This season's dominance continues on the beaten track.
On Saturday, Swedish time, they defeated the Detroit Red Wings at home after being down 2-0 early in the game.
But in the second period the home team woke up and caught up after goals by Hampus Lindholm and team captain Patrice Bergeron.
Linus Ullmark stood on his head after the two early goals and, as usual, made several great saves.
No one was better than when he robbed Alex Chiasson who was allowed to shoot freely from the slot, but then Ullmark was there with the picking glove.
It instead allowed Boston to decide the game in the third period when fourth line player Garnet Hathaway, who joined the team shortly before the trade deadline, scored his first goal in a Boston jersey.
- Their chain was our best throughout the match.
That goal was very well deserved, says Boston coach Jim Montgomery to nhl.com.
Fastest to 50 wins
The win made it 50 wins for the season in just 64 games.
It is the fastest mark in NHL history.
For Boston to secure the playoff spot already overnight, it was required that either the New York Islanders or the Ottawa Senators lose their games.
Which they both did, against the Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks respectively.
By a considerable margin, the Boston Bruins top the NHL table and can now look forward to the playoffs and the final goal: the Stanley Cup dent.