The Boston Bruins are back for the 2020-21 NHL season, which is scheduled to consist of 56 regular-season games.
Teams only will face opponents within their division during the regular season, a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortened offseason after last season’s Stanley Cup playoff bubbles.
The Bruins will play in the East Division, joining the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.
Here’s the Bruins’ broadcast schedule for 2021, subject to change, with most games appearing on NESN.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Channel |
| Jan. 14 | 7 p.m. ET | at New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| Jan. 16 | 1 p.m. ET | at New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| Jan. 18 | 5 p.m. ET | at New York Islanders | NESN |
| Jan. 21 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | NESN |
| Jan. 23 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | NESN |
| Jan. 26 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | NESN |
| Jan. 28 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | NESN |
| Jan. 30 | 7 p.m. ET | at Washington Capitals | NESN |
| Feb. 1 | 7 p.m. ET | at Washington Capitals | NESN |
| Feb. 3 | 8 p.m. ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | NBCSN |
| Feb. 5 | 7 p.m. ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | NESN |
| Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. ET | at New York Rangers | NBCSN |
| Feb. 12 | 7 p.m. ET | at New York Rangers | NESN |
| Feb. 13 | 7 p.m. ET | at New York Islanders | NESN |
| Feb. 18 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| Feb. 21 | 3 p.m. ET | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | NBC |
| Feb. 25 | 7 p.m. ET | at New York Islanders | NESN |
| Feb. 26 | 7 p.m. ET | at New York Rangers | NESN |
| Feb. 28 | 12 p.m. ET | at New York Rangers | NBC |
| March 3 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Washington Capitals | NBCSN |
| March 5 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Washington Capitals | NESN |
| March 7 | 5 p.m. ET | vs. New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| March 9 | 7 p.m. ET | at New York Islanders | NESN |
| March 11 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New York Rangers | NESN |
| March 13 | 1 p.m. ET | vs. New York Rangers | NESN |
| March 15 | 7 p.m. ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | NESN |
| March 16 | 7 p.m. ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | NESN |
| March 18 | 7 p.m. ET | at Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| March 20 | 1 p.m. ET | at Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| March 23 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New York Islanders | NESN |
| March 25 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New York Islanders | NESN |
| March 27 | 1 p.m. ET | vs. Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| March 28 | 5:30 p.m. ET | vs. New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| March 30 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| April 1 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | NESN |
| April 3 | 1 p.m. ET | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | NESN |
| April 5 | 7 p.m. ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | NESN |
| April 6 | 7 p.m. ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | NESN |
| April 8 | 7 p.m. ET | at Washington Capitals | NESN |
| April 11 | 7 p.m. ET | at Washington Capitals | NESN |
| April 13 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| April 14 | 6 p.m. ET | vs. New York Islanders | NESN |
| April 16 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New York Islanders | NESN |
| April 18 | 12 p.m. ET | vs. Washington Capitals | NBC |
| April 20 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Washington Capitals | NESN |
| April 22 | 7 p.m. ET | at Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| April 23 | 7 p.m. ET | at Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| April 25 | 3 p.m. ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | NBC |
| April 27 | 7 p.m. ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | NESN |
| April 29 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| May 1 | 1 p.m. ET | vs. Buffalo Sabres | NESN |
| May 3 | 7 p.m. ET | at New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| May 4 | 7 p.m. ET | at New Jersey Devils | NESN |
| May 6 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New York Rangers | NESN |
| May 8 | 7 p.m. ET | vs. New York Rangers | NESN |
