Pastrnak has 4 points in Bruins win against Canucks

Brad Marchand put the Bruins ahead 1-0 on the power play at 5:12 of the first period, lifting the puck high over the outstretched glove of Demko from the left edge of the crease after a nice cross-crease pass from Elias Lindholm.

It was Marchand’s seventh point (five goals, two assists) during a six-game point streak and Lindholm’s first point in eight games.

“Definitely needed a response,” Marchand said. “That's what good teams do.”

Pastrnak spotted Geekie in the same spot with a cross-crease pass from behind the net, leaving the unchecked forward with an open net to make it 2-0 at 8:08.

“He's in the right spot and I knew,” Pastrnak said. “It was obviously a big bounce back game for us, coming after two tough losses. We were making sure that we do whatever it takes to get a W and don't lose three in a row. We sacrificed today, we blocked a lot of shots, and we were able to score some goals.”

Vancouver was coming off a 4-0 win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday but was outshot 16-4 in the first period.

“Let's face facts here, four or five guys, they're struggling,” Tocchet said. “They're struggling to get emotionally invested in the game, and that's my job, to get these guys (invested). There’s still certain guys, we’ve got to find another gear from them. You got to understand that it's the NHL, and you can't play one good game and two bad or whatever. This is a game, a sport, the NHL, where you have to be jacked up to play the game. You have to be emotionally in the game. Sometimes guys are taking like 30 minutes to get into the game for whatever reason.”

Zacha scored on a breakaway 1:12 into the second period to make it 3-0. He took a pass from Pastrnak just inside the blue line and made a backhand-to-forehand move before scoring with a quick shot under Demko's right pad.

The assist was Pastrnak’s 400th in the NHL in his 706th game. He is the second fastest Czechia-born player to reach the milestone, behind Jaromir Jagr (546 games).

“Yeah, I'm a goal-scorer, but I feel so far I haven't been this year,” Pastrnak said. “I haven't got the looks. … I always look to make plays and I don't mind assists.”