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Boston (60-12-5, 125 points) joined the 1995-96
Detroit Red Wings (62-13-7), the 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning
(62-16-4) and the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens (60-8-12) as teams
that reached 60 wins in a season.
St. Louis (35-35-7, 77 points) was eliminated from playoff
contention with the result.
The Blues received two goals from Jordan Kyrou, the second of
which made it a 3-3 game with 25 seconds remaining in
regulation. Kyrou has 36 goals this season.
Former Bruin Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, his seventh
of the year. Brayden Schenn assisted on all three St. Louis
goals.
Jake DeBrusk (25th goal of the year), Tyler Bertuzzi (seventh)
and Oskar Steen (first) scored for the Bruins, who led 1-0 after
one period and 3-1 after 40 minutes. St. Louis native Trent
Frederic collected two assists.
Bertuzzi's goal came during a Boston power play. The Bruins have
a 40-4-3 record this season in games when they score at least
one power-play goal. St. Louis has allowed 12 power-play goals
in its last six games.
The Blues failed to score during any of their four power-play
opportunities, including a five-on-three advantage for 1:34 that
began with 8:44 remaining in the third.
Boston's Linus Ullmark recorded 35 saves in the win. Ullmark
entered the game with the lowest goals-against average in the
NHL (1.88). St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington stopped 28
shots.
The Bruins, who have already clinched the best record in the
NHL, rested center Patrice Bergeron, center David Krejci and
defenseman Charlie McAvoy.
St. Louis trailed 3-0 until Kyrou beat Ullmark with nine seconds
remaining in the second period. Krug's goal pulled St. Louis
within 3-2 with 10:13 to play.
DeBrusk opened the scoring 5:51 into the game. Bertuzzi gave
Boston a 2-0 lead at 7:18 of the second, and Steen made it a 3-0
game 44 seconds later.
--Field Level Media
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