Morgan Geekie’s had a unique path to leading league in goals with Bruins

The Boston Bruins have been one of the major surprises so far this NHL season, as a team many tabbed as doomed for the bottom of the Atlantic Division and in desperate need of a full rebuild is instead second place in the division now clear of American Thanksgiving.

The play of Morgan Geekie has been a massive factor. The 27-year-old forward broke out last year on David Pastrnak’s line with 33 goals and 57 points in 77 games played, and he earned himself a six-year, $33 million contract extension for the effort.

Geekie hasn’t just picked up where he’s left off, he’s revved up his scoring rate considerably. In 50 fewer games, he’s just 13 goals away from matching last year’s career mark, as he leads the NHL with 20 tallies in 27 appearances.

On Monday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, host Tyler Yaremchuk and co-host and former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton discussed Geekie’s scorching hot start to the year and his journey to this point.

Tyler Yaremchuk: Let’s talk about the run that Morgan Geekie’s been on. It’s not like nobody is talking about this guy, but I feel like he’s not getting nearly enough fanfare. Hutts, since January 1, 2025, in this calendar year, he has the most goals in the NHL at 45. He’s got three more goals than any other player in the league. He’s off to a crazy start this year with 20 goals in 27 games… I want to zero in on this guy’s story a bit. He played multiple years of Junior-A before going to major junior and playing in the WHL… Eventually earns a pro contract, but his first pro contract was an amateur tryout with the Charlotte Checkers in the Carolina Hurricanes organization… In his first 180 career NHL games, he only scored 22 goals, and now in the last calendar year he has 45.

Carter Hutton: It’s been a fun story. Back to my point about minutes in opportunities, this is a big role in this factor. You talk about his early career, not really scoring, but you’re not really given the opportunity, right? You’re given the opportunity because you earn it, and that’s where being a consistent player, being reliable, being a guy that can play down the lineup… where a coach learns to trust you… Now all of a sudden you’re playing with Zacha. You’re playing with Pastrnak… with good players in better situations.

You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode below…