Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced on Thursday, March 2, that the team has signed forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year contract extension through the 2030-31 season, with an annual NHL cap hit of $11.25 million.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound winger has spent all nine seasons of his career in Boston, playing in a total of 570 games for the Bruins. In that time, Pastrnak has amassed 282 goals and 302 assists for 584 points. The 26-year-old Pastrnak leads the Bruins in goals (42), assists (38), points (80), points per game (1.33), even strength goals (28), even strength points (51), power play goals (14), and power play points (29) so far this season. This is Pastrnak’s third career 40-goal season.
Pastrnak ranks in the top 20 in Bruins franchise history in goals (9th, 282), hat tricks (3rd, 13) assists (18th, 302) and points (14th, 584). He has played in 60 games with the Bruins this season, recording 42 goals and 38 assists for 80 points with a plus-27 rating.
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