Marchand, who was the longest-tenured player on the team, is in his 16th season. He is fourth in games (1,090) and goals (422), fifth in points (976) and sixth in assists (554) in Bruins history.
He is a 14-time 20-goal scorer, including in each of the past 12 seasons, and has made the NHL All-Star Team four times (2016-17, 2020-21 first team; 2018-19, 2019-20 second team).
Marchand has 161 points in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (second), 56 goals (first), 82 assists (third) in 157 games (fourth). He won the Cup with the Bruins in 2010.
The Panthers, who won the Stanley Cup last season, are 39-21-3 and lead the Atlantic Division, two points ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. They defeated Marchand and the Bruins each of the past two seasons in the playoffs, in seven games in the first round in 2023 and in six games in the second round in 2024.
Marchand and Panthers forward Sam Bennett are now teammates after they both won gold with Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off last month.