In his first 34 games, David Pastrnak recorded 28 goals for his Boston Bruins. That’s on pace for 65 goals. However, if 90% of players were able to maintain their goal-scoring pace from the first two months of the season, we would have 70-goal scorers every campaign.
Last year, Pastrnak had 19 goals in 28 games (pace for 55 goals) but finished the year with 38 goals. In the 2016-17 season, Pastrnak had 19 goals in 28 contests and finished the season with 34 goals.
For the Czech right-winger, to have a scorching-hot goal-scoring touch at the beginning of the year, but then cool off a bit, is nothing unusual.