In 2005, Murrayfield was the setting of the All Blacks' final step in a second sweep of the home unions.
The perfunctory 32-6 victory yesterday suggests Graham Henry's current side is tracking to emulate its predecessor.
Although often placed under extreme pressure by a committed Scottish side, the All Blacks never buckled.
Notably, they held fast late in the first half when, undermanned by the sin-binning of lock Anthony Boric, they defended their line for more than seven minutes.
Raid after raid was repelled and, as Scotland's players headed for the dressing room unrewarded, the body language spoke volumes.
Scottish coach Frank Hadden articulated the disappointment of not being able to erode an 18-6 deficit, then the almost instantaneous concession of a third try, a back-breaker, to centre Richard Kahui.
"I thought by failing to score before half-time and conceding immediately after half-time, it was always going to be tough," said Hadden as he appraised Scotland's 25th loss in 27 tests against its southern hemisphere nemesis.
Stalemates on Murrayfield in 1963 and 1983 continue to provide the only Scottish solace from 103 years of one-sided matches.
"We seemed to dominate the territory and the possession," Hadden said.
"I thought we played some good stuff, we created a lot of opportunities - we won the line-breaks nine to six but there is no denying when it came to actually finishing, New Zealand showed their class in that area."
Only once did the All Blacks squander a try-scoring opportunity, when reserve fullback Cory Jane dropped a pass from debut No 8 Liam Messam when practically over the try line in the 60th minute.
Denied quality possession for much of the first half, the All Blacks settled on pilfering Scotland's; turnovers were the basis of winger Anthony Tuitavake's maiden test try and a 25th-minute score by halfback Piri Weepu.
Hadden noted the only All Black try that did not originate from a turnover was Kahui's killer blow less than 60 seconds into the second half when Chris Paterson was too slow to react to Jane's kick return.
Man of the match Kahui collected a kind bounce and raced 35m to the posts, outstripping Sean Lamont, who strained a hamstring in the process.
The wing's departure summed up another demoralising experience for the home side, one that started ominously when second five-eighth Nick De Luca was sinbinned by English referee Wayne Barnes in just the third minute for cynical play at a breakdown.
The All Blacks added 10 points in his absence - an example the Scots could not follow when Barnes sent Boric to the sideline for joining a ruck from an illegal angle in the 31st minute.
"Fair play to them for taking advantage there," Hadden said.
"When we had the one-man advantage we huffed and puffed but didn't seem to be able to cross the whitewash.
"We gave their defence a very tough examination and I thought their defence was absolutely outstanding, not just the front line, but the second line and the scramble - they made it very difficult for us."
Hadden was not as enamoured with the All Blacks' set piece, however, suggesting Barnes was too lenient when a succession of scrums caved in when Scotland was pressing before the interval.
Henry took the opposite view, lauding his side's heart and character.
"There was very good defence at times when we were under the cosh," he said.
The All Blacks conceded 10 penalties to the Scots' eight, though only two were converted by Paterson.
Henry said the number of line-breaks achieved by Scotland was a concern and an area requiring improvement before this weekend's test with Ireland in Dublin.
"We were a bit rusty, but it is this team's first game together," said Henry, whose line-up featured 12 starting changes from the Bledisloe Cup-winning side in Hong Kong last weekend.
The three new caps, Messam, Kieran Read and Jamie Mackintosh, received honourable mentions, with assistant coach Steve Hansen singling out Read's "outstanding" performance on the blindside flank.
The All Blacks head to Ireland today and will meet Mils Muliaina at London's Heathrow Airport - the fullback's return from parental leave a bonus after Isaia Toeava sustained a shoulder injury on the cusp of half-time.
Halfback Andy Ellis is nursing the second rib injury of his season after a 20-minute stint off the bench.
