Bruins trying to become only 2nd team since 2005 to reach incredible stat

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Dorin Canaday
November 23, 2022 (10:06)

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Amid the Boston Bruins' incredible 17-2-0 start to the 2022-23 season are several records and milestones being reached that NHL fans haven't seen done in a long time.

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman recently brought a new one to light as well. In a recent (shortened and written) version of his ''32 Thoughts'', Friedman pointed out one impressive feat that hasn't been accomplished since 2005.

''Courtesy of friend-of-the-blog John Davis: 14 of Boston's 17 wins are by at least two goals. The Bruins' goal-differential is plus-40, 11 better than second-place New Jersey. Checking some history, it's not really going out on a limb to suggest they won't catch the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens' record of plus-216. But in the salary-cap era, the 2005-06 Senators set the standard of plus-107. That Ottawa team is the only cap-era club in the top 30 all-time, right at No. 30.''

The Bruins are getting scoring up and down the lineup from both forwards and defense, which is a big reason why the goal differential is so significant already.

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23 NOVEMBRE \| 106 ANSWERS Bruins trying to become only 2nd team since 2005 to reach incredible stat How high will the Bruins goal differential get?
70 to 80	15	14.2 %
80 to 90	23	21.7 %
90 to 100	21	19.8 %
107+ (modern record)	47	44.3 %
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