RW · BOS · NHL id 8477956
David Pastrnak has played 1 game for the Boston Bruins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 17:32 a night (15:39 at even strength, 1:28 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 89% of his 5v5 minutes with JJ Peterka and 82% with Elias Lindholm in his only game so far, and the Bruins have controlled 61% of shot attempts with Pastrnak on the ice (1-0 in goals, 88% offensive-zone starts). In the Bruins' most recent game against NYR he was on L1 with Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- −1:50 PP TOI
- 0 P in last 1 (1.30/GP before)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 17:07 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 8 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BOS: 8 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.36 expected goals; best chance David Pastrnak at 0.09 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 77 GP · 100 points vs 91.0 expected
Last 20 games: +22. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.1%
- 102.7
- 79.4%
- G vs xG
- 29 / 38.7
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played77
- Goals2946th of 715
- Assists716th of 715
- Points1007th of 715
- Power-play points3212th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal26111th of 715
- Hits86219th of 715
- Blocked shots32427th of 715
- Plus/minus+4211th of 715
- Penalty minutes7240th of 715
- Faceoffs won2418th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.9%394th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.4%440th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.7%337th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.9%317th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.1%544th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.8%464th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.6675th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.077568th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.29349th of 719
- Faceoff win %22.2%
- Draw Equity /100−0.282
Usage
- Ice time per game20:3999th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:3617th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %64.7%94th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.08343rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO102793rd of 719
- Goals above expected−9.7715th of 715
- Luck Meter+5351st of 828
- Ascension score40345th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.5607th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts67318th of 715
- Hardest shot93.1148th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.6%174th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 77 of 77 games through the sequence engine
- −0.062
- Season net
- −1.23xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.66
- Attempts
- 33
- 0.075
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 29, 2026 alerts →
- Played 5:09 more than his 5-game averageNov 7, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 27, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L1Nov 18, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 11, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 4, 2021 alerts →
- Moved down to L3 from L1Mar 3, 2020 alerts →
- Played 5:42 more than his 5-game averageMay 6, 2018 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 71.1 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 28, 2026 @ BUF | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 26.0 | — | |
| Apr 19, 2026 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 33.8 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2026 @ BUF | Rush | loose | 0 | 55.7 | one-timer | |
| Mar 21, 2026 @ DET | Cycle | — | 6* | 79.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 19, 2026 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 35.7 | — | |
| Mar 16, 2026 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 16, 2026 @ NJD | Rebound | carry | 0 | 18.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 72.1 | one-timer | |
| Mar 8, 2026 @ PIT | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 12.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs NSH | Deflection | — | 1 | 14.8 | rebound | |
| Jan 22, 2026 vs VGK | Rush | loose | 0 | 55.2 | one-timer | |
| Jan 6, 2026 @ SEA | Rebound | pass | 0 | 60.1 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Jan 6, 2026 @ SEA | Dump and chase | dump | 1* | 42.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 81.4 | one-timer | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ EDM | Rebound | — | 2 | 25.4 | rebound | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ BUF | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 56.8 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 21, 2025 vs OTT | Cycle | carry | 4 | 69.0 | 5-on-3, one-timer | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ WPG | Rush | carry | 2 | 44.1 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 56.9 | — | |
| Nov 13, 2025 @ OTT | Rebound | — | 0 | 46.4 | rebound | |
| Nov 11, 2025 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 41.4 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | loose | 3 | 13.8 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ TOR | Rush | pass | 2 | 5.6 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2025 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 71.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 37.3 | — | |
| Oct 23, 2025 vs ANA | Point shot | — | 2 | 59.5 | — | |
