So, David Pastrnak was on fire today! First, he pulled off a move against his Boston Bruins teammate Jeremy Swayman during the NHL All-Star Game, sending team Connor McDavid to the finals, and then he didn't hold back on the Toronto Maple Leafs either.

After the finals, when asked about Team Auston Mathew's 7-4 win, he couldn't resist a little jab, saying,

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He smirked, but you know that the rivalry between the Bruins and Leafs is still going strong. Maybe Pastrnak secretly hoped to rain on the parade of those four All-Star Maple Leafs � Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly � on their home turf today.

On Friday, during player introductions, Pastrnak got a bit of a mixed reaction from the crowd � cheers and boos battling it out, mainly from Maple Leafs fans. He just flashed that big grin of his, planted a proud kiss on the ol' "Spoked B" logo on his jersey, and even gave Toronto's star player, William Nylander, a little stare-down for good measure.

Now, onto the actual competition � Pastrnak had some ups and downs. He almost snagged victory in the one-timer challenge, but a sneaky points review bumped him down to second place.
And then there was the stick-handling challenge. Things were looking good until he whiffed on that empty-netter. That sealed his fate, eliminating him from the $1 million event eventually won by Connor McDavid.