Bruins’ Pastrnak Hasn’t Missed a Beat Since Returning From Injury

4 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 3 minutes 19 seconds

• Hitting the ground running, Pastrnak has taken 19 shots on goal, scoring five goals and seven points in three games.
• The Czech-winger would score 48 goals and 95 points in 70 games last season and has progressively improved in just about every way every season of his career.
• He’d be named a co-winner of the Rocket Richard Trophy alongside Alex Ovechkin and was likely to score over 50 goals and 100 points had the regular season not been cut short.
• Though he isn’t likely to score at the 2.33 points-per-game clip that he’s currently producing at, it isn’t that far of a stretch to say he should be capable of producing at a similar rate to last season.
• With the Bruins looking to compete for a Stanley Cup this season, Pastrnak will have to produce at this level.
• The Bruins would finish the 2019-20 season as the only team to secure 100 points prior to the pause, earning them a Presidents’ Trophy in the process.
• For now, appreciating the fact that the Bruins are sitting atop the NHL despite this glaring hole while also considering how unlikely it is that they’d earn five out of six points in their last three games seems appropriate

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