David Pastrnak (1-1-2) assisted on the game-tying tally and scored his 39th goal of the season in overtime to help NHL-leading Boston (40-8-5, 85 points) become the first team to reach the 40-win mark in 2022-23. The Bruins, who have lost consecutive games only once during this current campaign (0-2-1 from Jan. 26-29), matched the 2015-16 Capitals (53 GP) for the fewest contests to hit 40 wins in a single season.
* Boston has 29 games remaining in 2022-23, with 12 contests against clubs currently occupying a postseason position, and continues its chase toward breaking the NHL's single-season wins record (62: DET in 1995-96 & TBL in 2018-19) as well as the single-season points record (132: MTL in 1976-77).
* The Bruins own a .802 point percentage and sit as one of seven teams in NHL history with a point percentage of .800 or higher at this stage of a season (860 GP), joining the 1929-30 Bruins (.875), 1943-44 Canadiens (.830), 1976-77 Canadiens (.825), 1977-78 Canadiens (.806), 2012-13 Blackhawks (.802) and 1944-45 Canadiens (.800). Every team went on to win the Stanley Cup except for the Bruins in 1929-30 (SCF loss vs. MTL) and the Canadiens in 1944-45 (SF loss vs. TOR).