Brad Marchand

Marchand took his beating, but the Bruins couldn't fully capitalize in a "poor" effort after the All-Star break.

Without two of their best penalty killers, the Bruins survived a late power play to lessen the disappointment of their shootout loss.

By outworking opponents at critical times, Marchand practically pulls his teammates into line behind him.

Marchand on keeping the Santa hat that fell onto the ice after he scored a hat trick: “I’m a huge Christmas guy, so it was a no-brainer."

Kevin Shattenkirk scored his first goal as a Bruin as Boston beat Toronto 4-3 in overtime.

The Bruins' two-game downturn has left a pool of oil on the road.

The Bruins coach was not happy with Brad Marchand after he took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in Boston's 3-2 loss to the Canadiens.

New captain Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak will lead the way, but they'll have help from some legends of seasons past.

Marchand replaces Patrice Bergeron, who filled the position for the past three seasons. The left wing is the franchise’s 21st captain.

Also: Keep both Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman? Is Jake DeBrusk more likely to be re-signed or traded? Who will Bruins name captain?

Would it be hyperbolic to say that we just witnessed the biggest series upset in the history of the NHL playoffs? Nope.

The Bruins defeated the Panthers 6-2 in Game 4 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Coach Jim Montgomery says Brad Marchand has “taken it upon himself, without Patrice (Bergeron) being here, to be our mature leader."

The 34-year-old has 19 goals and 34 assists through 52 games this season.

Both mental and physical fatigue may be behind the Bruins' 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

"Two elite teams in the league going at it. It was really good hockey,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said.

The more important outcome from Saturday’s overtime loss to the Sabres was that Marchand reached another tier in his game.

The eyes, more than the numbers, said Marchand was back at full strength for the first time this season.