Ex-Bruin Milan Lucic drops 4-word reaction to 'brother' David Pastrnak's 400th NHL goal milestone

This week, Boston Bruins superstar David Pastrnak reached a major career milestone scoring the 400th and 401st goals of his NHL career in the Boston Bruins’ 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Friday, his former Bruins teammate Milan Lucic shared a heartfelt message acknowledging Pastrank’s achievement.

The 400th goal came 49 seconds into the second period of the game with Pastrnak executing a breakaway finish that drew a bench‑clearing celebration from his teammates. He added a 401st goal later in the game on a power play helping secure the win and extending Boston’s home winning streak.

Lucic reposted a carousel from the Bruins’ official Instagram account featuring clicks of the week, including a photo of Pastrnak holding the 400-goal puck. In his caption, Lucic wrote:

“400 for my brother,” tagging Pastrnak.

via Instagram/@milan.lucic.17

Lucic and Pastrnak first played together during the 2014-15 season which was Pastrnak’s rookie year and Lucic’s final season of his original tenure in Boston. They were reunited when Lucic returned to the Bruins for the 2023-24 season.

David Pastrnak’s 400th goal places him sixth in franchise history trailing legends such as Johnny Bucyk (545 goals) and Phil Esposito (459). He has also compiled approximately 453 assists across 773 regular‑season games and remains under contract with Boston through an eight‑year $90 million deal.

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Milan Lucic made his AHL debut for the T-Birds at a sold-out MassMutual Center

Earlier this month, Milan Lucic made his long-anticipated AHL debut with the Springfield Thunderbirds drawing a sold-out crowd to the MassMutual Center for his first-ever appearance in the league.

The 37-year-old veteran forward joined Springfield on a professional tryout contract after attending St. Louis Blues training camp earlier in the fall. He had appeared in four preseason games for St. Louis recording a goal and an assist before sustaining a lower-body injury.

The Thunderbirds announced a sellout ahead of puck drop. His wife Brittany Lucic documented the night extensively on Instagram sharing the team’s official “Thunderbirds SOLD OUT” graphic and posted a clip from inside the arena set to Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle.”

Once in her seat, Brittany showed off her Springfield Thunderbirds T-shirt and reshared a photo with friends labeled “The Lucic Fan Club has arrived.” Before puck drop, she posted a final clip of Lucic wearing No. 12 walking down the tunnel toward the ice as fans reached out to greet him.