The Boston Bruins capped off their dominating 2022-23 campaign by breaking the NHL single-season wins record. With a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, the Bruins got their 63rd win, which is the most by any team in a single season in NHL history.
The previous record of 62 single-season wins was set in 1995-96 by the Detroit Red Wings and later matched by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018-19.
Forward David Pastrnak scored a hat-trick, while Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha each added one goal to propel the Bruins to a historic victory.
“It’s been a lot of fun, I’m not going to lie,” Pastrnak said after the game. “It’s been enjoyable, especially the group we have here. We obviously knew the stakes, and it’s definitely special to hit it in a game like this. Made history today in the biggest league in hockey.”
The Bruins will have the opportunity to further improve the record as they have two more games left in the regular season. And they will get a chance to make more history if they get points when they face the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens to wrap up the regular part of the campaign.
Boston is currently at 131 points in 2022-23 and have a chance to also set the NHL’s all-time mark for most points in a single season. The Canadiens team from 1976-77 currently holds the record with 132 points.
