It appears that “Popeye elbow” has caught on with the Boston Bruins in 2016-17.

A month after David Backes underwent the same procedure, David Pastrnak joined his fellow teammate as the two Black and Gold members to remove an olecranon bursa. The Bruins’ leading goal-scorer is considered day to day and will likely miss the next two games against the Kings (Sunday) and Islanders (Tuesday) – both at TD Garden.

“David underwent a successful removal of the olecranon bursa from his right elbow on Friday, December 16 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital by Dr. Matthew Liebman,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said in a press release. ” He will likely be unavailable for the games on Sunday and Tuesday.  His condition will be reassessed on a day-to-day basis.”

With his 19 goals in 27 games, Pastrnak sits two behind league-leader Sidney Crosby, who has lit the lamp in all but four games that he’s played in this season. No other Bruin has hit double digit goal totals. Brad Marchand is the closest at reaching double digits with nine.

Backes reunited with David Krejci on the second line to fill in for Pastrnak during today’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena. Jimmy Hayes, who was a healthy scratch during the Bruins’ 4-3 loss to the Ducks on Thursday, filled Backes’ void on the top line with Marchand and Patrice Bergeron.

Another option to fill in for Pastrnak is Frank Vatrano. The East Longmeadow native and former UMass-Amherst standout tallied a goal in his first game during his conditioning stint in Providence. Though he’ll likely need a couple more games under his belt after missing the first few months of the season due to a foot injury, his debut could come as early as Tuesday night depending on how things pan out the rest of the weekend with the P-Bruins.

Welcome back, @Frank_Vatrano. pic.twitter.com/Omma5F1rGJ

— AHL (@TheAHL) December 17, 2016