Boston Bruins: 5 players who need to improve in Stanley Cup Finals

By Sam Minton | Jun 5, 2019

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 03: Brayden Schenn #10 of the St. Louis Blues celebrates his empty-net goal in the third period at 18:31 against the Boston Bruins in Game Four of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Enterprise Center on June 03, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – JUNE 03: David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

2. David Pastrnak

The Bruins first line has struggled a lot in the Stanley Cup Finals and David Pastrnak has had some of the biggest struggles. After having such a great regular season this was quite the surprise.

Pastrnak is a streaky player to begin with. When he is hot it seems like he will never stop scoring, but when he is cold he can struggle scoring in an empty net.

The stat sheet for Pastrnak hasn’t looked good. He may have a goal and and an assist, but he has a personal rating of -4.

We have seen Pastrnak struggle a lot this postseason. He has looked like a completely different player on the ice. At times he has lost complete control of the puck and has been bailed out by Tuukka Rask too many times to count.

Pastrnak needs to start scoring or else the Bruins could be in trouble.

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