FanSided NHL’s annual “How incredible is the Bruins top line” post

The Boston Bruins top line is at it again, dominating the NHL as the best line in hockey and making this beautiful game look easy.

It’s been about a year since the last time I wrote about how good the Boston Bruins top line is. Another year before that came a similar post. It’s becoming a recurring discussion, but incredibly, the B’s top three forwards are getting better every year. Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and our Lord and savior David Pastrnak are once again, far and away the best line in hockey.

Aptly nicknamed the “perfection line,” these three have a way of knowing exactly where each other are at all times on the ice. The passing between the three can be downright disgusting (in a good way) and the scoring is on a record-setting pace. The Bruins top three is clawing at the doors of Boston records held by Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr.

Think about that for a second. Phil Esposito and Bobby f*****g Orr. That’s where this line is, statistically, through 15 games this season. In fact, despite losing to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, David Pastrnak became the third player in Bruins history to notch 30 points in the first 15 games of the season.

It’s even more incredible when you consider that 15 of those points are goals (15 and 15 through 15 is just so clean). Not to be outdone, Brad Marchand is sitting at 28 points (10G, 18A) and Patrice Bergeron brings up the rear with a measly 16 points (7G, 9A). the three are currently first, third and tied for 18th respectively in NHL points.

Individual player success means nothing if a team isn’t doing well, right? The Bruins are 11-2-2 this season, sitting at 24 points, one behind the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues with a game in hand. This team is playing with a vengeance that says “We lost out on the Stanley Cup opportunity of a lifetime last year and you’ll be hard-pressed to take it from us again.” Keeping this pace up would be nearly impossible, but the supporting cast is starting to show up and if that continues to be the case, it’ll be curtains for the rest of the league.

The Bruins top three aren’t dominating by some fluke, either. Consistency is key, otherwise the Bruins would be having a much harder time winning games. Brad Marchand just came off of a 13-game point streak, picking up points in all but their first and last games. He’s also had two five-point games, which is pretty damn impressive, especially this early in the season. A noted game-winning goal scorer, he’s notched three to add to his 54 career game-winners.

The rest of the line is just as consistent. David Pastrnak is riding a 13-game point streak (ongoing) and Patrice Bergeron has only three games in which he hasn’t picked up a point. This is huge, especially for a team that has struggled with secondary scoring in past seasons.

The top line being this good has allowed for a slower start from players like Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen, who are both playing well, despite not being on the score sheet as often. With this much of a cushion from your top end, it’s okay to work your way into the swing of things. It’s still so, so early in the season.

The Bruins certainly aren’t the most popular team in the league. Hailing from the “City of Champions,” and enjoying a great amount of success over the past 10 years, they’ve been easy to cheer against. Regardless of how you feel about the team or the city of Boston, the Bruins top line is a thing of beauty. Don’t let bias ruin your watching experience.

This is as beautiful as the game of hockey is ever going to look in our lifetime. It’s worth enjoying.