Bruins' Pastrnak expected to miss 2 games following elbow treatment

The Boston Bruins will likely have to endure the next two games without their deadliest weapon.

Forward David Pastrnak is likely to miss the club's contests against the Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders on Sunday and Tuesday after undergoing a successful removal of the olecranon bursa from his right elbow, general manager Don Sweeney announced in a statement.

In the meantime, Pastrnak will be re-assessed daily, though Comcast Sportsnet's Joe Haggerty notes that the procedure is the same one that fellow Bruin David Backes underwent earlier in the season and it sidelined the veteran for nearly two weeks.

Pastrnak is off to a scorching start this season, having already eclipsed his career-high in goals through 27 games, while his 26 points is just one shy of his career-best. The 20-year-old's 19 goals are the second most league-wide, next to Sidney Crosby's 21.