Bruins holds on to win 2-1 over Senators thanks to Ullmark’s 40 saves

Linus Ullmark made astonishing 40 saves, while Jake DeBrusk had the go-ahead goal and the NHL-best Boston Bruins continued their pursuit of the league’s record for regular-season victories with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

David Krejci added a power-play goal for Boston, which won its fourth straight game. Dylan Gambrell scored for the Senators and Mads Sogaard made 33 stops on the other end from Ullmark.

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The Bruins posted their 54th win and with 12 games left are on pace to break the mark of 62, set by the Detroit Red Wings in 1995-96 and matched by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018-19.