BOSTON — If most teams were put in the Bruins’ situation on Thursday at TD Garden, they would have checked in for a scheduled loss and moved on. But these Bruins are not most teams.
Fresh off a successful but arduous four-game trip to western Canada with one day off in between, the Bruins simply went to work soundly beat what should have been a desperate Buffalo Sabres team, 7-1. It was the Bruins' ninth straight win and, at 48-8-5, pushed them over the 100-point plateau, making them the fastest team ever to eclipse the century mark.
After a scoreless first period, the Bruins took a 2-0 lead with two quick goals in the second period.
