Brad Marchand Returns to TD Garden as Panthers Face Bruins

Brad Marchand will skate into TD Garden on Tuesday night as a member of the Florida Panthers for the first time since the Bruins traded him in March, when Florida visits Boston in a nationally televised game scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The 37 year old former Bruins captain said returning to play in front of the city where he spent 16 seasons will be emotional, and both clubs enter the matchup eager to snap fourgame losing streaks.

Marchand, who played 1,090 games for Boston and ranks fifth in franchise history with 976 points, said the fans are what he remembers most. "Fans, for sure," he told reporters Monday at TD Garden. "The fans make it awesome. Theyre just very unique." He added that this visit will be one of the moments he intends to take in after a whirlwind year that ended with a Stanley Cup for Florida in June.

Traded by Boston prior to last season's playoff push, Marchand quickly integrated into the Panthers' locker room and signed a long term deal in the offseason. He has three goals and three assists through Florida's first seven games of the 2025-26 season and played a key role in the Panthers' championship run last spring, scoring 10 goals and adding...