"With Joonas Korpisalo pulled for an extra skater over the closing minutes of regulation, Bolts forward Brandon Hagel had a prime opportunity to deliver the coup de grace with the puck on his stick in Boston's zone. But that empty-netter was negated by Pastrnak, who - manning Korpisalo's spot in the crease - blocked Hagel's shot to keep it a one-score game."
"But, Pastrnak's efforts did not go unnoticed by several of his teammates. "You see it up and down the lineup, and when your best player is doing that kind of stuff, it's easy to buy in," Morgan Geekie said of Pastrnak. "And it leads to a chance at their end, and we get a five-on-three out of it. It's great save. Wish we could put one in for him.""
David Pastrnak blocked an empty-net attempt late in regulation by Brandon Hagel while occupying the crease after Joonas Korpisalo was pulled for an extra skater. Pastrnak also delivered a bone-crunching open-ice hit on Nikita Kucherov to halt another Tampa scoring chance. The Bruins staged a spirited comeback after falling behind 3-0 earlier and entered the final period trailing 4-3. Despite Pastrnak's heroics, Tampa Bay maintained the lead and won 4-3 at TD Garden. Several Bruins teammates singled out Pastrnak's leadership and effort as a catalyst for the late push. Boston's early turnovers and lax puck management contributed to the loss, frustrating coach Marco Sturm and his staff.
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