Bruins break NHL single-season win file with 63rd victory

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

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

The Bruins have gained six in a row and reached 131 factors, one again of the file held by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens that has stood for practically 5 a long time, and with two video games left in opposition to opponents effectively 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 have been out, together with No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy, ahead Taylor Corridor, key commerce deadline pickup Dmitry Orlov and All-Star goaltender Linus Ullmark.

Even with a lineup chock filled with gamers from the AHL’s Windfall Bruins, Boston relied on a well-recognized recipe to set the wins file. Past 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.

A lot to first-year coach Jim Montgomery’s delight, in addition they stored up what he known as their “signature calling” of closing out video games. After permitting a objective 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 favorite 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 file books.

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Bruins: Host Washington on Tuesday night time.

Flyers: Host Columbus on Tuesday night time.