The Boston Bruins on Monday won their seventh straight game and improved to 17-2-0 with a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Patrice Bergeron recorded his 1,000th career point when he assisted a Brad Marchand goal late in the second period, giving the B’s a 4-1 lead.
The Bruins are off to one of the hottest starts in franchise history. The only other Boston team to match the current Bruins’ record was the 1929 squad, which had Ralph “Cooney” Weiland as its leading scorer.
For more from the B’s 5-3 win over the Bolts, check out the Ford F-150 Final Five Facts from the game in the video above.
