Panthers’ Marchand takes Sabres’ Dahlin’s helmet to penalty box, rips off straps

Brad Marchand was up to his old antics on Saturday.

After he and Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Rasmus Dahlin exchanged pleasantries, resulting in Marchand getting two minor penalties, the Florida Panthers’ forward took Dahlin’s helmet with him to the penalty box, ripping off the straps and throwing them onto the ice.

The incident occurred midway through the second period after Dahlin delivered a crosscheck on Marchand. Seconds later, Marchand tripped the Buffalo’ captain then roughed him up while he was on the ice.

In the ensuring scrum, Marchand ended up with Dahlin’s helmet, taking it with him to the penalty box. While in there, Marchand played the role of Sabres’ head trainer, ripping out the straps and throwing the helmet back onto the ice.

The Sabres would go on to win 3-0.

Through seven games this season, Marchand has three goals and three assists for six points and eight penalty minutes. Now in his 17th NHL season, the 37-year-old winger has 427 goals and 559 assists for 986 points with the Panthers and Boston Bruins.

Marchand has also played in 180 career playoff games, scoring 66 goals and adding 92 assists for 158 points. He won two Stanley Cup championships, with the Bruins in 2011 and the Panthers in 2025, and made two other Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2013 and 2019.

Meanwhile, Dahlin has four assists in five games this season. Since being taken No. 1 overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, the 25-year-old blueliner has 83 goals and 281 assists for 364 points in 514 career regular-season games. His best season came in 2022-23, scoring 15 goals and hitting career highs in assists and points with 58 and 73, respectively.