The Boston Bruins broke a Montreal Canadiens record for most points in a campaign by beating the Washington Capitals at the TD Garden on Tuesday.

With their 64th win of the season, the Bruins brought their total points to 133 points in 81 games.

The former National Hockey League record that once seemed unattainable was set by the Habs’ legendary 1976-77 edition. Back then, CH had collected 132 points in 80 games.

Jim Montgomery’s team outplayed the Capitals en route to a 5-2 win.

However, the meeting ended on a very worrying note for the “Oursons”. Their number 1 goalkeeper, Linus Ullmark, retired to the dressing room with 9:18 minutes. to do at the game. Looking uneasy after a routine move, he was replaced by Jeremy Swayman.

However, Montgomery confirmed after the meeting that he made this decision as a precaution and that the Sweden goalkeeper was not seriously injured.

Two more points for Pastrnak

An inspired performance by Charlie Lindgren, author of 33 saves in 45 minutes of play, kept the visitors in the game. However, the former CH goalkeeper picked up a back injury in the third period and also left the game in pain.

Tom Wilson hit the bull’s eye with a rush in the third half to close the gap on goal, but former ‘Caps’ Garnet Hathaway chased his ex-team by threading the needle.

Brad Marchand, Tyler Bertuzzi, Tomas Nosek and Jake DeBrusk were the other Bruins scorers. David Pastrnak had two assists.

Defense attorney Nick Jensen exposed Ullmark in a lost cause.