Marchand takes a penalty and the Boston crowd absolutely lays into him

UPDATE 2: Brad Marchand has taken a penalty and the Boston crowd absolutely let him have it lol

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Read below for our earlier reports on Marchand's return to Boston, published as events occurred.

UPDATE: During a stoppage in play the Bruins played a tribute video for Marchand on the big screen while fans gave him a two minute long standing ovation.

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Read below for our earlier report on Marchand's return to Boston this evening.

Brad Marchand picked up right where he left off in Beantown.

On his very first shift back in Boston as a member of the Florida Panthers, former Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand drew a tripping penalty and then assisted on the powerplay goal just 1:01 into the game.

Sound familiar, Bruins fans?

Marchand was, of course, in the starting lineup for tonight's return and he drew a tripping penalty on . On the ensuing powerplay it was Marchand who created havoc in front of the Bruins net, leading to an assist for Panthers forward Mackie Samoskevich.

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Just Marchy doing Marchy things...