"Pastrnak tallied three points (one goal, two assists) in Boston's 3-1 win over the Washington Capitals, scoring or assisting on every Bruins goal. His goal was a snipe from just inside the blue line after he possessed the puck in the offensive zone for nearly 10 seconds, and his first assist was a perfectly-placed pass to a wide-open Elias Lindholm in front of the net."
"Pastrnak serving as a one-man offensive band also is nothing new. If you'll recall, Pastrnak led the Bruins last season with 106 points -- and no other teammate had more than 57 (Geekie). That 49-point discrepancy between Boston's No. 1 and No. 2 offensive producers easily was the largest in the NHL last season, and Pastrnak's lines were by far the team's most productive."
"Consider this: The line of Pastrnak, Geekie and Pavel Zacha scored 35 goals last season -- good for seventh in the NHL, per MoneyPuck -- while the Pastrnak-Geekie-Lindholm trio added 16 goals, which ranked 35th in the league. The next-most-productive line in Boston? That'd be Cole Koepke, Mark Kastelic and John Beecher, whose 10 combined goals ranked 78th in the league."
David Pastrnak recorded three points (one goal, two assists) as the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1, scoring or assisting on every Bruins goal. His goal was a snipe from just inside the blue line after he controlled the puck in the offensive zone for nearly 10 seconds. Pastrnak set up Elias Lindholm with a perfectly placed pass and later fed Morgan Geekie for an empty-net goal. Pastrnak has nine career season-opening goals, tied with Ray Bourque, and 17 points in openers, second in franchise history. He led Boston last season with 106 points, 49 more than the next teammate, the largest gap in the NHL. Pastrnak’s lines were the team’s primary scorers, while other lines produced far fewer goals.
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