The 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning have company.
On Saturday night, the Boston Bruins earned their 62nd win of the 2022-23 season, tying the NHL single-season mark. Now they need just one victory in their next three games to stand alone in the record books.
“Any time you’re talking about putting your team’s name and putting our ‘Spoked B’ in the history book for the most wins in the regular season is special,” head coach Jim Montgomery said.
On Saturday, they faced the toughest test of their remaining regular season tilts.
With the Carolina Hurricanes dropping a 4-3 decision in Buffalo earlier in the day, the New Jersey Devils entered TD Garden with a chance to take over first place in the Metropolitan Division.