Pastrnak Sets Up a Pair as Boston Handles Florida at the Garden
Two helpers and a clean plus rating for Boston's forward, though the puck went astray more than once in a 4-1 home win over the Panthers.
David Pastrnak didn't find the net, but he still had a hand in the Bruins' 4-1 win over the Panthers. He finished with two assists and a plus 1 in 21:16 of ice time, third among Boston's 18 skaters and second among the team's 12 forwards.
The points came one at even strength and one on the power play. He put three shots on goal, two at even strength and one with the man advantage, and added a hit over 20 shifts.
The messy part was the puck care: three giveaways, with no takeaways to offset them. That fits a season in which he has 43 giveaways in 18 games.
The night's two helpers lift his season line to 8 goals and 16 assists for 24 points. His average of 20.4 minutes a game means this was a touch busier than usual. He did not score, but with the Bruins at 12-4-1 and atop the Atlantic, this was a useful, if not flashy, shift of work.