David Pastrnak digging his heels in for Bruins’ late playoff push

Pastrnak is main the NHL in each targets and factors because the begin of 2025.

David Pastrnak continued his scoring tear on Saturday night. (Photograph by Maddie Meyer/Getty Pictures)

There are many causes for Bruins followers to be dissatisfied with the 2024-25 season.

David Pastrnak shouldn’t be one in all them.

Boston’s assistant captain has been massively impactful because the begin of 2025, and regardless of his sluggish begin to the season, he stays on tempo to eclipse 100 factors for the third straight 12 months.

Pastrnak struck first for the Bruins on Saturday night, scoring a fairly aim on the breakaway and swiftly extending his career-long level streak to 17 video games. He’s carried a big load for Boston’s offense, and because the begin of the 2025 calendar 12 months Pastrnak leads the NHL in targets and factors.

Pastrnak totaled two factors on Saturday, choosing up an help to associate with his lamp lighter.

Even with that effort although, Boston is firmly on the skin of the playoff bubble wanting in. Saturday’s regulation win helped, however the Bruins are nonetheless two factors away from the ultimate Jap Convention wildcard spot, and have fewer video games remaining than the opposite groups within the playoff image.

That mentioned, Pastrnak isn’t able to wallow in self-pity of the state of affairs Boston finds itself in. He shortly dismissed the concept that the Bruins can exhale a bit bit after snapping their shedding streak.

“No, we’re going to go sport by sport. We lastly obtained a win, [but] we’re going to must regroup for tomorrow,” Pastrnak mentioned. “We’re going to battle till the top. We’re not going to surrender right here, and we all know we stand, and the way tight the standing is.

“We undoubtedly can outlast, and I believe we now have to embrace that and luxuriate in to have enjoyable with these video games; they’re significant each single one in all them. I personally love that.”

The Bruins have a troublesome path ahead to place themselves for the playoffs. However Pastrnak persevering with to fireplace on all cylinders definitely helps Boston’s hopes at reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs beneath unbelievable circumstances.

The Bruins will play the second half of their back-to-back on Sunday, taking up the Minnesota Wild at 3:30 p.m.