David Pastrnak joined some esteemed company on Sunday evening.
The Bruins winger scored his 50th goal of the season just 4:43 into the first period of Sunday’s matchup against the Hurricanes at PNC Arena, becoming just the sixth player in franchise history to light the lamp 50 or more times in a single campaign.
Pastrnak recorded the milestone tally off of a partial breakaway. After recovering a stretch feed from Charlie McAvoy, Pastrnak skated in alone against Frederik Andersen. But with Brent Burns bearing down on him, Pastrnak’s lost control of the biscuit.
But puck luck benefited from Boston’s top sniper.