Thursday night, the Bruins brought back Milt Schmidt and Bobby Orr for the opening night ceremonies at TD Garden. Both of those careers merged in 1965-66.
Here are your two water-cooler Q’s before Saturday night’s faceoff with the archrival Canadiens. The first gives only 10 seconds to do the math; the second, take as much as needed.
How many times did the B’s and C’s meet annually back in the years leading to 1966?
When did the current Bruins’ team last win a regular-season game against the Canadiens on home ice?
That would be 16 times for Question 1.