Without Patrice Bergeron, the Bruins are 1-0. Time for Don Sweeney to think about putting Bergeron on the block for the trade deadline.

Against the struggling Wild, who have won just once since January 9th, the Bruins, without Bergeron (undisclosed injury) for the first time in 2015-16, picked up right where they left off from their 6-2 win in Winnipeg to start the road trip.

A pair of milestones, a red hot Brad Marchand and David Krejci’s go-ahead goal in the second period — just 35 seconds after Bruins killer Thomas Vanek tied the game at 1-1 — sparked the Black and Gold in a 4-2 victory during Saturday’s matinee in Minnesota. Here are a few things that we learned from as the Bruins jumped to second place in the Atlantic Division.

A pair of milestones reached

Head coach Claude Julien and forward Loui Eriksson both reached milestones in the Bruins’ win over the Wild. (Photos by Joe Makarski, Bruins Daily)

Loui Eriksson entered Saturday’s game just one goal shy of No. 200 for his career. Claude Julien was on the verge of a milestone of his own as he was one win away from notching win No. 500 during his tenure as a bench boss in the National Hockey League. It’s only fitting that both Eriksson and Julien got their accomplishments on the same day.

The subject of many trade rumors, Eriksson notched his milestone with his third period tally to give the Bruins a two-goal lead. Zdeno Chara’s empty-netter later in the final stanza put the dagger to the Wild and locked up Julien’s accomplishment.

In typical Julien fashion, the longest-tenured coach in the league, who is the fourth-fastest coach to reach 500 all-time wins in history, was unaware of his accomplishment before speaking to NESN’s Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley during their postgame interview.

Claude tells Jack and Brick he had no idea today’s win was his 500th. pic.twitter.com/OAMEibjwVh

— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) February 13, 2016

As for Eriksson, Sweeney and company still have a decision to make regarding the former Dallas Star. An unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, the Bruins risk having him walk for nothing in the off-season. If they trade him, they could get some assets in return. Or they could simply re-sign Loui if Sweeney and company think he’s part of their core going forward. In any event, these next several days are obviously worth watching.

A historic run for Marchand

Brad Marchand became the first Bruin since Phil Kessel to notch a goal in 12 straight games. (Photo by Joe Makarski, Bruins Daily)

Seemingly, there are three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Marchand scoring goals. Okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but there’s no denying that Marchand is on a historic run.

Scoring his 27th of the year to give the Bruins a 1-0 first period lead, Marchand became the first Bruin since Phil Kessel during the 2008-09 season to score a goal in 12 straight games. He’ll look to extend that streak to 13 straight games on Sunday afternoon in Detroit.

It took Marchand a little while to get back into the swing of things when returning from suspension. Prior to his run, the sixth-year Bruin was scoreless in four straight after serving his ban for clipping Sens defenseman Mark Borowiecki in the B’s final tilt before the Winter Classic.

Sure, he could have been a big boost for the Black and Gold if he dressed in the New Year’s Day game against the Canadiens. That doesn’t deny that he’s been one of the most consistent Bruins this season. Because of that, he’ll get a nice raise when his contract is up in two years, and Marchand’s next contract is something Sweeney will have to consider when trying to construct the B’s roster.

Spooner, Kemppainen, Pastrnak fill Bergeron’s voids

Ryan Spooner tallied an assist filling in for Patrice Bergeron on the Bruins’ top line. (Photo by Joe Makarski, Bruins Daily)

With Bergeron out, the Bruins needed contributions from top to bottom to help fill the vacancy. Ryan Spooner, Jonas Kemppainen and David Pastrnak were tasked with filling Bergeron’s void on the second line, penalty kill and power play, respectively. All three provided contributions one way or another.

In his 20:28 of ice time — his second most this season — Spooner tallied an assist on Eriksson’s milestone. Kemppainen, who was called up from Providence, did a decent job on the penalty kill and switched spots with Spooner to help for defensive purposes in the third period. Pastrnak (one assist), while not tallying a point on the power play, helped the B’s move the puck with the man advantage to keep momentum on their side.

While all three did a solid job filling the void, there’s still no denying that Bergeron is the last person that the Bruins can afford to lose for an extended period of time. It doesn’t appear that the longest-tenured Bruin will be out for long — and could return as early as tomorrow — but Spooner, Kemppainen and Pastrnak did what they needed to do for the short term.

Gustavsson gets the nod

In his first start since January 26th, Jonas Gustavsson earned his 10th win of the season in the B’s 4-2 triumph of the Wild. (Photo by Angela Spagna, Bruins Daily)

Playing his first game since leaving the Ducks game on January 26th with an irregular heartbeat, Gustavsson earned his 10th win of the season. It didn’t go all that smoothly, however, as the Swede allowed a softie — thanks in large part to another turnover from Kevan Miller in his own end — to perennial Bruins killer Thomas Vanek that tied the game at 1-1. Things settled quickly, however, when David Krejci gave the Bruins the lead for good 35 seconds after Vanek’s tally.

Gustavsson allowed some juicy rebounds on Saturday, but for a guy who hadn’t played in a couple of weeks, he did alright making 31 saves in the victory.