As soon as David Pastrnak’s blistering one-timer sailed into twine, Ian Willard turned to his son, Miles.
Planted along the glass at TD Garden, the duo realized the opportunity that was brewing as Boston’s goal horn signaled Pastrnak’s second tally of the day.
“I told Miles after he scored the second goal — I was just like, ‘Dude, if he scores a hat trick, you have to throw out your hat. And I bet money he’ll end up picking it up,’” Ian noted.
In the sea of black and gold within the Bruins’ home barn, 12-year-old Miles is hard to miss — especially from the all-seeing lens of the Jumbotron camera.