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are a professional

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team based in

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. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the

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(NHL) and are one of the

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teams of the league. Founded in

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, they are the league's third-oldest team and the oldest team based in the United States, with 2021–22 season marking the 98th year for the franchise. As of the end of their 2021–22 season, the Bruins have won 3,292 regular season games, accumulated 26 division championships and five conference championships, led the league in points fourteen times, appeared in the

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75 times and won six Stanley Cup titles.

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Notes

*From the 1924–25 season through the 1925–26 season, the NHL had no divisions. *From the 1926–27 season through the 1937–38 season, Boston played in the American Division. *From the 1938–39 season through the 1966–67 season, the NHL had no divisions. *Prior to the 1967–68 season, the NHL split into

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Divisions because of the addition of six

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. *The NHL realigned prior to the 1974–75 season. The Bruins were placed in the

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. *The NHL realigned into

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and

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conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. Boston was placed in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. *The season was shortened to 48 games because of the

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. *Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular season game in overtime. *The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout. *Prior to the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a

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for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties. *The season was shortened to 48 games because of the

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. *The NHL realigned prior to the 2013–14 season. The Bruins were placed in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. *The regular season was suspended on March 12, 2020 due to the

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, and officially concluded on May 26, 2020, with the announcement of a 24-team expanded playoff to be held in the summer. The Bruins played 70 of their scheduled 82 games, and having secured the highest point percentage in the eastern conference, were one of the four teams to play in a three-game round-robin to determine seeding for the first round. *Due to the

, the

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was shortened to 56 games.

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