Morgan Geekie’s rise in Boston looks a lot less like a lucky run and a lot more like a real shift in what the Bruins have on their hands.
After putting up a career-best 33 goals in the 2024-25 season, Geekie took another step last season with 39 goals, 29 assists and 68 points in 81 games. He also set new highs in power-play goals, power-play points, shots and average ice time.
The counting stats already tell a pretty strong story. The NHL EDGE data makes it even harder to dismiss what Geekie just did.
Start with the shot. Geekie unleashed a 103.03 mph blast last season, the second-hardest shot by any player in the league and the hardest among NHL forwards. He was also the only forward in the NHL to log multiple shots over 100 mph.
That kind of power showed up over and over. Geekie piled up 25 attempts in the 90-100 mph range, third among NHL forwards, and his average shot speed of 61.68 mph put him in the 93rd percentile at his position.
But Geekie’s game is not just about raw force. He was dangerous from just about every spot on the ice.
He finished with 17 high-danger goals, which landed him in the 94th percentile among forwards. He was even better from midrange, ranking in the 97th percentile with 14 goals, and he tied for third among forwards with four long-range goals.
So the Bruins aren’t dealing with a one-dimensional shooter. Geekie can score from the slot, around the crease or from farther out, and that kind of spread matters for an offense that can’t rely on David Pastrnak to do all the heavy lifting.
There’s still the obvious question that hangs over any player who converts at 21.6%: can that keep going? Geekie’s answer is the same one he’s been giving all along - with elite shot power, goals from all over the rink and two straight seasons of career highs, this doesn’t look like a fluke.
Over the last two seasons, Geekie has scored 72 goals, tying Pastrnak for Boston’s team lead over that stretch. The Bruins didn’t just luck into another scorer. They helped turn Geekie into one.
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