The 2022-23 Bruins set NHL records for victories and points in a season. No other team in the league’s 106-year history has demonstrated such regular-season dominance.
Here are 10 things that defined the record-setting season.
1. Bergeron and Krejci return and defy Father Time
Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci returning for another season were the first dominos that needed to fall for the Bruins to orchestrate a season for the ages.
With the star centers accounting for just a combined $3.5 million salary-cap hit, general manager Don Sweeney had the fiscal flexibility to bolster the roster.