Marchand left practice early this morning after "tweaking something" head coach Claude Julien said. Coach Julien added that he hopes that he will be ready to go on Thursday, but Matt Fraser will enter the lineup if Marchand is unavailable. Marchand had been bumped down to the third line with Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson in the start of practice.
Marchand did not record any points with a minus-1 rating in five games in round one against the Red Wings.
This is the second day in a row that Marchand has not skated. Daniel Paille is skating in his place, but there is no word if Marchand will miss tonight's game. Expect head coach Claude Julien to let us know following the skate.
Marchand has two assists in his last two games, his first points since the second game of the season. Being back with Bergeron should help his value.
Marchand has one goal in four games and will skate with Jordan Caron and Chris Kelly.
Marchand had just three assists in seven games in the Bruins first round series, he will need to be better vs. the Rangers.
It's official, Marchand will play. Likely on the 1st line with Lucic demoted to the 4th as mentioned earlier.
No confirm yet that Marchand will play but he practiced with Bergeron and Seguin. Lucic was on the 4th line which is bad news for him.
Marchand is skating but is still not ready to return from his concussion.
Marchand will likely miss at least the Bruins next three games and could be in danger of missing more.
Marchand took a hard elbow from Anton Volchenkov last night and did not return to the game. We likely won't get an update until tomorrow, he won't play tonight.
Marchand left tonight's game after being elbowed in the head by Anton Volchenkov, he did not return. Monitor his status tomorrow. Consider him day-to-day.
The Bruins have been switching their lines up lately. Marchand started Monday's game with David Krejci and Nathan Horton but has now been moved to the third line with Rich Peverly and Jordan Caron. Daniel Paille remains in Marchand's usual spot next to Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron. He has 13 goals and 13 assists in 30 games this season.
Marchand has missed the Bruins last two games and could be a scratch again tonight. Check his status before the game to see if he is in.
Marchand is the only fantasy relevant of the Bruins injuries will miss his first game since injuring his back and shoulder from crashing into the boards last week against the Maple Leafs.
Marchand was shaken up by a hit from Jets forward Evander Kane on Monday. Marchand skated in practice today, so monitor his status prior to game-time and act accordingly.
Marchand served his five-game suspension and will be back in the lineup tonight. Make sure to put the 'Nose-Face Killah' in your lineup tonight.
He won't be eligible to play until Thursday, January 19th. While he will be useless this week in head-to-head formats he should play three of the Bs five games next year.
Marchand was seen during pregame soccer drills and will take warmups. We think he plays. The sparkplug has 15 goals and 31 points over 36 games.
Marchand is hopeful to rest up before facing the Canucks on Saturday.
