Overview
- Marchand faces the Bruins on Tuesday night in his first game at TD Garden since last season’s deadline trade to Florida.
- Both Florida and Boston are 3-4-0 after four straight losses following 3-0 starts, adding urgency to the nationally televised matchup.
- The 37-year-old acknowledged he expects mixed emotions and a split crowd reaction from Bruins fans he praised for their passion.
- He reunited for dinner with former teammates Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, Tuukka Rask, and Adam McQuaid on Sunday before the game.
- Marchand was fined $5,000 by the NHL for an unsportsmanlike incident with Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin, and he enters Boston leading injury-hit Florida with six points in seven games.