SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in his NHL career, Brad Marchand has scored a goal for someone other than the Boston Bruins.
Marchand scored his first goal since joining the Florida Panthers, a second-period tally on Thursday night that gave his new club a 3-1 lead over the Detroit Red Wings.
Marchand was playing in his eighth game for Florida, after the team pulled off a stunning move at the trade deadline and acquired him from the Bruins — who have been a postseason rival of the Panthers in recent years. Many in the crowd Thursday gave a standing ovation when the goal was announced as Marchand's “22nd of the season and first as a Florida Panther.