EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Only four players have more goals than David Pastrnak in team history. Yet the Boston Bruins right wing, with 402 goals, is jealous of a teammate who is 314 tucks behind.

“I’ve said it many times. He has the best shot on the team by far,” Pastrnak said of Morgan Geekie (88 career goals, including an NHL second-best 16 this season). “I’m happy he’s using it more.”

Pastrnak was then asked if Geekie’s shot was really better than his.

“I’ve been saying it the whole time,” Pastrnak said. “He is definitely more powerful. Mine is not as powerful as his. He’s got me on that one.”

Geekie’s 103.03 mph one-timer on Nov. 11 against the Toronto Maple Leafs is the hardest leaguewide shot on record this season. He is the only player who has smashed the 100 mph barrier twice this year. In comparison, Pastrnak’s fastest bid was 92.28 mph on Oct. 11 against the Buffalo Sabres.

As for accuracy, Geekie has drained 27.1 percent of his shots. Pastrnak is at 13.9 percent. Geekie buried two of his last three shots in the Bruins’ 2-1 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. Geekie’s OT winner started a celebration that nearly went sideways when Darcy Kuemper sideswiped Pastrnak. Kuemper apologized for the incident.

If Geekie (59 shots) could approach Pastrnak (79) in volume, he might have more goals. It could make his position on Hockey Canada’s long list for the Olympics even firmer.

“I wish we knew. I would use it, too,” Pastrnak said of Geekie’s shooting secret. “I guess it’s the quick release. The one-timer, we can see how good it is. But the wrist shot, it must be the release. Release it quickly, don’t give the goalie a read. It looks like a saveable shot top shelf. But it goes right by him. I don’t know if it’s the power or the quick release.”

What makes Geekie such a threat is the depth of his toolbox. On his first goal against the Kings, after Alex Steeves put the puck in his wheelhouse, Geekie rocketed a one-timer high blocker on Kuemper.

“I just tried to pick one half of the net,” Geekie said. “I knew he was coming to me. It was one of those plays that right away you knew was coming. Normally on those, you just try to pick one half or the other and get it up as fast as you can.”

Geekie has developed his one-timer to rival Pastrnak’s. In fact, they both strike the puck similarly.

“I told him the way I shoot,” Pastrnak said. “I don’t know if he started using it or not. But he’s definitely using more of a toe, which is very similar to me.”

In overtime, Geekie rifled home a wrister, again past Kuemper’s blocker. Jeremy Swayman knows the feeling of being beaten by Geekie.

“Fast. Heavy. Accurate,” Swayman said. “He’s an elite shooter. There’s no question why he’s getting success right now. He works a lot on it.”

Geekie also used his hand-eye coordination by tipping two power-play goals past Lukáš Dostál in the Bruins’ 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. No matter how he uses his Bauer Vapor Flylite, Geekie is making life miserable for goalies.

“It’s deceptive with the way he releases his shot and the way he positions his hips to make sure he’s getting every puck on net,” Swayman said. “Even if he’s creating a rebound, he’s still creating a lot of offense for us, which is important.”

Kings’ PP wrinkle

On Friday, the Kings had a five-on-three power play for 70 seconds when Sean Kuraly and Andrew Peeke were sent off. The Kings tried something unusual. 

Anže Kopitar and Corey Perry set up below the goal line. They passed the puck back and forth behind the net while Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala were stationed high. The Bruins limited the Kings to a lone Kempe shot that Swayman stopped.

“They want to suck us in to get low to high and use their weapons on top with Fiala and Kempe,” Sturm said. “That was the whole purpose. But we had good sticks. We had good position. Except one shot, we didn’t really give them anything.”

Sturm credited Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov for holding their ground. None of them brought what Kopitar and Perry were selling.

“Behind the net, he’s not the most dangerous guy,” Sturm said. “They want us to come. They want us to bite. We just didn’t fall for it. We want to leave them and focus more on the top. Now you play a three against two up top. It’s better than five on three. You want to keep them behind the net.”

The Bruins, however, have allowed six two-man advantages. It is a league high. They are six for six killing the five-on-threes. They have been short-handed 88 times, which is also the most of any team.

“We can’t have that many five-on-threes,” Lindholm said. “Teams are going to score eventually. So far, we’re doing a great job. We’ve got to keep that up.”

Elias Lindholm improving

Elias Lindholm practiced as the No. 3 left wing on Saturday. Lindholm replaced Tanner Jeannot, who was given a rest day. Lindholm also took his usual spot in the bumper on the No. 1 power-play unit. 

The center has missed the last 10 games after running into Jordan Greenway. Sturm did not say whether he will be available Sunday against the San Jose Sharks.

Better tracking

The Bruins gave away two points to the Ducks because of poor defense. They executed a 180-degree turn against the Kings.

“Going into Anaheim, we should have won the game. But we just didn’t defend well. We didn’t check well,” Sturm said. “That was totally different. We tweaked a few things. It’s always nice when you touch on things and show things. Then they actually do it and get rewarded.”

Sturm was most pleased by the way the Bruins adjusted with tracking pucks in the defensive zone.

“We really noticed it in Anaheim,” he said. “We really noticed it (Friday) night how much better we were.”