BOSTON -- With a chance to clinch a Stanley Cup playoff berth, Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand was given a five-minute major, a game misconduct and ejected for spearing Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jake Dotchin in the groin at 19:20 of the first period Tuesday night at TD Garden.
The puck was in Tampa's zone and Dotchin was defending the front of the net when Marchand attempted to play the puck but finished with the spear. Lightning trainer Tom Mulligan tended to the injured player, who remained on the ice for several minutes before skating off on his own.