If anyone thought that the Boston Bruins' November magic, with a 12-0-1 record during the month, would end with a turning of the calendar, they should look no further than last Saturday's 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 

Now five weeks without a regulation loss, the Boston Bruins appear to have more confidence than ever, playing as a unified and explosive force against every team they face.

However, Bruins coach Claude Julien noted that the team is also refraining from overconfidence. "I don't see anybody getting comfortable in [the dressing room], and that's great to see," Julien said during the post-game press conference.

"This game can be a humbling game, things can turn around pretty quickly… But the mindset is one that I like the feel of it, because certainly you're not getting comfortable and complacent."

The game itself was yet another display of exciting Bruins hockey, just like the previous game against the Leafs last Wednesday, in which the Bruins won 6-3. While the first period remained scoreless, both teams jumped out of the gate in the second period with great intensity. Despite having multiple scoring opportunities on each side, both teams failed to notch a goal due to strong defensive pairings along with solid goaltending by both the Bruins' back-up Tuukka Rask and the Leafs starter James Reimer, who returned as the Leafs' lead netminder after missing 18 games with concussion-like symptoms.

Things started up again quickly just 4:20 into the second period. Center David Krejci scored in the top corner on a one-timer pass from Nathan Horton to put the Bruins ahead by one. Within a minute, the Leafs responded with a dead-on shot by Mikhail Grabovski, beating Rask on the short side from a tough angle. Yet this would be the one and only time the Leafs sounded the siren. Boston's great positioning in front of the net helped Rich Peverly shoot off a pass to Chris Kelly, who nailed the puck over Reimer's shoulder to put the Bruins ahead 2-1.

The third period was more of the same: tight hockey, big defensive plays, big hits and more goals. Johnny Boychuk let a rocket go from the faceoff circle, just passing by Reimer's glove to give the Bruins insurance. Right wing Nathan Horton took advantage of defensive lapse by Leaf Michael Frattin to put the Bruins up by a final score of 4-1.

The 60 minutes also contained a good amount of physical play. The intensity found in both sides came to a head when Joe Corvo and Joey Crabb engaged in an intense fight.

Defenseman Joe Corvo, earning his first NHL major in 592 career games, thought it would be inevitable that he would have the first fight of his career, donning a Bruins uniform.

"I figured, yeah, after the first game when I was driving out of the parking lot and I was signing some autographs, and someone came up to the window, and they're like: just fight one time and they'll love you here; so I figured it was going to happen at some point." Judging by the "USA" chants sporadically erupting from a packed crowd, the 100th sold-out game in a row, the fans were pleased.

By shutting down the Leafs' top line with Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul– first and third in points in the league, respectively– the Bruins were able to focus on their own offense, without having to worry about the opposing team. The Bruins can revel in the fact that, for now, they are back on top. After securing their place at the top of the Northeast Division, it does not look like they are going to give up the spot any time soon.

The Bruins will next travel to take on the Winnipeg Jets tonight at 8:30 p.m.