open season Oct. 8 against Capitals

Scorching sufficient for ya?

The Bruins and the NHL offered some cooling ideas in the course of the newest blast of warmth Wednesday by revealing the 2025-26 schedule.

For the Bruins, the season will begin Oct. 8 with a date in opposition to goal-scoring king Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in Washington at 7:30. Boston will open its residence slate the subsequent night time in opposition to fellow Authentic Six franchise Chicago at 7 p.m.

It’s the primary of 13 units of back-to-back video games on the schedule.

The Bruins will play 13 video games in October, adopted by 14 every in November, December, and January. They’ll play simply 4 video games in February due to the Olympics, adopted by 16 in March. Boston finishes with seven April video games, together with the finale in opposition to New Jersey on March 14 at TD Backyard.

The Blackhawks tilt will kick off a three-game homestand (the Sabres Oct. 11, and the Lightning Oct. 13), adopted by the primary of three journeys west in Las Vegas (Oct. 16), Colorado (Oct. 18), and Utah (Oct. 19).

The Bruins will make their annual California swing in late November with video games at Anaheim (nineteenth), Los Angeles (twenty first), and San Jose (twenty third).

The Bruins will host the Rangers of their conventional Black Friday recreation Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. It’s one in every of 11 matinees on the Black and Gold’s itinerary.

Boston’s longest homestand will happen earlier than the Christmas break with video games in opposition to Utah (Dec. 16), Edmonton (Dec. 18), Vancouver (Dec. 20), Ottawa (Dec. 23), and archrival Montreal’s solely go to (Dec. 23).

Following the three-day break, the Bruins will journey to Buffalo (Dec. 27) and Calgary (Dec. 29). They’ll ring within the New Yr in Edmonton (Dec. 31) and end the journey in Vancouver (Jan. 3).

Marco Sturm’s membership will kick off February with a Stadium Collection recreation in opposition to the Lightning at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

They’ll comply with that up with a recreation in Dawn, Fla., in opposition to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers Feb. 4, earlier than their three-week Olympic break begins.

It received’t be a lot of a respite for a number of Bruins who’re anticipated to symbolize their nations in Italy. The lists seemingly will embrace Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman (US), David Pastrnak (Czechia), and Elias Lindholm and Hampus Lindholm (Sweden).

Following the Olympics, the Bruins will return to motion with a house recreation in opposition to the Blue Jackets (Feb. 26) and at Philadelphia (Feb. 28).

The March schedule is a bear, together with 4 units of back-to-backs.