The Boston Bruins won 65 games this season. It was three more than any team in the century-plus history of the NHL and, obviously, the most ever for a franchise that began playing in 1924.
They destroyed Washington on opening night and never cooled off. They started 10-1. They had 20 wins by early December. They didn't lose at home in regulation until mid-January. They finished on a 15-1 tear.
Blowouts. Comebacks. Overtime. Whatever. They just kept winning. They’d fall behind and then pull it out anyway. They delivered five separate stretches of seven or more straight victories.