The 2024-25 season has not gone according to plan for David Pastrnak.
The 28-year-old winger is currently on pace to score just 28 goals this year — which would be his lowest total over a full 82-game campaign since the 19-year-old forward lit the lamp 15 times during the 2015-16 season.
Be it a sputtering Bruins’ power play (13.0 percent, 31st in NHL) or a severe regression in Pastrnak’s shooting percentage (8.7 percent, down from 13.7 percent career average), Pastrnak’s seemingly assured production has not been a guarantee this year.
It’s been a tough break for Pastrnak — and a devastating result for a Bruins team hampered by a lack of scoring punch across the roster.