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Bruins join other regular-season Goliaths with postseason collapse

The Boston Bruins have cemented their place in the history books with one of the greatest regular seasons. With a 65-12-5 record, they became the fourth NHL team to win at least 60 games and set a new mark for single-season victories.

And now they're out of the playoffs.

The Florida Panthers, who finished the season 43 points behind the Bruins, knocked them out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in a seven-game series which saw them come back from down three games to one to win it. In Game 7, they scored a tying goal with less than a minute remaining in the third period and then finished the stunned Bruins off in overtime.