Bruins get Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo back Tuesday vs. Devils

The Boston Bruins will get a pair of key figures back as they close March out with Tuesday's game versus the New Jersey Devils.

Per Amalie Benjamin of the NHL's official website, forward Brad Marchand and defenseman Brandon Carlo will return to Boston's lineup on Tuesday. Marchand, who leads the Bruins with 34 points (12 goals, 22 assists) in 29 games, was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list on Saturday but said he was the victim of a so-called "false positive." 

Boston had two games postponed due to COVID-19 concerns the previous week but returned to action for this past Thursday's matchup against the New York Islanders. 

"You never want to miss a game. You never want to miss a day on the ice," Marchand explained. "But every team is going through it. … This is a bump in the road. This is what comes with it, to be able to play the games and to do our job. So we're not going to complain about this with everything that's going on and what people are going through. To miss a couple days isn't a big deal. Back at it tonight." 

Carlo, meanwhile, suffered a concussion back on March 5 caused by a hit delivered by Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson: