The Boston Bruins might get again one in all their greatest property for Recreation 6 of their second-round playoff collection towards the Florida Panthers. Bruns captain Brad Marchand, who was injured in the course of the first interval of Recreation 3, might play in Recreation 6 on Friday.

Marchand suffered a success to the top from Panthers ahead Sam Bennett in Recreation 3 and hasn’t performed since. Bennett denied that he punched Marchand intentionally. 

“The extra guys you’re taking out, the extra benefit your crew has,” Marchand mentioned Thursday. “Folks do not say that however that is only a truth of the sport. So each time you step on the ice, somebody’s making an attempt to harm somebody. That is simply the way it goes within the playoffs.”

Throughout Thursday’s media availability, Marchand was requested if he thought that the play was an inexpensive shot.

“I feel he obtained away with one however, I imply, that is a part of the sport and positively a part of playoff hockey,” Marchand added. “It sucks to be on the opposite aspect of it, however that stuff occurs. I am not going to take a seat right here and complain about it. … A part of playoffs is making an attempt to harm each participant on the opposite crew.”

Marchand is tied with fellow winger Jake DeBrusk for the crew lead in factors (10) in the course of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. His seven assists at present lead the crew in that division. Marchand tallied an help in every of the primary two video games of the collection towards the Panthers.

The Bruins have minimize the collection deficit to 3-2 after beforehand dropping three consecutive video games to the Panthers. Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman got here up enormous in Recreation 5 as he turned apart 28 of the 29 photographs that he confronted in a 2-1 Bruins victory.