By: Jake Ferraro | Follow me on Twitter/X @18Jxxx18
The Boston Bruins have 12 games remaining in their 2025-26 National Hockey League regular season. At the moment, the Bruins’ 86 points this season have them holding onto the first Wild Card seed in the Eastern Conference. However, with each game being played every night, the standings get tighter in the playoff race.
Five games remain on the Bruins’ schedule for March. It will be important for the Bruins to finish March strong to head into the final seven games of the season in April with momentum, but based on the team’s final five games for March, it can easily make-or-break the season.
Rest of March schedule for Bruins:
Tomorrow vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday @ Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 p.m. ET
March 28 vs Minnesota Wild, 5 p.m. ET
March 29 @ Columbus Blue Jackets, 5 p.m. ET
March 31 vs Dallas Stars, 7 p.m. ET
This schedule is certainly not an easy one for any NHL team trying to fight for a spot in the playoffs to conclude March. Four of the five teams the Bruins play to conclude March would be in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Having two back-to-backs to begin the final five games is also a daunting task, and each back-to-back also has one road game.
The first game against the Maple Leafs is much needed for the Bruins. The Maple Leafs are currently the second-worst team in the NHL. A win against a bottom team in the NHL is needed to start the final five games. Extra motivation will be on the Bruins’ side, eager to sweep the three-game season series against the Maple Leafs. Then, the next night is a pivotal game against the Atlantic Division-leading Sabres on the road. The Bruins won two of the three meetings against the Sabres this season, but all the meetings between the two teams were in 2025 before the Sabres went on a tear in 2026. The Sabres have the NHL’s third-best record with 95 points.
The second back-to-back begins with a home game against the Wild. The Wild are currently in third place in the Central Division with 92 points. Beating the Wild can show that the Bruins can play against the best teams in the NHL, and it’s a chance at avenging the embarrassing 6-2 loss against the Wild on the road from Dec. 14. The next day is a pivotal showdown on the road against the Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets hold the Metropolitan Division’s third seed, but it can change with frequent movement in the standings, given the New York Islanders in the same division and the rest of the teams in the conference. The Bruins have one more point than the Blue Jackets, so another win is needed.
The final March game for the Bruins is against one of the top teams in the NHL, the Stars. The Stars’ 97 points are good for the second-most in the NHL. While the Bruins are hosting the Stars to conclude March, playing them isn’t easy. In the first meeting back in Dallas on Jan. 20, the Stars embarrassed the Bruins 6-2. The Stars scored the first six goals of the game.
If the Bruins lose a majority of their games to conclude March, the team can certainly fall in the standings with how close the race is. The game against the Sabres and Blue Jackets might be the most important ones, with both teams being in the Eastern Conference, but games against the Wild and Stars will show if the team can take down top teams out of the conference.
As the Bruins wind down their season, head coach Marco Sturm will be relying on his top players to contribute deeply. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman had arguably his best game of the season in the last game when he made 42 saves against the Detroit Red Wings two nights ago. Forward David Pastrnak is at it again, leading the Bruins with 86 points. Defenseman Charlie McAvoy has recorded 12 points in March alone, and forwards Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha have each set a new career-high in goals this season.
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