Finally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We found out that the Boston Bruins will open up on Sunday, and then we found out that it was going to be at 7:30 PM. But after the regular season came to a close, the rest of the playoff schedule was released.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Bruins will be in Buffalo on Sunday and Tuesday night. They will return home for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elsewhere around the league, the Florida Panthers are locked in to the eighth-best lottery odds and will hold onto their draft pick this year. They also lost their AGM last night; he will return to his home state. The Blue Jackets extended Rick Bowness just two days after his viral press conference; he will stick around for another season.<\/p>\n
And Macklin Celebrini, who is 19, set a Sharks franchise record last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Happy Friday, catch up on Bruins and league news in today\u2019s Daily Bean:<\/p>\n
Boston Bruins<\/p>\n
ROUND 1 SCHEDULE<\/a>: The Bruins and Sabres kick off on Sunday night from KeyBank Center. Check out the full round one schedule here.\u00a0<\/p>\n SWEENEY PRESS CONFERENCE<\/a>: Don Sweeney spoke to the media on Thursday, and he gave everybody credit for the season, including the fans. It was not one player or one line; it was a collective approach from everyone that got the Bruins to where they are now.\u00a0<\/p>\n NHL News & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n NHL.com<\/a>: Here is the full first-round schedule from the NHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n Florida Hockey Now<\/a>: The Florida Panthers sit with the eighth-best lottery odds as the May 5 draft lottery approaches. The Blackhawks were slated to get the pick in the Seth Jones trade<\/a>, but the Panthers slapped a top-10 protection onto it. They cannot fall lower than No. 10 and will hold onto their pick this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Bruins\u2019 first-rounder<\/a> slides to 2028.<\/p>\n PuckPedia<\/a>: Check out the PuckPedia 2026 Draft Lottery Simulator here.\u00a0<\/p>\n New Jersey Hockey Now<\/a>: The New Jersey Devils hired Wyckoff, NJ native Sunny Mehta as their next GM. The former Panthers AGM started his hockey career with the Devils, and will return after spending six years (and winning two Stanley Cups) in South Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bruins AGM Jamie Langenbrunner was linked to the job opening.\u00a0<\/p>\n NHL.com<\/a>: The Blue Jackets are sticking with Bones. Rick Bowness is back for another season after posting a 21-11-5 record this season. Just the other day, he said if he were back, he would change the culture<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n New Jersey Hockey Now<\/a>: Dougie Hamilton<\/a>. The Devils had their exit interviews yesterday, and the former Bruin did not speak. As a matter of fact, he has not spoken publicly since December 17, 2025. James Nichols has more on Hamilton and his future in Newark.\u00a0<\/p>\n San Jose Hockey Now<\/a>: Move over, Joe Thornton<\/a>. Macklin Celebrini<\/a> is the new single-season points record holder as a San Jose Shark. He hit 115 with two assists, then a goal in the third period, leading the Sharks to a 6-1 rout over the Winnipeg Jets.\u00a0<\/p>\n NHL (video via \ud835\udd4f)<\/a>: Here\u2019s the goal that gave Celebrini the record.\u00a0<\/p>\n Round 1 Matchups: We have known the Eastern Conference matchups for a few days, but the Western Conference finalized last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n Eastern Conference\u00a0<\/p>\n A1 \u2013 Sabres vs. WC1 \u2013 Bruins<\/p>\n A2 \u2013 Lightning vs. A3 \u2013 Canadiens<\/p>\n M1 \u2013 Hurricanes vs. WC2 \u2013 Senators<\/p>\n M2 \u2013 Penguins vs. M3 \u2013 Flyers<\/p>\n Western Conference<\/p>\n C1 \u2013 Avalanche vs. WC2 \u2013 Kings<\/p>\n C2 \u2013 Stars vs. C3 \u2013 Wild<\/p>\n P1 \u2013 Golden Knights vs. WC1 \u2013 Mammoth<\/p>\n P2 \u2013 Oilers vs. P3 \u2013 Ducks<\/p>\n Philly Hockey Now<\/a>: The Flyers are in for the first time since the 2020 bubble, and what a run it took to get to the postseason. There\u2019s a new excitement in Philadelphia, a town that is no stranger to the playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tomorrow\u2019s NHL Schedule<\/p>\n Senators (0) at Hurricanes (0) \u2013 3:00 PM (US: ESPN, CA: SN)<\/p>\n Wild (0) at Stars (0) \u2013 5:30 PM (US: ESPN, CA: SN)<\/p>\n Flyers (0) at Penguins (0) \u2013 8:00 PM (US: ESPN, CA: SN)<\/p>\n FOLLOW @JACKSTUDLEY13 ON \ud835\udd4f<\/a>\u00a0 | FOLLOW @BOSHockeyNow ON \ud835\udd4f<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finally.\u00a0 We found out that the Boston Bruins will open up on Sunday, and then we found out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5102],"tags":[95,229,62,57,5141,5,501,151,4,63,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-555708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida-panthers","8":"tag-boston-bruins","9":"tag-buffalo-sabres","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-florida-panthers","12":"tag-floridapanthers","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-macklin-celebrini","15":"tag-new-jersey-devils","16":"tag-nhl","17":"tag-panthers","18":"tag-stanley-cup-playoffs"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116429029067381971","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}