Players can win games. Coaches can lose games. Referees (and Linesmen) can ruin games.

The Ottawa Senators, a division rival who are only on the schedule three times, come to TD Garden for the first time tonight. NESN & NESN360 app have that game shortly after 7. BEEEE THERRRRE! My Charts:

Last Original-6 matchup for the Bruins this regular season, as the Rangers are in town, ranked #3 in the NHL Overall Standings. Bruins are #1. 'Nuf said. 7PM on NESN & the NESN360 app. BEEEE THERRRRRRE! My Charts:

Bruins hit the road for the first of six straight away games, beginning in Philadelphia at 1PM on NESN & the NESN360 app. BEEEEEE THERRRRRRE! My Charts:

The Bruins haven’t met the Florida Panthers in four months. They will meet two times in the last ten games of Boston’s schedule… first, tonight in Sunrise. 7pm on NESN & the NESN360 app. BEEEEE THERRRRRE! My Charts:

The Bruins finish their Florida back-to-back games in Tampa tonight. The Bolts are sparking, having gone 6-0-1 in their last 7. Game time shortly after 7:30 on NESN & the NESN360 app. BEEEEE THERRRRRE! My Charts:

The Bruins are coming off a shutout win. Carolina is coming off two shutouts in a row. Sounds like playoff hockey is in store for us on NESN & the NESN360 app at 7. BEEEEEE THERRRRRE! My Charts:

The Bruins play their penultimate home game of the regular season tonight against Carolina. Opening faceoff shortly after 7 on NESN & the NESN360 app. BEEEEE THERRRRE! My Charts:

The Caps control their playoff-making destiny. Not if the Bruins can help it. Boston can clinch the Atlantic Division tonight at 7 on NESN & the NESN360 app. BEEEEE THERRRRRRE! My Charts:

This is what we live for as hockey lovers. Toronto/Boston Game 1. 'nuf said. 8pm on NESN & the NESN360 app. BEEEEE THERRRRRRE! My Charts:

Game 2 First Round, The Bruins lead the Leafs 1 game to 0. Ullmark in goal, Lindholm & Grzelcyk flip. Same 19 for Toronto. On NESN & the NESN360 app at 7. BEEEE THERRRRE! My Charts:

Game 3 tonight on NESN & the NESN360 app. Toronto is all abuzz. The Leafs come home with a split in Boston. The Bruins shake up the top 6, while Toronto comes back with the same 19 and same combinations. Game time shortly after 7. BEEEE THERRRRE! My Charts:

William Nylander, a 40-goal scorer, is back in the Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup after missing the first 3 games of this series. Jeremy Swayman gets consecutive games, as Jim Montgomery goes with the hot hand. Game 4 on NESN & the NESN360 app at 8. BEEEEE THERRRRRE!

We mourn the loss of Bill Walton. He granted Channel 5 a few minutes, one-on-one, in the locker room in 1986. He was a great man and a giant in basketball history. Mike Dowling and Mike Lynch anchoring, the genius Ray Smith editing. youtube.com/watch?v=eFrRnW…

The Hangaz made a Bruins video a couple of years ago. I watched it, and they took me in as a neophyte on rap. They are big Bruins fans. That was art. They have a story to tell in every video. This is their latest, a Boston sports story I did not know. youtube.com/watch?v=fQNJJb…

Attention, all Fantasy Football Leagues: if you want a random draft, excitedly announced... I encourage you to consider my dog Charlie and me via Cameo. It's a humorous way to start the season.

RIP John Mayall. His laughter at the end of the live recording of “Room to Move” while the crowd is going nuts is an expression of the pure joy he shared with every audience. music.amazon.com/albums/B000V69…

Congratulations to Judd Sirott, the new voice of the Boston Bruins on NESN. A seamless transition and a perfect fit! A good man, a good friend, and a guy who has left his thumbprints on every rung of the ladder. I’m happy! So should be all the members of the Bruins Tribe.

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday October 13 at Chez Vous Rollerskating Rink in Dorchester from 12-6. Celebrating 100 Days of Hockey with The Hangaz! Family Fun, Blades & I will be there for giveaways, and of course skating showcases! Come skate! Who has more fun than us?!

Busy weekend for Bruins fans: LA at TD Garden for a Saturday matinee... And SUNDAY AT CHEZ VOUS ROLLER RINK at 11 Rhoades Street Dorchester 12-6pm: I'll be there, Blades will be there, The Hangaz will be there...giveaways and fun! Come skate & celebrate. BEEEEE THERRRRRE!!!