Visiting Boston is on record-setting pace this season

The Bruins were the fastest team in NHL history to reach 100 points, and play at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

March 17, 2023 at 11:57PM
Goalie Linus Ullmark and team captain Patrice Bergeron have enjoyed a stellar season in Boston. (Michael Dwyer, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

1 p.m. vs. Boston • Xcel Energy Center • BSN, 100.3-FM

Game preview: The Bruins are not only the best team in the NHL, but one of the best in league history. They were fastest to reach 100 points (61 games) and are 51-11-5 for 107 points. ... They are second in the league in goals, first in goals against, and have a +103 differential. ... RW David Pastrnak (46-44-90) is fifth in NHL scoring. ... Linus Ullmark leads the league with a 1.97 goals-against average and .935 save percentage, and has scored a goal. ... LW Taylor Hall, W Nick Foligno and D Derek Forbort, a former Duluth East player, are all sidelined because of lower-body injuries.

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