For the first time in his NHL career, Brad Marchand has scored a goal for a team other than the Boston Bruins. Marchand scored his first goal since joining the Florida Panthers, a second-period tally Thursday night that gave his new club a 3-1 lead over the Detroit Red Wings.

Marchand was playing in his eighth game for Florida, after the team pulled off a stunning move at the trade deadline and acquired him from the Bruins

When the Florida Panthers surprisingly completed a trade with the Boston Bruins right before the NHL trade deadline, the expectation was that the 36-year-old would be a postseason difference-maker. The reigning Stanley Cup champions were not supposed to lean on him heavily during the regular season,