The Boston Bruins currently are preparing for the 2016 NHL Draft, which begins Friday, but we now know the who/when/where information for their 82 regular-season games for 2016-17.
The NHL released next season’s schedule Tuesday, and the Bruins open the season against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Oct. 13. Boston’s home opener is against the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 20.
The B’s have 14 back-to-backs and five four-game road trips.
Here are some notable Bruins games to circle on your calendar:
- Montreal at Boston on Saturday, Oct. 22
- Boston at Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving)
- Chicago at Boston on Friday, Jan. 20
- Pittsburgh at Boston on Thursday, Jan. 26
- Dallas at Boston on Thursday, March 30
- Washington at Boston on Saturday, April 8 (last regular-season game)
The NHL trade deadline is Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. ET.
Here’s the full schedule, via the Bruins’ website (all times ET).
October
Thursday, Oct. 13 at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15 at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 17 at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20 vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22 vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 25 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 26 at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
November
Tuesday, Nov. 1 at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3 at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 5 vs. N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 7 vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 10 vs. Columbus, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12 at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 13 at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 19 vs. Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 22 vs. St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 24 at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 25 vs. Calgary, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 27 vs. Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
December
Thursday, Dec. 1 vs. Carolina, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3 at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 5 vs. Florida, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 7 at Washington, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8 vs. Colorado, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 12 at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15 vs. Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18 vs. Los Angeles, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 20 vs. N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22 at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23 at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27 at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29 at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31 vs. Buffalo, 1 p.m.
January
Monday, Jan. 2 at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 5 vs. Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7 at Florida, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 8 at Carolina, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10 at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12 at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 16 vs. N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 20 vs. Chicago, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22 at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan 24 vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan 26 vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
February
Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Washington, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4 vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 9 vs. San Jose, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11 vs. Vancouver, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 12 vs. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19 at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23 at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26 at Dallas, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28 vs. Arizona, 7 p.m.
March
Thursday, Mar. 2 vs. N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 4 vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 6 at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 8 vs. Detroit, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 11 vs. Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 13 at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 15 at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 16 at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 20 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 21 vs. Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 23 vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 25 at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 28 vs. Nashville, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Mar 30 vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.
April
Saturday, Apr. 1 vs. Florida, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Apr. 2 at Chicago, 12:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Apr. 4 vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Apr. 6 vs. Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Apr. 8 vs. Washington, 3 p.m.
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