The Boston Bruins don’t know how to lose two in a row.

Back on the sheet after a brutal loss to the Coyotes on Friday night, the Bruins put themselves back in the win column Sunday night by way of a 3-1 final over Bruce Cassidy’s Vegas Golden Knights.

For the Bruins, it was their fourth straight victory at T-Mobile Arena (they lost in their first visit to the The Fortress and have done nothing but win ever since), and improved the team to a staggering 22-4-1 on the year.

And it saw the B’s deliver some payback for Logan Thompson and the Golden Knights ending the Black and Gold’s historic home winning streak last Monday in Boston.

Here are the 98.5 The Sports Hub (dot com) 3 Stars of the game from a Sunday win in Sin City…

No. 3 Star: Jake DeBrusk

Dec 11, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) celebrates with defenseman Matt Grzelcyk (48) and defenseman Brandon Carlo (25) after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period at T-Mobile Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports)

The third-period goal Jake DeBrusk scored in this contest, which held as the game-winning goal when the horn sounded, might honestly go down as my favorite Bruins goal of the 2022-23 season to date.

It was that gorgeous. From Taylor Hall’s neutral-zone victory to Pavel Zacha’s saucer pass to DeBrusk’s shot, this was just one big party of excellence from a line that simply wasn’t a line before this contest.

The goal was also a strong capper to a night that saw DeBrusk credited with a forward-leading six hits, and with DeBrusk finishing the night as Boston’s strongest possession forward, with attempts favoring the Bruins by a 10-5 mark during DeBrusk’s 11:00 of five-on-five play. Not a bad showing considering DeBrusk was separated from the possession dynamo one-two of Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand for the majority of this contest.

(Oh, and this is without even getting into the potential personal element that came with DeBrusk scoring the game-winning goal against a team coached by Bruce Cassidy.)

No. 2 Star: Connor Clifton

Dec 11, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton (75) covers Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (10) during the third period at T-Mobile Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports)

This one had the feel of a playoff game. It was intense, it was physical, and getting the two points required some extra pop. Luckily for Jim Montgomery’s team, Connor Clifton brought plenty of that to T-Mobile Arena.

Deployed for 16:59 (second-lowest among all Boston defensemen), Clifton finished Sunday’s game with a team-leading seven hits, and the Bruins out-attempted the Golden Knights 19-11 with Clifton on the ice at five-on-five. Clifton’s huge hit on Vegas captain Mark Stone, which came with the Bruins down a man and protecting a one-goal lead in the third period, also stood out in what was a big-time showing for No. 75.

That confidence and kind of contributions will go a long way when it comes to Clifton fortifying his position as a must-play on this roster, especially with trade deadline season looming over the league, and with the B’s always on the hunt for more defensive depth. (Note: Clifton has given you zero reason to take him out this season.)

No. 1 Star: Linus Ullmark

Dec 11, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) deflects a pass wide of Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the second period at T-Mobile Arena. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports)

I’m gonna be honest with you, I’m running out of things to say about Linus Ullmark.

This guy has been nails all season. It’s getting ridiculous at this point.

On the board with his 16th win through 17 decisions this season, the 6-foot-5 Ullmark was once again dynamite, with stops on all but one of the 31 shots Vegas thrown his way in this contest. There was plenty of high-danger work in this contest, too, as Ullmark was credited with saves on all eight five-on-five high-danger shots he faced, and saves on 10 of his 11 high-danger shots against in this game.

With the win, Ullmark dipped his (already) league-leading goals against average down 0.05 from 1.82 to 1.77, and bumped his (already) league-leading save percentage up from .939 to .941. Just absurd.

It did get me wondering though, when is the last time we saw a goalie dominate this deep into a season?

By my research, Ullmark is the first goaltender to have 15 wins, a plus-.940 save percentage, and a sub 1.80 goals against average through the Dec. 11 date of any given season in over 40 years. (He might honestly be the only goalie in NHL history to have that kind of line, but the league’s tracking of save percentage and goals against average gets sketchier the deeper you go and I can’t go all the way back to 1917 without driving myself insane.)

Ullmark’s start is honestly the best since Wild netminder Devan Dubnyk began his 2016-17 campaign with a 15-6-3 record, .947 save percentage, and 1.63 goals against average through Dec. 18. (Dubnyk, in case you’re wondering, had a natural dip between then and the end of the season, and finished fifth in Vezina voting.)

And in case you’re wondering (Part II), Tim Thomas was at 14-2-3 with a league-best .951 save percentage and 1.51 goals against average through Dec. 11 in his spectacular 2010-11 campaign. Thomas earned his 15th win of the season on Dec. 18 that season.

Obviously Ullmark isn’t touching Thomas (or even Dubnyk) with his numbers, but the fact that he’s earning a dub every single time he’s in the crease is what’s putting him in rarified air right now. The B’s will take it.