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David Pastrnak

#88 · Right wing · Boston Bruins

Born May 25, 1996 in Havirov, CZE (age 30) · 6'0", 199 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 25th overall in 2014 by BOS (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Auston Matthews TOR · 107 P in 81 GP Leon Draisaitl EDM · 106 P in 81 GP Mikko Rantanen COL · 104 P in 80 GP J.T. Miller VAN · 103 P in 81 GP Artemi Panarin NYR · 120 P in 82 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0501002014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 26 points2615-162016-17: 70 points7016-172017-18: 80 points8017-182018-19: 81 points8118-192019-20: 95 points9519-202020-21: 48 points4820-212021-22: 77 points7721-222022-23: 113 points11322-232023-24: 110 points11023-242024-25: 106 points10624-252025-26: 100 points10025-262026-27: 7 points726-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 BOS 46 10 17 27 12 8 93 20 0.59 $925K
2015-16 BOS 51 15 11 26 3 20 108 52 0.51 $925K
2016-17 BOS 75 34 36 70 11 34 262 72 0.93 $925K
2017-18 BOS 82 35 45 80 10 37 246 55 0.98 $6.667M
2018-19 BOS 66 38 43 81 6 32 235 57 1.23 $6.667M
2019-20 BOS 70 48 47 95 21 40 279 47 1.36 $6.667M
2020-21 BOS 48 20 28 48 10 24 176 35 1.00 $6.667M
2021-22 BOS 72 40 37 77 13 20 312 63 1.07 $6.667M
2022-23 BOS 82 61 52 113 34 38 407 91 1.38 $6.667M
2023-24 BOS 82 47 63 110 21 47 382 70 1.34 $11.25M
2024-25 BOS 82 43 63 106 0 42 319 58 1.29 $11.25M
2025-26 BOS 77 29 71 100 4 72 261 86 1.30 $11.25M
2026-27 BOS 6 2 5 7 1 0 23 10 1.17 $11.25M
13 seasons Career 839 422 518 940 146 414 3103 716 1.12

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 BOS 6 2 2 4 1 6 10 14 0.67
2017-18 BOS 12 6 14 20 2 8 44 13 1.67
2018-19 BOS 24 9 10 19 0 4 82 34 0.79
2019-20 BOS 7 3 7 10 0 2 27 6 1.43
2020-21 BOS 11 7 8 15 3 8 52 14 1.36
2021-22 BOS 7 3 3 6 1 2 39 18 0.86
2022-23 BOS 7 5 0 5 -2 2 34 8 0.71
2023-24 BOS 13 4 4 8 0 25 41 26 0.62
2025-26 BOS 6 3 4 7 -7 8 22 12 1.17
9 seasons Playoffs 93 42 52 94 -2 65 351 145 1.01

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 47 63 110 21 47 382 70 1.34 12.3 19:56

Contract

$11.25MCap hitends in 2031, then UFA
$102KCap dollars per point110 points in 82 games
$617KCap dollars per goal above replacement18.2 goals above replacement
$14.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.1MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Mar 2, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $90M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2030-31, with 7 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $11.25M $8.5M $4.5M $13M NMC
2024-25 $11.25M $8.5M $4.5M $13M NMC
2025-26 $11.25M $8.5M $4M $12.5M NMC
2026-27 $11.25M $8.25M $3M $11.25M NMC
2027-28 $11.25M $8.25M $3M $11.25M NMC
2028-29 $11.25M $7.5M $3M $10.5M M-NTC, NMC
2029-30 $11.25M $7M $2.5M $9.5M M-NTC
2030-31 $11.25M $7M $2M $9M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Mar 2, 2023 Boston Bruins Extension 2023-24 to 2030-31 8 $90M $11.25M
Sep 14, 2017 Boston Bruins New contract 2017-18 to 2022-23 6 $40M $6.667M
Jul 15, 2014 Boston Bruins Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $2.775M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2023-24 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2023-24 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+18.2Goals above replacement15th of 721 skaters, 11th of 469 forwards
+3.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+13.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+13.0 99th percentileEven-strength defence-2.8 10th percentilePower play+1.8 93rd percentilePenalty kill+0.1 74th percentilePenalties+1.6 87th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

05101520252014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

51.4Corsi for %1238 attempts for, 1171 against
+5.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Expected goals for %60.4 expected for, 51.0 against
+4.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.5Goals for %72 for, 47 against
103.6PDO11.3% shooting + 92.3% saves
443Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Brad Marchand · David Pastrnak · Pavel Zacha49189:0154.753.813-8
David Pastrnak · Danton Heinen · Pavel Zacha30182:4451.356.917-6
Brad Marchand · Charlie Coyle · David Pastrnak55145:1848.952.58-8
David Pastrnak · Pavel Zacha · Jake DeBrusk30125:1450.055.16-4

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

42Goalsnot counting empty-netters
38.3Expected goalsfrom 523 unblocked attempts
+3.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.40 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt38th
Finishing +3.7 goals above expected82ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

