Marco Sturm Praises ‘Special Player’ David Pastrnak After Bruins’ Road Win
Pastrnak had four points in Boston's 6-3 win
The Boston Bruins picked up a big road win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, backed by a stellar performance from David Pastrnak.
Pastrnak played his second-straight game since returning from injury and had a stellar performance. The star forward recorded two goals and two assists for four points in Boston’s 6-3 road win.
Following the win, Bruins head coach Marco Sturm praised Pastrnak for his performance.
“He’s a pretty good hockey player,” Sturm said on Thursday, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “He’s a special player. And only those kinds of players can do it.”
Pastrnak, meanwhile, said he wants to play winning hockey and is pleased with his game since returning from injury.
“It’s been a while since I was out but my head was a little bit different,” Pastrnak said. “I just play, try to play the right way. Obviously (I’ve) been out a while so it’s never easy to come back, but when you’re winning it’s much easier to just join the group.
“That’s what my main focus was because they’ve been playing great hockey when guys were out, so for me it was just a matter of, pretty much, don’t ruin it and just come in and help the way I can. And the last two games was with scoring, but if that doesn’t keep going I have to find different ways to help the team.”
With the win, the Bruins improved to 19-13-0. Boston is in second place in the Atlantic Division.
The Bruins will end their three-game road trip on Sunday against the Minnesota Wild.
