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Boston Bruins · Right wing · Shoots R

David Pastrnak

Age 30 · 6'0" · 199 lb · Born in Havirov, CZE

Cap hit

$11.25M

10.8% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

NMC

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

GP

1

Goals

0

0.0% shooting

Assists

0

0 primary

Points

0

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

17:32

PP 1:28 · PK 0:00

xGF%

60.6

5v5, +12.9 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.43

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

+1

Blocks 0 · Hits 1

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Sep 29
vs NYR · W 3-0
0041017:321:280:00—8810+1-0.43
May 1
vs BUF · L 4-1
1051018:350:000:00—8020-3+0.56
Apr 28
@ BUF · W 2-1
1072125:155:280:00—5711+1+0.67
Apr 26
vs BUF · L 6-1
0012119:152:000:00—7821-2-0.39
Apr 23
vs BUF · L 3-1
0053021:216:000:02—5000-3-0.38

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,179 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%47.8%

38th percentile

Relative xGF%-0.2

49th percentile

HDCF%42.0%

16th percentile

CF%48.9%

46th percentile

Relative CF%-0.5

46th percentile

FF%48.4%

40th percentile

GF%55.6%

77th percentile

CF/6055.9

51st percentile

CA/6058.5

43rd percentile

ixG/601.54

88th percentile

Goals above expected-1.2

40th percentile

IPP83.1%

95th percentile

PDO102.7

84th percentile

OZS%64.4%

83rd percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleElite offensive playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Pastrnak is an elite creator and shooter who controls the ice at even strength with relentless offensive pressure. His lack of ball security and light physical imprint limit his two-way effectiveness despite elite-level scoring volume.

Elite shooterCreative finisherOffensive driver
Shooting volume
93
Playmaking
100
Zone entries(est.)
62
Forechecking
42
Physicality
32
Defensive impact
19
Puck management
2
Speed
26

Where he shoots from

Slot 31% · Mid-range 47% · Perimeter 22%(389 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Playmaking at 100th percentile sets up constant scoring chances
  • Shooting volume at 93rd percentile drives consistent offensive output
  • Nearly half his unblocked shots land in prime scoring areas

Watch-outs

  • Puck management at just 2nd percentile creates costly turnovers
  • Defensive impact at 19th percentile suggests limited backchecking effectiveness
  • Physicality at 32nd percentile leaves him vulnerable to tight checking

Similar style: Jared McCann (SEA), Matvei Gridin (CGY)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 77 GP · goals above average

Season total +19.0 goals, or +0.25 per game.

Even strength defense
-0.9
Power play
+0.1
Penalty kill
+0.1
Finishing
-1.1
Playmaking
+19.2
Penalties
+1.7
Faceoffs
-0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2026-27BOS1000+1417:32—-0.43
2025-26BOS772971100+426120:39—+0.25
2024-25BOS824363106031920:11—+0.31
2023-24BOS824763110+2138219:56—+0.23
2022-23BOS826152113+3440719:34—+0.34

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed
20.2 mph
32nd pct
20+ mph bursts
1
Hardest shot
74.3 mph
61st pct
Distance
2.6 mi
OZ time
41.7%
51st pct
DZ time
40.0%