Bruins defeat Devils, tie NHL single-season wins mark

Pavel Zacha scored two goals in the opening 4:44 of the first period, and the Boston Bruins held on to defeat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Saturday night.

The Bruins (62-12-5, 129 points) matched the NHL record for single-season wins, a feat accomplished previously by Detroit in 1995-96 and Tampa Bay in 2018-19.

Boston, which had reached 100 points faster than any team in NHL history (61 games), is on pace to break the