The Boston Bruins will be without star winger Brad Marchand for Game 4 of their playoff series against the Florida Panthers on Sunday night after he took a big hit from Sam Bennett in Game 3.
The Bruins were livid with the play and felt Marchand was hit with a sucker punch from Bennett. The problem was the broadcast camera angles made it almost impossible to see what they were mad about.
But before Game 4 on Sunday, TNT showed a reverse angle of the play where you can see what drew the Bruins' anger.
Have a look:
Army, Ace and Biz went back to the tape on the shot Sam Bennett gave to Brad Marchand in Game 3 and they got some thoughts @armdog @ansoncarterla @biznasty2point0 pic.twitter.com/kqJRr2px5V
— NHLonTNT (@NHL_On_TNT) May 12, 2024
Not only does Bennett seem to sneak in a punch at Marchand's head, but he also appeared to get him with the butt-end of his stick.
Bennett, who has a history of borderline plays that have drawn punishments from the NHL's Department of Player Safety, did not get suspended for the play.
The Panthers go into Sunday's game with a 2-1 series lead. Not having Marchand is a significant loss for the Bruins as he is one of their best all-around players and one of their top offensive players.
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