Mark your calendars, people — because the Bruins’ schedule for the 2021-22 season has finally been released.
After the 2019-20 season was capped at 70 games for Boston due to the COVID-19 pandemic — and the following 2021 season was shortened to 56 games — the 2021-22 season will return to some much-needed normalcy, with the B’s and the 31 other teams in the NHL returning to a 82-game slate.
Boston will open the season at home with a matchup against the Dallas Stars on Oct. 16 before heading out on the road for games against the Flyers (10/20) and Sabres (10/22).
The Bruins’ will welcome the Seattle Kraken to TD Garden on Feb. 1 and will travel to Seattle for their first game at Climate Pledge Arena on Feb. 24. The Maple Leafs will return to Boston for a matchup on March 29 — marking the first B’s/Leafs matchup at TD Garden since Oct. 22, 2019.
The 2021-22 schedule also includes a three-week break set aside for the 2022 Winter Olympics — which will begin with All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas from Feb. 4-5. However, with no clarity yet between the NHL, the IOC and the NHLPA in regards to player participation in the upcoming Winter Games, the league reportedly has another draft of the schedule at the ready that shortens that break if the Olympics aren’t a feasible option for the league.
If that three-week break holds, the Bruins will have an … interesting home-and-home slate with the Kraken (Feb. 1 @ TD Garden - Feb. 24 @ Climate Pledge Arena).
Game times, as well as regional and national broadcast information will be released at a later date.
Here’s the full schedule for the 2021-22 season:
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