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Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand voiced a very sincere admission to interim coach Joe Sacco after controversial coaching decision.

Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak issued a bold reminder to captain Brad Marchand and interim coach Joe Sacco, along with the rest of the team after an infuriating loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Marchand generated one goal and one assist in a 6-3 win against the Sharks on Monday. Marchand had the secondary helper on the first of Charlie Coyle's two third-period goals before scoring one of Boston's two empty-netters.

During the Boston Bruins ' ugly shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators, head coach Joe Sacco benched Brad Marchand for all of overtime. This was after Josh Norris, the player Marchand was defending, scored with just 12 seconds left in the third period to tie the game up at 5-5.

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak vehemently vow there's no feud between them, despite a Boston radio show claiming otherwise. The report stated that Pastrnak told the Bruins he doesn't want to ...

Brad Marchand was clearly not at his best in the Bruins’ 6-5 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. He had trouble handling the puck most of the afternoon and was slow to close on Josh Norris before the Senator scored the tying goal with 12 seconds left in regulation.

Joe Sacco offered a rather vague explanation for keeping Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand on the bench during overtime in their game against the Ottawa Senators.

The Boston Bruins came back in the third period to score four unanswered goals, led by Charlie Coyle’s tying and go-ahead goal, for a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks at the TD Garden Monday afternoon.

NHL: San Jose Sharks have won just 13 of 26 games in which they’ve led or been tied going into the third period

The Bruins are starting to see the benefits of giving youngsters like Matt Poitras and Mason Lohrei more reps. Read more on Boston.com.