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Bruins clinch Presidents’ Trophy with 4-1 win against Sabres

Christian Ehrhoff, Shawn Thornton

Boston Bruins’ Shawn Thornton (22) and Buffalo Sabres’ Christian Ehrhoff (10) battle for the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Saturday, April 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

AP

Give it up to the Boston Bruins, they are the class of the NHL regular season.

The Bruins clinched the Presidents’ Trophy for the league’s best record in the regular season after they took out the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.

David Krejci had two goals and Patrice Bergeron scored his 30th goal of the season to lead the way for Boston. Tuukka Rask made 24 saves to get the win.

It’s the first time the Bruins have won the Presidents’ Trophy since the 1989-1990 season. That year, the Bruins lost to Mark Messier and the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final.

It wasn’t all good news for Boston, however, as Bergeron departed the game after the second period with what Claude Julien called a “very minor” injury and Daniel Paille was knocked out of the game after a big hit by Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe.

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