“I was trying not to cry, but as soon as I saw my kids on the screen, it hit like a ton of bricks,” said Marchand, who was playing at TD Garden for the first time since being traded to Florida.

Forward plays 1st game as visitor at TD Garden after 16 seasons in Boston before trade to Florida last March

Brad Marchand had two assists in his emotional return to Boston, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the winner with 27 seconds left to help the Florida Panthers beat the Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

The Bruins have lost five straight games and are 3-5-0 to begin the 2025-26 season.

Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovsky and Jake Evans scored in the third period, helping the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Monday night.