Boston Bruins: Top 3 heroes against Winnipeg Jets

1. David Pastrnak

The stand-out performance of the night came from the by now usual suspect, David Pastrnak. In netting a hat-trick, he took sole possession of the hat-trick scoring leaderboard in the NHL this season with 3.

That slots him ahead of former Boston Bruins teammate Noel Acciari, scoring leader Connor McDavid and the likes of James Neal and Evander Kane with their 2 each.

This isn’t the first, nor will it be the last time this season that David Pastrnak grabs the bull by the horns and ensures a Boston Bruins win. Each of his three goals were tying goals, ensuring the Bruins weren’t spending a whole game seeking to come from behind.

In all, they spend 16 minutes (thereabouts) behind in the game, before each time Pastrnak put the puck home. While it means he won’t get any credit with a game-winning goal, he is without doubt the game-winner on the night, as those comeback goals would’ve galvanised his teammates and pushed their energy levels.

His performance on the night sees his current point streak extended to 12 games, with 9 goals and 10 assists over that period.

He has a much stronger grip on the Rocket Richard scoring lead now as well as still very much being in the hunt for the Art Ross Trophy too! You’d also expect considerable votes in the Hart Trophy stakes at this rate.

There’s so much to love about David Pastrnak’s performance every night; on this night, hat-trick number three for the year and number eight in his Boston Bruins’ career was more than enough reason to see him named our hero!