| Oct 19, 2025 @ UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 29.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 19, 2025 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 4.4 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2025 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.6 | — | |
| Oct 8, 2025 @ WSH | Point shot | — | 3 | 39.9 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2025 vs NJD | Rush | loose | 0 | 17.5 | — | |
| Apr 10, 2025 vs CHI | Deflection | carry | 0 | 17.9 | — | |
| Apr 8, 2025 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 71.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 20.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 15.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.7 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2025 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 1 | 57.2 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2025 vs WSH | Deflection | — | 0 | 69.6 | one-timer | |
| Mar 26, 2025 @ ANA | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 75.1 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Pastrnak
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Pastrnak apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Peterka | RW | 1 | 13:55 | 89% | 59.3% | 100% (1-0) | 100.0% 1:44 | 100.0% 1:23 |
| Elias Lindholm | C | 1 | 12:53 | 82% | 56.5% | 100% (1-0) | 80.0% 2:46 | 50.0% 1:05 |
| Hampus Lindholm | D | 1 | 6:31 | 42% | 61.5% | 100% (1-0) | 60.0% 9:08 | 61.1% 10:29 |
| Will Borgen | D | 1 | 6:17 | 40% | 54.5% | 100% (1-0) | 64.7% 9:22 | 53.3% 10:40 |
| Connor Clifton | D | 1 | 5:55 | 38% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 9:44 | 57.7% 16:13 |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 1 | 5:50 | 37% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 9:49 | 54.2% 15:02 |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | 1 | 3:31 | 22% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 55.6% 12:08 | 40.0% 12:53 |
| Mason Lohrei | D | 1 | 3:16 | 21% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 12:23 | 46.4% 14:12 |
| Fraser Minten | C | 1 | 1:21 | 9% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 58.3% 14:18 | 65.0% 11:57 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs NYR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17:32 | 15:39 | 1:28 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 17:32 | 17:32 | 19 | 12 | 61.3% | 61.9% | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.5 | 89% |
| Even strength | 1 | 15:39 | 15:39 | 17 | 11 | 60.7% | 63.2% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.5 | 88% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 15:39 | 15:39 | 17 | 11 | 60.7% | 63.2% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.5 | 88% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:28 | 1:28 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 17:32 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BOS | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 8 | 22 | 13.6% | 12 | 5 | 20:58 |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 77 | 29 | 71 | 100 | +4 | 72 | 261 | 11.1% | 86 | 32 | 20:39 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 82 | 43 | 63 | 106 | 0 | 42 | 319 | 13.5% | 58 | 24 | 20:11 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | BOS | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 41 | 9.8% | 26 | 9 | 19:39 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 82 | 47 | 63 | 110 | +21 | 47 | 382 | 12.3% | 70 | 19 | 19:56 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | BOS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 34 | 14.7% | 8 | 1 | 20:33 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 82 | 61 | 52 | 113 | +34 | 38 | 407 | 15.0% | 91 | 33 | 19:34 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | BOS | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 2 | 39 | 7.7% | 18 | 2 | 19:27 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 72 | 40 | 37 | 77 | +13 | 20 | 312 | 12.8% | 63 | 14 | 18:36 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | BOS | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +3 | 8 | 52 | 13.5% | 14 | 4 | 19:44 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 48 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +10 | 24 | 176 | 11.4% | 35 | 13 | 18:37 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 70 | 48 | 47 | 95 | +21 | 40 | 279 | 17.2% | 47 | 22 | 18:58 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | BOS | 24 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 11.0% | 34 | 9 | 17:34 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 66 | 38 | 43 | 81 | +6 | 32 | 235 | 16.2% | 57 | 25 | 18:45 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | BOS | 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +2 | 8 | 44 | 13.6% | 13 | 4 | 19:17 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 82 | 35 | 45 | 80 | +10 | 37 | 246 | 14.2% | 55 | 31 | 17:58 |
David Pastrnak news
- NHL Network Ranks David Pastrnak 8th-Best Active NHL PlayerYahoo Sports
- David Pastrnak's top 3 NHL goalies include an unsurprising Bruins choiceCauseway Crowd
- Rangers at Bruins preview: David Pastrnak set to make debut as captain in season openerThe Boston Globe
- David Pastrnak Named Boston Bruins Captain Stream of National Hockey LeagueCBS Sports
- Inside David Pastrnak's First Game as Bruins Captain, 'It Was a Great Day'NHL.com
- David Pastrnak Named 28th Bruins Captain! Can This Roster Exceed Expectations?newscentermaine.com
- Top 50 Players: David PastrnakNHL.com
- David Pastrnak leads Bruins against new-look Rangers in openerCBS Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.