Bruins captain Brad Marchand holds no grudges against Bennett and says that "trying to hurt" opponents is part of the job description in the postseason.
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand has finally addressed the sucker punch he took from Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett that injured him in Game 3.
FORT LAUDERDALE — Boston captain Brad Marchand spoke for the first time since being hurt in Game 3 after colliding with Florida forward Sam Bennett, saying he felt Bennett “got away with one” when asked if he thought the punch was a cheap shot.
SUNRISE — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice insists he was not upset with his team Tuesday night. But a little butt kicking was needed, and Maurice knows how to push some buttons when it comes to that.
Here are three key takeaways from the Bruins' big victory.
Tonight is the perfect type of night to trust in the two home teams and their explosive offenses to deliver us some winning props.
Tonight seems like the right time to simply turn to some game results rather than lock in on the players getting involved in the action. With a few playoff games on hand, it's there we go for this results-oriented parlay.
Ever since Sam Bennett returned to the lineup, he has had an effect on the Boston Bruins. Is he a distraction to the Bruins? You bet he has. It has thrown them completely off their game: Missed assignments, undisciplined penalties, and a lack of sustained offense have hurt them.
Boston Bruins winger Pat Maroon called out the media on Monday and seemed to be stirring up an ‘Us against the world’ mentality for him and his teammates.
Sam Bennett seems to love causing problems for his opponent in the playoffs. He’s only been back for two games in the Florida Panthers second round series against the Boston Bruins, and he’s already making headlines for the wrong reasons in both games.
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice and forward Sam Bennett remained in denial after the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in Game 4 on Sunday night.
You have to wonder when NHL players are going to start getting paid for the intangibles. Sunday night, the Florida Panthers scored a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins to take a 3-1 series lead in their second round playoff series.
Sam Bennett was lustily booed just about every time he touched the puck Sunday night. There are going to be some sore throats in Boston today. “He had the puck a lot of the game,’’ Matthew Tkachuk told Hockey Night in Canada following Florida’s 3-2 win over the Bruins in Game 4.
The Boston Bruins needed some new life after back-to-back blowouts to the Florida Panthers while the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers looked to take the series lead in Sunday’s Stanley Cup playoff action.
The Florida Panthers stayed relentless in Game 4 on Sunday against a motivated Boston Bruins team playing without injured captain Brad Marchand.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett was already a thorn in the side of the Boston Bruins in their second-round playoff series for a controversial play in Game 2 that sidelined Brad Marchand.
The camera angle gives a new view of the controversial play that left Marchand injured.
Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery believes that Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett sucker punched Bruins captain Brad Marchand in Game 3 on Friday night.
BOSTON — When Sam Bennett returned to the Florida Panthers lineup for Game 3 of their second-round series against the Boston Bruins, he wanted to make an impact immediately.
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice provided an update on Sam Bennett, informing us that the injured center will participate in warmups before Game 3 against the Boston Bruins and will be a game-time decision.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett will be a game-time decision against the host Boston Bruins on Friday in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference second-round series.
The Florida Panthers are getting some pretty good news ahead of their next playoff series. Panthers center Sam Bennett might be able to play against the Boston Bruins following an injury, per Sports Net Canada.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett will be sidelined at least one week with an upper-body injury, coach Paul Maurice said Wednesday. Bennett sustained the injury early in the second period of the Panthers' 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Since coming over to the Panthers organization during the 2020-21 NHL season, there has always been quite a bit of injury concern attached to the center.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett left Game 2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period after blocking a shot. Bennett was hit in the hand by teammate Brandon Montour’s slap shot from the right point as he skated through the slot at 4:47 of the second period.
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