"The 2025 Boston Bruins had a template for success before the puck dropped on a new campaign in October. A lot of it involved two of their franchise fixtures in Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak doing plenty of the heavy lifting, night in and night out. Such was the case for most of the first six weeks of the season."
"On Nov. 15 - the last time both McAvoy and Pastrnak were in the Bruins lineup - Boston sat atop the Atlantic Division at 12-8-0. Since then, the Bruins have had to trudge forward without their two top talents. McAvoy has missed 10 straight games after taking a slap shot to the jaw, while Pastrnak has been ruled out for five consecutive matchups with a lower-body ailment."
The Bruins began the 2025 campaign relying heavily on Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak, with Pastrnak posting 11 goals and 29 points through 25 games and McAvoy registering 14 assists in his first 19. Marco Sturm paired McAvoy with Nikita Zadorov to strengthen D-zone coverage while the power play ranked among the league's top units. After Nov. 15 both McAvoy and Pastrnak missed extended time due to injury. Boston went 3-2-0 without them as Morgan Geekie, Jeremy Swayman and other depth players stepped up to keep the team competitive.
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