Bruins coach Julien wins 500th NHL game

Victory against Wild his 381st with Boston

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Claude Julien got his 500th NHL coaching win on Saturday when the Boston Bruins defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-2 at Xcel Energy Center.

Julien, 55, has 381 wins with the Bruins, who he has coached since the 2007-08 season. He is the longest-tenured NHL coach with his current team.

He is 500-297-10-108 in 915 games. Julien tied Toe Blake for 22nd on the NHL wins list.

Julien was coach of the Montreal Canadiens from 2002-06 (72 wins) and the New Jersey Devils in 2006-07 (47 wins).

Julien won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011 and reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2013. He was the Jack Adams winner as coach of the year in 2009, and has 109 wins in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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