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By: Chad Jones | Follow me on Twitter/X @ShutUpChadJones

One of the more interesting storylines heading into this Boston Bruins season was how Morgan Geekie would follow up on a 30-goal campaign. Last year, the forward nearly doubled his career high in goals, potting 33 lamp lighters for Boston.

Playing most of the season with David Pastrnak opens up ice to work with, but at the end of the day, you still have to put the puck in the net. It was a yearly problem that Bruins forwards were given time and space to work with when on the top lines, but failed to produce results.

Think of the constant revolving door of skaters David Krejci played with after the 2014 season. Simply putting a shot-first winger with a dynamic forward will not automatically lead to an uptick in offensive production.

But Geekie was able to develop chemistry with Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm and establish a wicked wrist shot that has become a legitimate problem for NHL goaltenders. After Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney signed Geekie to a six-year deal worth $33 million this past offseason, there were question marks heading into this season for the forward. One key aspect was how Geekie would start the year.

Despite scoring over 30 goals in 2025, Geekie got off to a slow start. He put up two assists and zero goals through his first 11 games of the season. After the first two months of the year, Geekie found his scoring touch and exploded for 31 goals from December 4th through the end of the season.

So, coming into this campaign for the Bruins, Geekie needed to be productive out of the gate. The last thing the forward needed was to scuffle at the beginning and have doubt creep in that he could not repeat the same production from last season. Not to mention, struggling out of the gate in the first year of a contract extension can be challenging to bounce back from.

But Geekie has been proving that last season was not a fluke. He has already scored eight goals through Boston’s first 12 games, including six in the past five contests. And it is noteworthy how he is finding the back of the net.

Many of his goals last season came from ripping wrist shots in the slot that whistled past netminders. This season, he has continued to find space in high-danger areas and rifle the puck home with scintillating speed and deadly accuracy. His shooting percentage stands at an incredible 32 percent, which is even higher than his 22 percent last season.

While that success rate will regress throughout the season, Geekie has a knack for giving himself room to get off attempts, ripping the shot with speed and power, and shooting the puck with crazy accuracy. Not to mention, he has done a lot of damage at even strength, as only five of his 41 goals scored combined from the past year plus have come on the power play

For years, Boston has been looking for a sharp shooter whose primary offensive responsibilities were to find space in the offensive zone and fire the puck into the back of the net. Geekie has fit that role well since last season and has been a tremendous find for the Bruins.