The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will end a five-game road trip Tuesday, and you can rest assured that Brad Marchand has had Oct. 21 circled on his calendar since the 2025-26 NHL schedule was announced.

The 37-year-old forward will return to TD Garden in Boston with the Panthers and play the Boston Bruins (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360, TVAS), his first game in any arena since they traded him to Florida on March 7.

Since that change of address, the 27th captain in Bruins history helped the Panthers win the Cup, his second championship after winning with Boston in 2011. He then signed a six-year contract to stay with the Panthers on July 1, passing up the opportunity to test the free agent market.

Marchand's return to Boston will be much more about emotion than do

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