Boston, which had the NHL’s best record before the coronavirus shutdown, loses 4-1 to the Flyers its first seeding game leading into the playoffs.

Boston is the first NHL team to announce its intentions to highlight racial injustice as part of what players said is ‘a sign of solidarity with the Black community.’

When the season resumes, contenders will face a challenge they’ve never seen before.

Center Patrice Bergeron, already a four-time winner, helped the Bruins put together a defense that allowed a league-low 174 goals.

The team was unable to scrimmage Saturday, as planned, because nine players were unavailable.

Boston is playing in a round-robin for seeding and will start against Philadelphia at 3 p.m. on Aug. 2

Steven Kampfer’s wife and son are at risk, so he will skip the rest of the season.