Pastrnak scores twice, Bruins rout Mammoth 6-1

David Pastrnak scored two goals and two assists as the Boston Bruins beat the Utah Mammoth 6-1 on Oct. 8, 2026, at TD Garden. Boston led 3-0 after one period and 6-0 after two on goals by Mittelstadt, Pastrnak (twice), Lohrei, Geekie and Poitras; McBain scored Utah's lone goal. Jeremy Swayman made 36 saves. The Bruins went 3-for-4 on the power play and 7-for-7 on the penalty kill; Utah went 0-for-7 after entering at 61.5%. "It's nice," Pastrnak said. "Brad was a heck of a player, to tie him with the goals is amazing." Coach Marco Sturm called it "Really important" and said, "That's just how the brain works sometimes, especially in sports and in hockey. You only need one..." Geekie said of Pastrnak's leadership, "It's tough to put into words." CONTESTED: NHL.com reports Sebastian Cossa started and was pulled after 15:51 after three goals on eight shots, with Karel Vejmelka then allowing three on 14. The Sun Journal says Vejmelka stopped 11 of 14 before Cossa replaced him and made five saves. Sun Journal lists Hampus Lindholm on Pastrnak's second-goal assists; other accounts credit Geekie. Right-rated coverage is absent; left-rated coverage is limited to one AP account.