Overview
- David Pastrnak reached 400 career goals on a breakaway set up by Morgan Geekie, deking past Dennis Hildeby to put Boston up 4-1 early in the second period.
- Boston emptied its bench to celebrate, including goaltender Jeremy Swayman, an uncommon move that usually requires NHL approval; Pastrnak said he didn’t know it was allowed and briefly worried about a penalty.
- Pastrnak added a third-period goal as the Bruins closed out a 5-3 victory over Toronto.
- The moment fueled debate on broadcast and podcast platforms, with Daily Faceoff hosts arguing a 400th goal should not warrant a full-team on-ice salute.
- Social media buzz grew after Geekie replied to a critic of the celebration with, “Stick to your day job, Kevin,” highlighting the player-fan back-and-forth.