BRIGHTON — Condensed scheduling is something that every team in the National Hockey League has to deal with. Usually, an event triggers the NHL to cram a slate of games into a team’s calendar and in this instance, the World Cup of Hockey did the league no favors.

It just so happens that the Boston Bruins are heading into one of those tough stretches.

Beginning tonight against the Sabres, the Bruins will be playing five games in seven days. The slate includes a pair of back-to-backs with the first of those sets ending tomorrow night against the Canadiens in Montreal. The Bruins return home on Thursday to face the Blue Jackets before hitting the road again for the second set of back-to-backs against the Avalanche and Coyotes on Saturday and Sunday to end the busy week.

Granted they will have a week off come February. But they are not looking that far ahead.

“I think everyone knew what they were getting into with the World Cup and the bye week this year I think the schedule is definitely a little bit more condensed than in years past,” defenseman John-Michael Liles said. “That’s pretty evident this week with this many games in a short number of games, but it’s a matter of getting your rest and making sure you’re taking care of yourself. We’re not the only team that’s going to have to go through it this year, and this is just our turn.”

Making sure they’re well conditioned and getting the appropriate amount of time off is one of many responsibilities Claude Julien has in front of him. The 10th-year Bruins bench boss gave the team the day off on Sunday; a day that under normal circumstances the Black and Gold could have used to work on curing their power play issues and other mistakes that haunted them in their 5-2 loss to the Rangers two nights ago. Instead, Julien made special teams the focal point of Monday’s morning skate at Warrior Ice Arena.

Another responsibility for Julien? Planning ahead to make sure the Bruins get some needed rest.

“Obviously it’s not an easy schedule and you have to manage it the best you can,” Julien said during his pregame press conference. “Yesterday was another day off the ice. We conserved the energy for the game [tonight]. You can choose to practice [yesterday] but right now at this stage, you might take away from what you need to gain. So, I’m trying to manage it the best I can and hopefully the better we play as a team, the easier it’s going to be because we’ll be able to utilize everybody.”

Using everybody hasn’t been a luxury for Julien so far. Through the first 11 games, the line of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak has accounted for 50 percent of the Bruins’ offense. While their fourth line has been solid scoring four of the team’s 23 goals, the second and third lines are still looking for consistency.

The scoring depth, power play and making TD Garden a tough place to play are just a few things on the Bruins’ docket this week. Getting two points right off the bat against an injury-plagued Sabres, who are without the likes of Jack Eichel and Evander Kane, would be an ideal start for a Bruins team still looking for consistency.

“Right now I’m pretty much focused on tonight and the couple of games that we have ahead of us,” said 19-year-old Brandon Carlo. “It’s a pretty busy week and I’m looking forward to the competition and the grind of the week. It’s going to be fun.”