Tyler Bertuzzi is already very familiar with Brad Marchand.
Much like the B’s star left winger, Bertuzzi relishes his role as an agitator that can both get under an opponent’s skin and bury him on the scoresheet.
Given that both wingers are cut from the same cloth, it was all but inevitable that the pugnacious skaters scrapped during one of their earlier meetings out on the ice.
Back on Dec. 2, 2018, both Marchand and Bertuzzi were the conduits in a line brawl between the Bruins and Red Wings.
While some expected chirps and shoves started the hostilities, Marchand opting to slash Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard prompted Bertuzzi to snag the Bruins star and start a full-out brouhaha at TD Garden.