MONTREAL — Jim Montgomery’s first game as Bruins coach will be Oct. 12 in Washington (7 p.m.), according to the 2022-23 schedule the NHL released on Wednesday.
The Bruins’ 82-game slate ends in Montreal on April 13, a return to normal after two-plus seasons of pandemic-related delays.
The schedule features a home-friendly first half and strays from home in the second half. Boston has a stretch of 14 home dates in 20 games from Nov. 7 to Dec. 22. That essentially flips after the new year. The Bruins play 19 of 26 on the road from Jan.