Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins is known for many things, but scoring goals is not high on the list of things used to define his hockey success.
However, with his power play goal in the second half of the Bruins' 2024 NHL playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the 35-year-old passed Cam Neely for the most power play goals in Bruins history.
To further upset the Maple Leafs faithful, he scored his 12th playoff goal at Scotiabank Arena and tied Bryan Trottier (12 at Capital Center vs. Washington Capitals) for the most playoff goals in NHL history. .
In this playoff series, Marchand has been a thorn in the side of the Maple Leafs, as well as every opponent he has faced in his long career in the NHL.
The Maple Leafs and their faithful are upset that Marchand is averaging two points per game in this series and leads the Eastern Conference in scoring, that his fingerprints are on both sides of a losing special teams battle, and that this ninja of the dark arts of hockey has drawn penalties two important ones while not taking his own.
Going into tonight's game, Marchand has scored six points in three games as the Bruins have taken a 2-1 lead in the series.
And now, he has entered the record books for one of the most storied franchises in NHL history.
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