David Pastrnak has always looked like a star against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has scored 19 points in 15 regular season games played against the Leafs in his career. In the Bruins-Leafs first-round playoff series last season, Pastrnak led the Bruins in points scored with 13.
Three games into this year’s edition of Bruins-Leafs, though, the 22-year-old right wing has only one assist to show for his efforts. He’s been one of the most physically punished Bruins to skate through three games; according to Natural Stat Trick, only defensemen Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo have received more hits than Pastrnak.