Vilmanis received a two-minute minor for an illegal check to the head, while the Bruins ended up shorthanded after the play. McAvoy missed 10 games earlier this season after he took a puck to the face that required him to have facial surgery. The injury caused McAvoy to lose 20 pounds due to being on a liquid diet.

One of the main reasons why the Boston Bruins signed forward Tanner Jeannot to a five-year, $17 million contract this past off-season was because of his toughness. Jeannot certainly showed it off during the club's Wednesday night contest against the Florida Panthers.

Being a flag-bearer is an honor that's been in long in the making for these Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers players.

Coach Paul Maurice told reporters Marchand will remain out and will miss Florida’s game against his former Boston Bruins team. Marchand suffered an undisclosed injury against the St. Louis Blues on Jan. 27 and hasn’t played since.

When the Lightning's Vasilevskiy and Bruins' Swayman dropped the gloves, Tampa Bay woke up and turned the game into a classic.

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Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak had choice words about the officiating in Sunday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

During the Lightning's second consecutive power play, a scrum broke out as Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel slashed Boston's Charlie McAvoy. Swayman jumped into the fray, which led Vasilevskiy to start skating down the ice.

St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk is the most notable right-shot defenseman trade candidate, with Andersson being traded to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 33-year-old blueliner has a $6.5 million cap hit until the end of next season, so he would be more than a rental for Boston if acquired.