David Pastrnak tallied his 300th point for the Boston Bruins last night and chose to do it in possibly the slickest way possible.
When the Boston Bruins took David Pastrnak at 25th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, they might not quite have expected him to prove quite so prolific, but prolific he has been, as we saw with him hitting the three-hundred mark.
He added an assist later in the evening to make it 301 points in 329 regular season games; figures that put him in elite company in terms of 300 points before 350 games. Only Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque and Barry Pederson have accomplished the same feat.
As for the goal, it was an out-and-out beauty; David Pastrnak recieved the puck from Brad Marchand with his back to Maple Leafs goalie, Michael Hutchinson. He managed to spin, avoiding any attempt to get the puck by the Leafs’ defense, swing the puck between his legs and poke it through the goalie’s five-hole.
We are not worthy, David Pastrnak (@pastrnak96). 😭😱 pic.twitter.com/9KAxAzjwsw
— NHL (@NHL) October 22, 2019
He’d earlier had what we thought to be his 300th point ruled out on a successfully challenged offside call.
The goal was downright dirty; the sort of slick move we’ve come to expect of David Pastrnak quite simply. It makes it 10 goals for the Czech winger thus far this year, enough to not only lead all Boston Bruins players but the entire league in goals scored.
His 1.89 points-per-game also leads the league in that statistic, the Washington Capitals’ John Carlson trailing him with 1.82.
Obviously, there are some concerns as to whether David Pastrnak can keep it up, but for now we’re more than happy with the NHL First Star of the past week and have no reason to think he can’t maintain his incredible form.
While the Boston Bruins still need to work out how to get scoring beyond the top line, all the while that Pastrnak, Marchand and Patrice Bergeron are getting the job done, we needn’t be overly concerned.
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At his current pace, we should be expecting a 154-point pace for the year, which wouldn’t put 400 points before the end of the season beyond the realm of possibility. It’s great to dream big and we hope that’s exactly what David Pastrnak is doing.
To have been a late first round pick but proving to be that year’s second-highest point-scorer thus far (behind Leon Draisaitl) shows just how big of a steal he’s proven to be for the Boston Bruins.
Long may his point scoring ways continue for the Boston Bruins; if he can maintain the golden touch long-term, there’s no reason we don’t continue to speak his name in sentences that include Bourque and Orr.
With the St. Louis Blues coming to town later this week, you’d have to hope that Pastrnak finds some better scoring (he only managed 3 points through 7 games) against them than he managed in the Stanley Cup Final. His current form suggests it’ll be no problem at all!