Latest updates on Bruins captain Brad Marchand’s upper-body injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
BOSTON – The Bruins played without captain Brad Marchand for the final 20 minutes of the Friday Night Game 3 against the Florida Panthers.
Boston announced early in the third period that Marchand would not return due to an upper-body injury.
It is not known exactly when the injury occurred, but Marchand took a hard hit from Panthers center Sam Bennett during the first period. As a result, Marchand crashed into the boards and looked a bit shaken. He did not go to the locker room and played until the end of the second half.
The Bruins have announced that Brad Marchand is unlikely to return to the game with an upper body injury.
Marchand played the rest of the first and second after taking this hit from Bennett. pic.twitter.com/kwx3LfOGP8
– B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 11, 2024
The Bruins were trailing 3-0 when Marchand was ruled out, and ultimately lost 6-2. Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery did not provide new details on Marchand’s status after the game.
Losing the veteran left wing for any amount of time is obviously a huge setback for the Bruins. He is one of their best all-around players and also a key contributor on the power play and penalty kill.
Marchand entered Game 3 as the Bruins’ leading scorer in the playoffs with 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in the first nine games, four more points than any of his teammates.
Game four of the series is Sunday night at TD Garden.