The Boston Bruins players and staff have been saying for months that they were not trying to break the record for most wins in a season come April. Their focus was on winning the Stanley Cup in June. But try or not, they did it anyway.
Heading into the final week of one of the most remarkable regular seasons ever, the Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3, on Sunday for their 63rd win, surpassing the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and the 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning for most wins in a season.
They did it with their usual flair, too, as David Pastrnak recorded a hat trick to reach 60 goals in the season and 300 in his career.