Pastrnak has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) on a six-game point streak and has factored on 11 straight team goals, tying him with Sam Gagner (February 2012) for the longest such streak in the NHL since 2000-01.

There was once a time when the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins would be vying for the top of the division. But here we are and both teams are at low points, fighting one another off in an effort to get out of the Eastern Conference basement.