Brad Marchand reached an impressive milestone for the Bruins on Saturday night.
In the first period against the Montreal Canadiens, the Bruins earned a lengthy 5-on-3 power play. The top unit set up and cycled the puck creating chances before Marchand found Charlie McAvoy with a shooting window. McAvoy buried the scoring chance top shelf, giving Boston a 1-0 lead and giving Marchand career assist No. 500.
Marchand is the eighth player to record 500 assists with the Bruins. He joins legends like Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, and Ray Bourque — whose 1,111 assists in the black-and-yellow is the most in Boston history — along with his former teammates Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci.