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Boston Bruins become fastest team in NHL history to win 50 games

Originally posted on Daily Faceoff | By Colton Davies | Last updated 3/11/23

The Boston Bruins -- who earlier this month became the fastest NHL team to ever reach the 100-point mark -- have become the fastest team in National Hockey League history to reach 50 wins, recording the milestone on Saturday with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

Detroit went up 2-0 in the contest, only for Boston to come back to tie the game before newcomer Garnet Hathaway notched the eventual game-winner with under 10 minutes remaining in regulation. It was his first goal as a member of the Bruins.

Linus Ullmark picked up 30 saves on the night while pushing his season-long record to 33-4-1. He is working to a stellar 1.89 goals against average and a .938 save percentage in that space

The Bruins notched the 50-win milestone in just 64 games, beating out the Red Wings' own mark from the 1996-97 season, when Detroit picked up win No. 50 in 66 contests. That earlier record was subsequently matched by the 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Ullmark spoke to the media in a post-game press conference about the milestone and the team's desire to bounce back after they saw their 10-game winning streak snapped by the Oilers.

“We never want to lose two in a row. We showed that today,” Ullmark said. “We came out a little slow. They came out hot as well. Give them credit, they really came here to play in that first period and we were just weren’t ready for it. But we took a breather in between the first and second, and we told each other we’ve got to ramp it up a little bit. And then we absolutely dominated them in the second.”

The Bruins are now an astonishing 50-9-5 this season and have already claimed the President’s Trophy. Next up, the Bruins will play the Red Wings once more in a Sunday road rematch.

This article first appeared on Daily Faceoff and was syndicated with permission.

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