010203040Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 42Expected 38.3

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2024 vs OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 17:58
Apr 15, 2024 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 17:52
Apr 13, 2024 @ PIT W 6-4 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 18:59
Apr 9, 2024 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 16:00
Apr 6, 2024 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 23:22
Apr 4, 2024 @ CAR W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 19:23
Apr 2, 2024 @ NSH W 3-0 1 1 2 2 2 7 0 19:18
Mar 30, 2024 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 21:50
Mar 27, 2024 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:43
Mar 26, 2024 @ FLA W 4-3 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 22:50
Mar 23, 2024 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:29
Mar 21, 2024 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 4 2 21:47
Mar 19, 2024 vs OTT W 6-2 3 0 3 3 0 7 2 17:50
Mar 16, 2024 vs PHI W 6-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 15:02
Mar 14, 2024 @ MTL W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 19:30
Mar 11, 2024 vs STL L 1-5 1 0 1 -2 0 6 0 15:40
Mar 9, 2024 vs PIT W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 17:49
Mar 7, 2024 vs TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 18:41
Mar 5, 2024 vs EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 20:40
Mar 4, 2024 @ TOR W 4-1 0 3 3 2 0 7 0 18:27
Mar 2, 2024 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 18:54
Feb 29, 2024 vs VGK W 5-4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 21:52
Feb 26, 2024 @ SEA L 3-4 (SO) 2 1 3 1 0 4 0 20:09
Feb 24, 2024 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 19:12
Feb 22, 2024 @ CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 21:15
Feb 21, 2024 @ EDM W 6-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 23:09
Feb 19, 2024 vs DAL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 22:27
Feb 17, 2024 vs LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 22:34
Feb 15, 2024 vs SEA L 1-4 1 0 1 1 2 8 0 23:27
Feb 13, 2024 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 4 2 22:24
Feb 10, 2024 vs WSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:25
Feb 8, 2024 vs VAN W 4-0 0 2 2 2 2 6 2 17:22
Feb 6, 2024 vs CGY L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:59
Jan 27, 2024 @ PHI W 6-2 2 1 3 4 0 8 1 16:10
Jan 25, 2024 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 17:50
Jan 24, 2024 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 19:17
Jan 22, 2024 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:01
Jan 20, 2024 vs MTL W 9-4 1 1 2 3 0 8 0 18:09
Jan 18, 2024 vs COL W 5-2 3 0 3 1 0 8 0 21:09
Jan 15, 2024 vs NJD W 3-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 20:16
Jan 13, 2024 @ STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 20:46
Jan 11, 2024 @ VGK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 9 1 21:23
Jan 9, 2024 @ ARI L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -3 0 6 2 27:11
Jan 8, 2024 @ COL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 21:52
Jan 6, 2024 vs TBL W 7-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 19:56
Jan 4, 2024 vs PIT L 5-6 1 2 3 3 0 7 0 23:39
Jan 2, 2024 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:09
Dec 31, 2023 @ DET W 5-3 0 2 2 1 2 4 0 19:46
Dec 30, 2023 vs NJD W 5-2 2 1 3 0 2 6 1 18:59
Dec 27, 2023 @ BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:14
Dec 23, 2023 @ MIN L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 21:50
Dec 22, 2023 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:44
Dec 19, 2023 vs MIN L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 11 0 22:41
Dec 16, 2023 vs NYR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 17 5 1 13:37
Dec 15, 2023 @ NYI W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 -1 2 6 2 24:18
Dec 13, 2023 @ NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 21:37
Dec 9, 2023 vs ARI W 5-3 2 1 3 1 0 6 0 21:02
Dec 7, 2023 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 9 1 20:04
Dec 3, 2023 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 20:34
Dec 2, 2023 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 1 2 3 3 0 10 0 23:10
Nov 30, 2023 vs SJS W 3-0 0 2 2 1 0 4 2 19:05
Nov 27, 2023 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:27
Nov 25, 2023 @ NYR L 4-7 1 0 1 -3 0 6 1 21:12
Nov 24, 2023 vs DET L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 21:24
Nov 22, 2023 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 19:13
Nov 20, 2023 @ TBL L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 8 0 20:31
Nov 18, 2023 vs MTL W 5-2 0 3 3 1 0 6 0 13:13
Nov 14, 2023 @ BUF W 5-2 1 2 3 1 0 3 0 17:35
Nov 11, 2023 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 22:06
Nov 9, 2023 vs NYI W 5-2 1 2 3 0 0 5 0 20:07
Nov 6, 2023 @ DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 18:53
Nov 4, 2023 @ DET L 4-5 1 1 2 1 2 7 2 18:56
Nov 2, 2023 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 24:25
Oct 30, 2023 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 21:17
Oct 28, 2023 vs DET W 4-1 2 1 3 2 0 5 1 20:25
Oct 26, 2023 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 9 2 20:10
Oct 24, 2023 @ CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:29
Oct 22, 2023 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 18:46
Oct 21, 2023 @ LAK W 4-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 2 18:18
Oct 19, 2023 @ SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 18:09
Oct 14, 2023 vs NSH W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 6 2 17:26
Oct 11, 2023 vs CHI W 3-1 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 17:24