WEEI’s Rich Keefe is doubling down on his take that there's a problem between Bruins captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.

According to a recent report, the reason behind the sudden fall of the Leafs' biggest Atlantic Division rival may lead back to a rift between their two top stars.

After a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday gave the Boston Bruins their sixth straight defeat, team captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is in the final season of an eight-year, $49 million contract signed in Sept. 2016.

The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.

Brad Marchand set the record straight at an important time in the NHL season for the Boston Bruins, warning Joe Sacco and the rest of his teammates about the team's chances in the league.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) breaks out ahead of Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63 ...

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.

The Tampa Bay Lightning put the finishing touches on a quick two-game homestand by defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 at AMALIE Arena on Thursday. A shorthanded goal by Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring with 5:53 left in the second period, and forward Mikey Eyssimont doubled Tampa Bay’s lead in the final minute of the middle frame.

Under duress from Charlie Coyle, Victor Hedman lost the puck just inside his left point position and Poitras pounced on it, bursting up ice on a 2-on-1. He smartly waited out Nick Perbix’s belly-flop slide and made a pretty pass around the defenseman’s skates to Trent Frederic for a redirection at 4:24, Frederic’s seventh of the year.

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David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each logged a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman tied his career-high mark with 43 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Tuesday night.