necessitated by the addition of a 32nd team in the Seattle Kraken. The first meeting is Nov. 6 in Toronto, while the Leafs' only visit to their own house of horrors that is TD Garden will be on March 29. The B's also end the regular season in Toronto on April 29.
Speaking of the Kraken, the Bruins host the NHL's newest team on Feb. 1 and travel to Seattle on Feb. 24. Those games come on either side of a three-week break in February, set aside for the NHL's return to the Olympics in Beijing, China. While that return has not yet been finalized, it seems things are moving in that direction.
One of the parts of the 2021 schedule that a lot of fans and players did like were two-game series. While there are a few on the Bruins' schedule, it doesn't appear the NHL prioritized that as a big part of the new season. The Bruins have one with the Florida Panthers in October, one with the Columbus Blue Jackets in April, and one with the New York Rangers in April.
Check out the Bruins' full schedule below:
OCTOBER:
Saturday, October 16 vs. Dallas
Wednesday, October 20 @ Philadelphia
Friday, October 22 @ Buffalo
Sunday, October 24 vs. San Jose
Monday, October 25 @ Carolina
Wednesday, October 27 @ Florida
Saturday, October 30 vs. Florida
NOVEMBER:
Thursday, November 4 vs. Detroit
Saturday, November 6 @ Toronto
Tuesday, November 9 vs. Ottawa
Thursday, November 11 vs. Edmonton
Saturday, November 13 @ New Jersey
Sunday, November 14 vs. Montreal
Saturday, November 20 @ Philadelphia
Sunday, November 21 vs. Calgary
Wednesday, November 24 @ Buffalo
Friday, November 26 vs. N.Y. Rangers
Sunday, November 28 vs. Vancouver
Tuesday, November 30 vs. Carolina
DECEMBER:
Thursday, December 2 @ Nashville
Saturday, December 4 vs. Tampa Bay
Wednesday, December 8 @ Vancouver
Thursday, December 9 @ Edmonton
Saturday, December 11 @ Calgary
Tuesday, December 14 vs. Vegas
Wednesday, December 15 @ N.Y. Islanders
Saturday, December 18 @ Montreal
Sunday, December 19 @ Ottawa
Tuesday, December 21 vs. Detroit
Thursday, December 23 vs. Colorado
Monday, December 27 vs. Pittsburgh
Wednesday, December 29 @ Ottawa
JANUARY:
Saturday, January 1 vs. Buffalo
Sunday, January 2 @ Detroit
Tuesday, January 4 vs. New Jersey
Thursday, January 6 vs. Minnesota
Saturday, January 8 @ Tampa Bay
Monday, January 10 @ Washington
Wednesday, January 12 @ Montreal
Thursday, January 13 vs. Philadelphia
Saturday, January 15 vs. Nashville
Tuesday, January 18 vs. Carolina
Thursday, January 20 vs. Washington
Saturday, January 22 vs. Winnipeg
Monday, January 24 vs. Anaheim
Wednesday, January 26 @ Colorado
Friday, January 28 @ Arizona
Sunday, January 30 @ Dallas
FEBRUARY:
Tuesday, February 1 vs. Seattle
Thursday, February 24 @ Seattle
Saturday, February 26 @ San Jose
Monday, February 28 @ Los Angeles
MARCH:
Tuesday, March 1 @ Anaheim
Thursday, March 3 @ Vegas
Saturday, March 5 @ Columbus
Monday, March 7 vs. Los Angeles
Thursday, March 10 vs. Chicago
Saturday, March 12 vs. Arizona
Tuesday, March 15 @ Chicago
Wednesday, March 16 @ Minnesota
Friday, March 18 @ Winnipeg
Monday, March 21 vs. Montreal
Tuesday, March 22 @ N.Y. Islanders
Thursday, March 24 vs. Tampa Bay
Saturday, March 26 vs. N.Y. Islanders
Tuesday, March 29 vs. Toronto
Thursday, March 31 vs. New Jersey
APRIL:
Saturday, April 2 vs. Columbus
Monday, April 4 @ Columbus
Tuesday, April 5 @ Detroit
Friday, April 8 @ Tampa Bay
Sunday, April 10 @ Washington
Tuesday, April 12 vs. St. Louis
Thursday, April 14 vs. Ottawa
Saturday, April 16 vs. Pittsburgh
Tuesday, April 19 @ St. Louis
Thursday, April 21 @ Pittsburgh
Saturday, April 23 vs. N.Y. Rangers
Sunday, April 24 @ N.Y. Rangers
Tuesday, April 26 vs. Florida
Thursday, April 28 vs. Buffalo
Friday, April 29 @ Toronto
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