Outdoor NHL hockey games once generated excitement, but the league now has staged 36 of them over the past two decades.

With temperatures in the upper 40s early in the game, the Bruins beat Pittsburgh, 2-1, in front of a sellout crowd of 39,243 at Fenway Park.

Boston remains unbeaten in regulation at home, but Buffalo rallies for its sixth straight win, 4-3.

Patrice Bergeron breaks a 1-1 tie, scoring with 4:08 left in the third period.

Cam Talbot makes 49 saves as Ottawa ends Boston’s four-game win streak.

David Pastrnak gets his 23rd and 24th goals of the season, sparking Boston to its fourth straight win.

Defenseman Connor Clifton, in the final year of a three-year deal that has paid him $1 million per season, will be in line for a significant raise in his next contract.

Yes, the Bruins are 25-4-2 overall and 3-0-1 in their past four games, but some issues are being exposed during the current homestand.

Boston opens a 4-0 lead, watches Florida score three quick goals, then rallies for its 17th victory in 19 home games.

Boston breaks the game open with two goals in a 19-second span in the third period and remains unbeaten in regulation at home.