Bruins recover, top Blues in shootout to reach 60 wins

ST. LOUIS -- The Boston Bruins became the fourth team in NHL history to reach 60 wins when they recovered for a 4-3 shootout victory against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Sunday.

Boston joined the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens (60 wins), 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings (62) and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning (62) as the only teams to reach the mark.
"It is special," Bruins forward Brad Marchand said. "At the end of the day, I think we've done a really good job at kind of staying in the moment, but when the year's over and I guess careers are all over and we kind of look back, it's pretty special to be part of a group like this and to break records."

Trent Frederic, a St. Louis native, had two assists, and Linus Ullmark made 35 saves for the Bruins (60-12-5), who have won three straight and 10 of 11, including a 4-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Boston, which has already won the Presidents' Trophy, has 125 points this season, the most in its history.
"It is something we try not to get caught up in," Marchand said. "But it does speak a lot about the commitment of the team this year, the depth of the group, how great of a job management and the ownership group did putting a really good group together. Teams like this don't come together very often and it is very special to be a part of it."
Jordan Kyrou scored twice, Brayden Schenn had three assists, and Jordan Binnington made 28 saves for the Blues (35-35-7), who were eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention for the first time since 2017-18.
"It's very disappointing," St. Louis coach Craig Berube said. "This organization, and what's expected of everybody, we're not very happy for sure."
Kyrou cut it to 3-1 at 19:51 of the second period, scoring blocker side on a wrist shot from the right face-off circle.
"Late in the second, we're down 3-0," Kyrou said. "We don't have any goals. So, it's a nice boost."
Torey Krug then made it 3-2 at 9:47 of the third period, scoring on the rebound of a shot by Brandon Saad, and Kyrou tied it 3-3 at 19:35 with a shot from the right circle during a 6-on-5.
"Obviously, they had a good start, but we reacted well eventually," said Krug, who played his first nine NHL seasons with Boston. "I thought for the most part we played the right way and guys showed a lot of courage sticking in the fight. We had guys battling through injuries and making big plays at big moments. Unfortunately, we just didn't get the extra point."

Dmitry Orlov thought he won the game for the Bruins at 2:38 of overtime on a one-timer, but a video review determined David Pastrnak was offside.
Jake DeBrusk gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 5:51 of the first period when he followed up his shot on a 2-on-1, carried the rebound around Binnington and scored near the right post.
Tyler Bertuzzi made it 2-0 at 7:18 of the second period when a no-look pass by Pastrnak deflected in off his skate at the right post on a power play.

Oskar Steen extended it to 3-0 at 8:02, scoring on the rebound of a shot by A.J. Greer. It was his first goal since Jan. 22, 2022 (nine games).
Boston was outshot 15-5 in the third and surrendered a three-goal lead for the first time this season. Charlie Coyle scored the only goal in the shootout.
"I think, No. 1, we wind up on top because of our great goaltender," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. "He was fantastic tonight, and as soon as Charlie scored, I was like, 'You know what, he's not letting one in.' You could just see it through his cage. ... We're playing tired, because it was four games in six nights, and we made some mistakes that we can't make, so it's a good learning (experience)."
NOTES:Boston center David Krejci and defenseman Charlie McAvoy did not play for rest-related purposes. Forward Patrice Bergeron missed his second straight game with what Montgomery called "resting nagging injuries." ... Blues defenseman Matthew Kessel had 15:17 of ice time in his NHL debut after being called up on an emergency basis from Springfield of the American Hockey League earlier Sunday. ... Pastrnak had his four-game goal streak end but extended his point streak to five games (seven goals, one assist). ... St. Louis forwards Pavel Buchnevich and Robert Thomas and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo each missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury. Berube said they could return Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. … Ullmark has 38 wins this season, tying Tiny Thompson (1929-30) for the second-most in a season in Bruins history. Only Pete Peeters (40 in 1982-83) has more.