TD Garden will not be the only venue Bruins fans can watch some playoff hockey this spring.
The Providence Bruins are back in the Calder Cup Playoffs, preparing for their first round, best-of-five game series with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins.
A good portion of the Providence roster has seen time in Boston this season, creating familiarity between Bruins fans and the AHL-affiliate.
Seven players currently on the AHL roster (Danton Heinen, Anton Blidh, Peter Cehlarik, Austin Czarnik, Matt Grzelcyk, Rob O' Gara, and Zane McIntyre) skated in NHL games with Boston.
McIntyre, who spent the year jumping between Boston and Providence, has had a stellar AHL season to date, posting a 21-6-2 record in 31 games, a 2.03 goals against average (ranks second in the AHL), and a .930 save percentage (best in the AHL).
Forward Jake DeBrusk has become acclimated with professional hockey quite nicely in his first AHL season. The Bruins' 14th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft ranked second on the team with 49 points (19 goals and 30 assists) in 74 games this season, while posting a plus-11 rating.
The P-Bruins will host Games 1 and 2 of their playoff series on Friday, April 21 (7:05 p.m.) and Sunday, April 23 (3:05 p.m.) at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
If necessary, Providence will host the deciding Game 5 of the series on Sunday, April 30 (3:05 p.m.).