PHILADELPHIA - After a sluggish first period, the Bruins found their rhythm late in Tuesday night's game, blanking a Flyers team that had not lost on home ice since February 6. With these two points, the B's are now the first team to reach the 100-point mark this season, and it doesn't stop there.
This also marks the third consecutive season that the team has reached triple digits in the league standings, all while under coach Bruce Cassidy. Accumulating 100 points in a season, without a doubt, is a record worth celebrating. However, in today's game, some players consider it less of a milestone and more of a necessity.
"These days it's one of those things, you almost have to get 100 points to make the playoffs," said Tuukka Rask after Tuesday night's victory at Wells Fargo Center"The league is tighter than ever and we're just trying to get a head start early in the season and keep that momentum going the whole year."
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