PASTRNAK PROPELS BRUINS PAST MAPLE LEAFS IN POTENTIAL FIRST ROUND PREVIEW
David Pastrnak (0-3—3) factored on three of four Bruins goals as Boston (36-13-14, 86 points) kept pace in the tightly-contested Presidents’ Trophy race and extended the club's win streak against the Maple Leafs to six contests for the fifth time and first since a franchise-best eight-game stretch from Oct. 20, 2011 to March 7, 2013 (spanning seasons or otherwise).
* Pastrnak (38-52—90 in 63 GP), who became the
eighth player in franchise history with consecutive 90-point seasons, boosted his career totals versus Toronto to 18-17—35 (27 GP since 2014-15). His 1.30 career points per game against the Maple Leafs is the
third highest by a Bruins player (min. 20 GP) behind
Phil Esposito (1.49 P/GP) and
Jean Ratelle (1.47 P/GP).
* Despite losing key pieces of their roster like
Patrice Bergeron and
David Krejci, Pastrnak and first-year captain
Brad Marchand have helped the Bruins get back in the chase to finish as the regular season’s top team following an NHL record-setting campaign in 2022-23. In addition to becoming the seventh different franchise to prevail with the
Presidents’ Trophy in consecutive seasons, the Bruins (4x) can also join the Red Wings (6x) as the second to attain it on five different occasions.
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