Boston Bruins superstar David Pastrnak left the club's latest matchup against the Washington Capitals early due to an upper-body injury. Following the game, Bruins head coach Joe Sacco said that he should have more information on Pastrnak's injury by today.

David Pastrnak left Monday's game with 11:45 remaining in the second period. The post David Pastrnak ‘unlikely to return’ Monday for Bruins with injury appeared first on Boston.com.

Boston Bruins star forward David Pastrnak was deemed "unlikely to return" to Monday's game against the visiting Washington Capitals due to an upper-body injury.

Bruins superstar David Pastrnak left the Bruins' contest with 8:38 left in the second period due to injury. This is after he had 9:00 of ice time and one shot on goal. Following the game, Bruins head coach Joe Sacco provided a small update about Pastrnak:

Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night's game against the Capitals in the second period with an undisclosed upper-body injury.

Elias Lindholm scored with 6:19 left to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins killed a five-minute penalty without allowing a shot on goal on Monday night.

“He’s a great shooter,” said Brad Marchand, who spoke with Wahlstrom before Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. “He has a very, very dangerous shot. He’s almost like a big Pasta the way he can shoot the puck. He’ll be a weapon in that aspect.”

Boston Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night’s game against the Washington Capitals in the second period with an undisclosed upper-body injury and did not return.

While the Boston Bruins defeated the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals by a 4-1 score at TD Garden Monday night, they suffered a significant loss up front. Sniper David Pastrnak suffered an upper-body injury midway through the second period and did not return to action,