All eyes were on Brad Marchand on Tuesday night , as the longtime Boston Bruins forward made his return to TD Garden for the first time as a visiting player. And the now-Florida Panther delivered in front of a sold out crowd, recording two assists in a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the home team.

The two-time Stanley Cup champion — once with Boston in 2011 and again with Florida last season — couldn't hold in his emotions during the tribute video , letting the tears flow as he reflected on the nearly 16 years he spent in New England. Expand Tweet

“I was trying not to cry,” he admitted afterwards , per NHL.com's Amalie Benjamin. “That was what I was trying to do. And then, as soon as I saw my kids on the screen, it hit like a ton of bricks. Just the memories and the emotions of ev

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