Bruins break NHL single-season wins document by beating Flyers

PHILADELPHIA — The Boston Bruins have damaged the NHL single-season wins document after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 Sunday behind David Pastrnak’s hat trick that obtained him to 60 objectives for the primary time in his profession.

Hats rained down from the numerous Bruins followers in attendance after Pastrnak scored his third of the sport early within the third interval. The crowd chanted “We want the Cup!” within the closing minutes, then showered gamers with cheers on the closing horn of Boston’s 63rd victory, which snapped a tie with the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Bruins have received six in a row and reached 131 factors, one again of the document held by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens that has stood for practically 5 many years, and with two video games left towards opponents properly out of the playoff race. They’ll quickly have home-ice benefit all through the playoffs in pursuit of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship since 2011.

Boston’s high two facilities Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci had been out, together with No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy, ahead Taylor Hall, key commerce deadline pickup Dmitry Orlov and All-Star goaltender Linus Ullmark.

Even with a lineup chock stuffed with gamers from the AHL’s Providence Bruins, Boston relied on a well-known recipe to set the wins document. Beyond Pastrnak’s objectives, Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha scored, Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves and the Bruins prolonged their streak of consecutive penalties killed to 38.

Much to first-year coach Jim Montgomery’s delight, additionally they stored up what he referred to as their “signature calling” of closing out video games. After permitting a aim to Owen Tippett halfway by way of the third interval, the Bruins locked issues down as they’ve so many instances earlier than, bettering to 46-1-2 when main on the second intermission.

Pastrnak joined MVP favourite Connor McDavid as a 60-goal scorer, making this the primary season with two gamers reaching that mark since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr in 1995-96.

Wade Allison and Joel Farabee additionally scored for the Flyers, who misplaced their seventh in a row late in one other misplaced season. Felix Sandstrom made a number of massive stops amongst his 29 saves, however that wasn’t sufficient to decelerate the Bruins of their pursuit of a spot within the document books.

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Bruins: Host Washington on Tuesday evening.