"David Pastrnak is having a career year when it comes to creating scoring chances for his linemates. The superstar forward is routinely landing on Bruins highlight reels - which isn't unusual for him. But Pastrnak is doing it with his passing even more than his scoring, which is a bit uncharacteristic. Pastrnak has averaged at least 1.00 points per game for the last eight seasons."
"Pastrnak is averaging .91 assists per game, which would be a career high by a fairly wide margin. He's recorded more goals than assists in three of the last six seasons prior to this year. Yet, in 2025-26 he has double the number of assists as goals (21 goals, 43 assists). As a result, Morgan Geekie has turned into a bonafide NHL star, hovering near or at the top of the NHL in goal scoring for most of the season."
""I tried to cut middle, I see [Geekie] coming late with another defender, and I know automatically that if I don't beat my D I'm going to look for Geeks one timer," Pastrnak said after the game. "Today he was all the way down towards the net front. ... With the move I made, most of the time you're not going to get a good look out of it, but I was trying to buy time for Geeks to get to the spot and he did.""
David Pastrnak is emphasizing playmaking this season, averaging a career-high .91 assists per game. He has 43 assists and 21 goals, creating an uncommon assists-to-goals gap compared with prior seasons. Pastrnak's passing has consistently generated high-quality scoring chances and highlight plays. Morgan Geekie has emerged as a top goal scorer by converting those chances and ranking near the NHL lead in goals for much of the season. In one game, Pastrnak flipped the puck to himself through the offensive zone and found Geekie on the back post for an easy finish. The Bruins beat the Canadiens 4-3 with Geekie scoring twice.
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