Patrice Bergeron: Difference between revisions

The [[2018–19 Boston Bruins season|2018–19 season]] for the Bruins saw Bergeron achieve some impressive milestones in his NHL career: on December 22, 2018, bergeron scored his 300th goal in a 5–2 win over the [[Nashville Predators]] on Predators goaltender [[Pekka Rinne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/the-road-to-1-000-patrice-bergeron-s-career-points-timeline-338867566#:~:text=December%2022%2C%202018%20%7C%20300th%20Career,was%20his%20300th%20career%20goal. |title=The Road to 1,000 | Patrice Bergeron's Career Points Timeline |website=nhl.com |publisher=Boston Bruins |author=Eric Russo |date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref> On February 5, 2019, Bergeron played in his 1,000th NHL game, all with the Bruins, scoring two goals in a 3–1 home ice win against the visiting New York Islanders<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-boston-bruins-game-recap/c-304510936 |title=Bergeron scores twice in 1,000th NHL game, Bruins defeat Islanders |last=Kalman |first=Matt |date=February 5, 2019 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 20, 2019 |quote=Patrice Bergeron scored twice in his 1,000th NHL game, and Peter Cehlarik scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Boston Bruins defeat the New York Islanders 3-1 at TD Garden on Tuesday.}}</ref> By the late-season games of the 2018–19 season, Bergeron was set to break the 800-point milestone in his NHL career, which was achieved on March 16, 2019, with a goal that tied the game in the first period, leading to a 2–1 home-ice overtime Bruins win over the visiting [[Columbus Blue Jackets]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/marchand-nets-ot-winner-as-bs-snap-skid/c-305865304 |title=Marchand Nets OT Winner As B's Snap Skid |last=Russo |first=Eric |date=March 17, 2019 |website=NHL.com |publisher=Boston Bruins |access-date=March 19, 2019 |quote=Boston fed off that emotion early in the first period, with Bergeron potting his 27th of the season off a feed from Marchand on the power play to open the scoring at 5:51 and end the team's stretch of sleepy starts. Bergeron's goal was the 800th point of his career, while Marchand's helper was his 86th point of the season, a career-high.}}</ref> On April 17, 2019, Bergeron was nominated for the Selke Trophy for an NHL-record eighth straight season which was eventually given to [[Ryan O'Reilly]] of the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2019-nhl-awards-selke-trophy-finalists/c-306816318?tid=280503612 | title=Selke Trophy finalists unveiled | website=NHL.co | access-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Bergeron and the Bruins would eventually go on to the Stanley Cup Finals in which the Bruins lost in seven games to the St. Louis Blues, 1 win short from winning a second Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/capitals/7-reasons-caps-fans-should-be-happy-blues-won-stanley-cup|title=Caps fans should be happy the Blues won the Stanley Cup|last=Regan|first=J.J.|date=June 13, 2019|website=NBC Sports Washington|access-date=June 14, 2019|quote=Of the five other expansion teams in their division, the Blues are the only team still in existence that had not won a Cup. The only other team that did not was the [[Oakland Seals]].}}</ref>

 

 

====Final years and captaincy (2020–2023)====