Tuesday night featured one of the most anticipated storylines on the NHL calendar this season as Brad Marchand made his return to the TD Garden in Boston to face his former team in the Bruins for the first time since getting dealt to the Florida Panthers last year.
Carter Verhaeghe had a memorable night against the Boston Bruins. Still, he took a moment post-game to recognize someone whose night meant a little more: Florida Panthers teammate Brad Marchand, who made a triumphant return to his former city.
The Boston Bruins took on the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night (Oct. 21) at TD Garden in Brad Marchand’s return to Boston. The game was a back-and-forth contest between the Bruins and the shorthanded Panthers, who were missing Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov due to injury.
Brad Marchand returned to Boston to face the Bruins on Tuesday night for the first time as a visiting player, and the Florida Panthers star was overwhelmed with emotion when his former team paid tribute to him in the middle of the game.
Carter Verhaeghe put a shot off the post that bounced in off of defenseman Andrew Peeke with 25 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Florida Panthers a much-needed 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Carter Verhaeghe scored the deciding goal with 25.7 seconds left in the third period and Brad Marchand recorded two assists in his return to Boston, as the visiting Florida Panthers beat the Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
The Seattle Kraken announced Saturday that defenseman Brandon Montour will be taking a temporary leave of absence to attend to a family matter. The team said no further details would be shared at this time.
The Calgary Flames have assigned winger Matvei Gridin to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers to make room to activate Jonathan Huberdeau off of injured reserve.
The Florida Panthers and Jonah Gadjovich have agreed to a two-year contract extension. Coming in at a $905k annual average value, the 27 year old will stay with the Panthers through 2027-2028.
The Panthers have placed defenseman Dmitry Kulikov on injured reserve due to an apparent right wrist injury, via Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald. The team hasn’t made any comment on his status, so his return is unknown.