Montreal takes a two-goal lead in the first period and beats Tampa Bay, 3-2.

Patrice Bergeron starts a scoring onslaught just 15 seconds into the game, and Jeremy Swayman records his second straight shutout, 7-0.

David Pastrnak gets closer to the 50-goal mark as Boston beats streaking Minnesota, which was 11-0-3 in its previous 14 games.

Jeremy Swayman earns his third shutout of the season, and goals from Trent Frederic, Pavel Zacha and Tomas Nosek lift the Bruins past the Jets.

“We play for the Stanley Cup,” Bruins President Cam Neely says.

Taylor Raddysh scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston 6-3, handing the NHL-leading Bruins a second straight regulation loss for the first time this season

Detroit jumps to a 4-0 lead and seals the win with an empty-net goal with 23.1 seconds left.

Garnet Hathaway’s first goal for Boston helps the Bruins become the quickest team to 50 wins in NHL history.

NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid limped off the ice late in the third period in the Oilers’ game against the Boston Bruins