The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.

For one night anyone, it felt like old times on Causeway. With bad blood spilling all over TD Garden between two teams that played a week ago, the Boston Bruins sprinted to a 4-0 second period lead and hung on for a 6-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

[0:58] Hayes made it clear that Brad Marchand's actions should be penalized to prevent such actions in the future. "I think it's worthy of a suspension, even if it's just one game for stupidity."

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand is one of the NHL's most aggressive pests, always going out of his way to try to get under an opponents skin. Sometimes it is a hit that blurs the line between ...

Analyst EJ Hradek believes Brad Marchand’s future could impact David Pastrnak’s role with the team. The Bruins have struggled this season (24-20-6). They are sitting fourth in the Atlantic ...

Brad Marchand is one of, if not the most clutch players in Boston Bruins history, as the franchise’s all-time leader in overtime goals. The Bruins certainly could’ve used one on Saturday ...

BOS 2, TBL 0 9:30 Parker Wotherspoon (1) - David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha Boston doubled its lead on defenseman Parker Wotherspoon’s first NHL goal. Boston forward David Pastrnak took the puck to the right faceoff circle before feeding the defenseman at the left circle, where the latter scored on his shot.

After weeks of “no news is good news” regarding the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters, the dominoes (and players) have unfortunately started to fall. Goaltender

As of this moment, it’s conceivable that the Leafs could face 11 of the 15 other teams in the Eastern Conference in Round 1. But which opponent would give them the best chance at advancing to Round 2?

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Brad Marchand went a little too far in trying to get an opponent hot under the collar. The well-known Bruins agitator put his hand around the neck of Senators forward Nick Cousins in the first ...

Marchand is in the final year of his eight-year, $49 million contract he signed with Boston on Sept. 26, 2016. At the time, he said it would be an honor to play his entire career for the Bruins.