New York. The Boston Bruins are putting together a legendary season.
With their 3-2 victory over Detroit on Saturday night, they became the fastest in NHL history to reach 50 wins.
Of course he’s a feather in the cap and fun to be a part of, Swedish defender Hambus Lindholm tells Sportbladet.
It’s no news that the Bruins are having a very special season, having dominated game after game all winter and leading the series in superior style.
But now there are also numbers confirming the purely historical nature of the 22-23 batch of the Yellow-Black Bears.
Already two innings ago, they became the fastest in 100-plus year NHL history to reach 100 points, and with a 3-2 win on Saturday morning against the Detroit Red Wings, they also became the fastest to win. Win #50. Previously, the Detroit Red Wings (1995-1996) and Tampa Bay Lightning (2018-19) hit 66 games, but this year’s Bruins version took no more than 64.
“Yes, we have a very special group of guys here,” says Hampus Lindholm on the phone from the Boston airport, where the team has gone straight away because the return date awaits in Detroit on Sunday.
– It’s of course a feather in the cap to get to such ratings and it’s fun to be a part of. Now it’s just a matter of continuing in the same way and I think it’s getting better and better the more games we play.
Against the Wings, however, it started half-heartedly, and the Bears trailed 2-0 in the first 20 minutes and were only able to punt the ball with just over 6 minutes left in the third.
– The Red Wings are good and sometimes they disappear, and they scored two quick goals in the first half. It was too strong for us to come back again, Hambus continues.
Who himself scored his eighth goal of the season in the second half.
– I started shooting a little more then usually good things happen. It’s fun to be involved this way.
In the penalty area, Linus Ollmark stopped 29 shots, while his compatriot Magnus Helberg made 35 shots at the other end of the ring.