A RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT David Pastrnak collected the puck and spun around a Toronto Maple Leafs defender Then he fired a quick backhanded shot The goalie attempted a kick save but the puck flew into the net The crowd erupted as the Boston Bruins took a 1 0 lead Pastrnak and the Bruins were hosting the Leafs in the 2018 National Hockey League NHL playoffs Pastrnak’s goal came less than six minutes into the game Pastrnak makes a move during a 2018 playoff game against the Toronto Maple Leafs 1
The Bruins had roared ahead 5 2 by the middle of the second period When the Leafs gave up the puck near center ice Bruins winger Brad Marchand sprinted toward the goalie on a breakaway He missed the shot and the puck ended up behind the goal Pasternak grabbed the loose puck Then he skated toward the top of the crease and blasted a shot into the back of the net As the third period was winding down Pastrnak glided toward the top of the crease His teammate delivered a pass from behind the net EXPERIENCED SCORER David Pastrnak’s hat trick in the 2018 playoffs wasn’t the first of his career A month earlier he collected a hat trick against the Carolina Hurricanes The Bruins were down 4 1 with just ten minutes left in the game But then they went on a goal-scoring explosion Pastrnak notched three goals and his teammates scored two more to give Boston a 6 4 win
Hats rain down onto the ice after Pastrnak’s hat trick against the Maple Leafs Pastrnak flipped a backhanded shot over the diving goalie The fans threw their hats onto the ice to celebrate Pastrnak’s hat trick Boston cruised to a 7 3 win and Pastrnak finished the game with six points It was a sign of great things to come for the young right winger
