October 14, 2019 versus Anaheim Ducks
The latest in David Pastrnak’s line of hat-trick heroics rates as his second-best, primarily due to the fact that all four of the markers in the 4-2 win were scored by our favourite Czech winger.
We even saw fit to see Pastrnak as our MVP for the game, such was the manner in which he took the bull by the horns and ensured that we took the win.
It took a whole 7 seconds of power-play time before he was lined up in his usual spot, near the left-hand face-off dot. Of course from here, it’s almost always guaranteed to be hitting the bag of the net. No different on this occasion; 1-0 Bruins!
Can't stop, won't stop.
— NHL (@NHL) October 14, 2019
That's an @Enterprise hatty (plus one) for David Pastrnak (@pastrnak96)! pic.twitter.com/Vaf3vdRGua
Goal number two was more strong work from Brad Marchand than from Pastrnak himself; Marchand followed the Ducks defenseman into his zone, forcing a turnover which he was able to dish across to her teammate who calmly slotted home into a gaping net.
The goal that sent hats to the ice surface was actually a slightly lucky one; the puck rebounding off a Ducks player after a face-off win. However, it still took David Pastrnak being there on the doorstep to pick it and fire it past John Gibson in the Anaheim net.
He rounded out the game with a second power-play marker; Marchand again was the provider, from Pastrnak’s usual left-hand location. On this occasion, number 88 had pushed hard towards the net and it was an easy tap home after a perfectly weighted pass.