Boston will host the NHL showcase game for the third time, after hosting it at Fenway in 2010 and Gillette Stadium in 2016.

Tyler Seguin gives himself an early birthday gift with two goals and an assist against his former team.

Nathan MacKinnon was knocked out of the game in the first period, but Colorado rallied for its 17th straight home win, 4-3 in OT on Wednesday night.

Colorado ties it in the final minute of regulation, then gets a power-play goal in OT to extend its franchise-record home winning streak to 17.

The Avalanche – 12-0-1 in their last 13 games with 16 straight home wins – will be a challenge for the Bruins, who are sticking with a struggling Tuukka Rask.

Tuukka Rask struggles, stopping 22 shots, as Boston loses for just the third time since New Year’s Day.

Charlie McAvoy scores a power-play goal with 45 seconds left in the third period.

Nearly 100 games are now scheduled during the Olympics, and the league still plans to end the regular season on April 29.

Willie O’Ree, the first Black man to play in the NHL, gets his No. 22 retired before Carolina rolls to a win over Boston.

Carolina scores five times in the first period and snaps Boston’s five-game winning streak.