Brad Marchand no doubt loves to get in the middle of everything. Scrums, altercations, you name it.
Connor Clifton loves to bang opposing players and come to the aid of his teammates. With the Bruins trailing 2-1 after a rough second period, the rookie defenseman got in the face of Jordan Staal following his hit from behind on Chris Wagner early in the third period.
The officiating crew — with a handful of questionable calls under their belt — were set to send Staal to the box for boarding. Clifton wanted to get a few shots in on Staal before the Hurricanes forward skated to the sin bin.