By: Chad Jones | Follow me on Twitter/X @ShutUpChadJones
Through 65 games of the 2025-2026 season, the Boston Bruins have cultivated a record of 36-23-6. Boston currently holds the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins are positioned just one point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
But if Boston wants to avoid missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2015 and 2016, the Bruins will need to be much better away from TD Garden. Up to this point of the season, the Black and Gold have been partaking in a Jekyll and Hyde dynamic.
Playing in front of the Garden faithful has clearly paid dividends for the Bruins. In 35 contests at TD Garden this season, Boston has posted a record of 25-9-1. Their 25 home victories are the most in the league. However, their Thursday night defeat to the San Jose Sharks snapped a 13-game home ice winning streak, marking the first time the Bruins had lost at home since December 23rd.
The flip side of this coin is that Boston has not been able to capture that same level of success on the road this season. In 30 away contests, the Bruins have posted a record of 11-14-5. 11 wins places them tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest road wins in the Eastern Conference.
A problem that has plagued Boston on the road this season has been their inability to consistently give 60-minute efforts. The Bruins have had a tendency to give up back-breaking goals late in games, either suffering a regulation loss or having to fight in the extra session. Last Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, when the Bruins squandered a 3-0 lead and 4-3 advantage in the third period to drop the extra point in overtime, was the most recent example of this frustrating trend.
Of Boston’s remaining 17 games, 11 will take place away from TD Garden. A good portion of these matchups will be against teams jockeying for playoff spots, including the Detroit Red Wings and multiple matchups against the Blue Jackets.
The Bruins have already come up short in road games since the Olympic break ended, including regulation losses to the Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators. Boston cannot afford to drop points against teams currently out of the playoff structure.
This important stretch starts later today, as the Bruins will be in D.C. to take on the Washington Capitals. Boston needs to set the tone for the rest of the season with a full 60-minute effort against a team in Washington out of the playoff format who sold off pieces at the deadline.
Overall, the Bruins have shown they can bank points and come away with wins at home. Now, however, they must demonstrate mental toughness and improve their play on the road if they hope to reach the playoffs in Marco Sturm’s first year as Bruins Head Coach.
With the focus high, the Bruins’ lone game of the weekend will be against the Capitals in D.C. today at 3 p.m. If you want to see the Black and Gold in person at TD Garden or on the road before the season ends, consider using this official StubHub Ticket-affiliated link here for the most competitive concert and sporting event tickets in the North American region.
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