Brad Marchand got off lightly all thanks to the Bruins!

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand had fallen into a bit of a slump as of late as he was trying to break it before the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.

He finally did it on Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals, snapping his 17-game scoring drought when beating goalie Charlie Lindgren. The funny thing is that barely no one noticed Marchand’s struggles since the Bruins have been so good.

Marchand had scored his last goal on March 9 against the Edmonton Oilers. He had previously gone 20 games without one in his rookie season in 2009-10, 15 games in the 2014-15 season, but went all the way up to 17 games during this stretch.

The 2022-23 season was not a great one for Marchand, who did not produce at his normal rate over the last month. However, he is expected to put up better numbers once the postseason rolls around.

Marchand has been the Bruins’ leading playoff goal scorer in each of the team’s last four seasons. Last spring, he led the Bruins in playoff goals (4), assists (7) and points (11) through the team’s seven-game series against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The end of this unnoticed 17-game scoring drought might be what Marchand needed to start the playoffs with a bang!

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