Nov 25, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The Boston Bruins celebrate their overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden. Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Boston Bruins react to record-setting start at home

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated 11/25/22

On Friday, the Boston Bruins came from behind to beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, setting an NHL record by winning each of their first 12 home games to start the season.

After the victory, many from the Bruins, including head coach Jim Montgomery, shared their thoughts about the miraculous feat.

While there's no doubt he had a hand in the streak, Montgomery gave all the credit to his team, saying it doesn't happen "if those guys don't believe in themselves like they do."

" There's been a lot of great teams in this league and you're able to set a precedent and break a record. It doesn't happen if those guys don't believe in themselves like they do." -- Coach Montgomery on setting a new NHL record with a 12-0-0 start at home pic.twitter.com/LjfQ7aClse
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David Pastrnak praised the raucous crowd at the TD Garden on Friday, calling them "our seventh player out there."

"One of the timeouts, I took a moment to look around. Full house...fans are buzzing. It was pretty loud. They are our seventh player out there." -- @pastrnak96 on @tdgarden's playoff-type atmosphere on Friday afternoon pic.twitter.com/Bdk2U6PnQN
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David Krejci called winning 12 in a row at home "pretty special" while adding that the crowd provided motivation "to come out there and do the job."

"We obviously knew there was something special on the line and we just kept coming at 'em. The energy in the building was great. Glad we got a win." -- David Krejci after his two-goal game in the #NHLBruins comeback over Carolina pic.twitter.com/F67sEYCnTj
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The Bruins' hot start has Patrice Bergeron and the team thinking big things. After the record-setting victory, Bergeron said they have "something special" in Boston and hope to keep things rolling as the season continues.

"You don't want to put all the emphasis on the record. But we have something special and we want to carry that on. We want to show some character. I thought it was a character win." -- Patrice Bergeron on the #NHLBruins record-setting win at @tdgarden pic.twitter.com/oJhYdwVGzl
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Early on Friday, the Bruins' streak was in peril after the Hurricanes jumped out to an early 2-0 lead off first-period goals by Stefan Nosen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi.

However, after Krejci got the Bruins on the board in the second period, he tied the game at 10:27 of the third period, forcing overtime.

In OT, Pastrnak scored on the powerplay at 3:19, giving the Bruins the victory and an NHL record.

A RIGATONI ROCKET. pic.twitter.com/xaxs7n3YJo
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 25, 2022

At 18-3-0, the Bruins own the best record in the NHL and the division lead in the Atlantic. Boston will have the chance to extend its home winning streak on Tuesday when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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