Bruins Schedule December 2026: 14 Games, Eight at TD Garden

The Boston Bruins play 14 games in December 2026, eight of them at TD Garden, according to the National Hockey League (NHL) club schedule. The month opens Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) against Colorado and ends Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 p.m. ET against Edmonton.

The source is the NHL’s club schedule feed for Boston, read Nov. 11, 2026. It gives every start in UTC, so we converted the times to ET, which is Boston time, and worked out the weekdays. The table puts the New England Sports Network (NESN), national U.S. TV and Canadian TV side by side. The feed lists broadcasters as of that date, and they can change. A one-page printable follows the table.

Bruins December 2026 game times and TV channels

NESN is the home-market channel the feed lists for Boston. Turner Network Television (TNT), truTV and HBO Max carry the Dec. 1 game nationally in the U.S., and TNT and HBO Max the Dec. 15 game. Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and Télé-Diffuseurs Associés (TVA) Sports are the Canadian networks the feed lists, and Prime Video carries the Dec. 30 game in Canada. “None listed” means the feed shows no Canadian broadcaster.

Date	Game	Time (ET)	NESN and U.S. TV	TV in Canada
Tue., Dec. 1	Avalanche at Bruins	8 p.m.	NESN, TNT, truTV, HBO Max	TVA Sports
Sat., Dec. 5	Red Wings at Bruins	1 p.m.	NESN	Sportsnet One
Tue., Dec. 8	Bruins at Panthers	7 p.m.	NESN	Sportsnet
Thu., Dec. 10	Bruins at Lightning	7 p.m.	NESN	TVA Sports
Sat., Dec. 12	Devils at Bruins	1 p.m.	NESN	Sportsnet One
Sun., Dec. 13	Bruins at Hurricanes	1 p.m.	NESN	Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Tue., Dec. 15	Panthers at Bruins	7 p.m.	TNT, HBO Max (no NESN listed)	Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Thu., Dec. 17	Blues at Bruins	7 p.m.	NESN	TVA Sports
Sat., Dec. 19	Bruins at Devils	12 p.m. (noon)	NESN	None listed
Sun., Dec. 20	Flyers at Bruins	1 p.m.	NESN	Sportsnet One, TVA Sports
Tue., Dec. 22	Bruins at Islanders	7 p.m.	NESN	None listed
Sat., Dec. 26	Islanders at Bruins	7 p.m.	NESN	None listed
Sun., Dec. 27	Bruins at Devils	7 p.m.	NESN	None listed
Wed., Dec. 30	Oilers at Bruins	7:30 p.m.	NESN	Prime Video

Listings change. Check NHL.com on game day.

How many Bruins games are at TD Garden in December 2026?

Eight: Dec. 1, 5, 12, 15, 17, 20, 26 and 30. The six road games are at Florida (Dec. 8), Tampa Bay (Dec. 10), Carolina (Dec. 13), New Jersey (Dec. 19 and Dec. 27) and the Islanders (Dec. 22). Boston’s last game of the month, the Oilers on Dec. 30, is at home.

New Jersey is the one opponent Boston plays three times: at home on Saturday, Dec. 12, and at Prudential Center on Dec. 19 and Dec. 27. The Islanders and Florida each appear twice, one home and one away. Another NHL team’s month is in our Canadiens December schedule.

Afternoon starts and back-to-back days

These are our own counts from the feed:

• Afternoon starts: Sat., Dec. 5, vs. Detroit; Sat., Dec. 12, vs. New Jersey; Sun., Dec. 13, at Carolina; and Sun., Dec. 20, vs. Philadelphia, all at 1 p.m. ET; plus Sat., Dec. 19, at New Jersey, at noon ET.
• Back-to-backs: Dec. 12 at home and Dec. 13 at Carolina; Dec. 19 at New Jersey and Dec. 20 at home; Dec. 26 at home and Dec. 27 at New Jersey.
• No game: Dec. 23, 24, 25 and 31.

When do the Bruins play after December?

The first 2027 game is Friday, Jan. 1, at Chicago, 3 p.m. ET at United Center. The earlier month is in our Bruins November schedule, and the league’s outdoor date is in the 2027 Winter Classic guide. Christmas Day itself is in our Christmas Day date guide.

Is there a printable Bruins schedule for December 2026?

Yes, and it is free. The one-page sheet lists all 14 games with home or away, ET start time, channels and a result box. Keep it next to the December 2026 printable calendar or copy the games into a printable weekly calendar.

Confirm puck drop and channel on NHL.com before game day. Results, line-ups, tickets and radio are not part of the schedule feed and are not covered here.