Florida Panthers newcomer Brad Marchand felt very much at home beating up an old foe in the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night, and he likely will end up helping his former team in the process.

So far in these playoffs, nobody on the Florida Panthers roster has collected more points than Brad Marchand and no skater has logged more ice time than Seth Jones. Meet the latest examples of Bill Zito pushing all the right buttons.

Sweeney’s mandate is to turn around a club that finished with the fifth-worst record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

It’s a familiar spot for Marchand, who grew up a Leafs fan. It’s the fifth time his team has knocked out Toronto in a Game 7. It’s become such a regular occurrence that the NHL has acknowledged it as a record.

The Boston Bruins have signed general manager Don Sweeney to a two-year contract extension, trusting him to rebuild the roster after the team missed the playoffs this season for the first time since 2016.

The Bruins signed Sweeney through 2028 to repeat how he’s acted at earlier critical moments. To be aggressive.

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Elias Lindholm has carried his strong play from the end of the 2024-25 Bruins season into the World Championship. The center is tied for first in points with 10 and goals with six through in six games. Lindholm helped Team Sweden to a 4-0 win over Slovenia with a natural hat trick.