Bruins wrap up Presidents' Trophy with OT win

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10:33 PM ET

  • Associated Press

BOSTON -- David Pastrnak scored his 53rd goal of the season 41 seconds into overtime and the Boston Bruins wrapped up the Presidents' Trophy with their franchise-record 58th victory, 2-1 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Hampus Lindholm sent a pass to Pastrnak for the backhand winner.

The Presidents' Trophy goes to the NHL regular-season points leader. Boston broke a tie with the 1970-71 team for the franchise victory mark and moved four away from tying the NHL record of 62 set by Detroit in 1995-96 and matched by Tampa Bay in 2018-19.

Tyler Bertuzzi had a tying power-play goal in the second and Linus Ullmark made 25 saves to help the Bruins win for the eighth time in nine games.

Jack Roslovic scored for Columbus and Michael Hutchinson stopped 29 shots. The Blue Jackets have lost six of eight.

Boston tied it when Bertuzzi redirected Pavel Zacha's pass between Hutchinson's pads.

Roslovic tipped Liam Foudy's pass just past Ullmark's outstretched left skate at 8:08 of the first to give Columbus the early lead.

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