The Bruins played without captain Brad Marchand, who left with an upper-body injury in Saturday's victory over Pittsburgh.

Boston played without second-leading scorer Brad Marchand, and his return can't come soon enough as the team is in a tough battle for a playoff spot.

The Bruins will be without Brad Marchand for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Wild. Interim coach Joe Sacco said while Marchand made the trip with the team from Pittsburgh, he won’t be available against Minnesota.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Brad Marchand missed his first game of the season Sunday as he dealt with an upper-body injury suffered in the opening minutes of Saturday’s win in Pittsburgh. Marchand was crunched into the corner boards and fell awkwardly off a hit from defenseman P.O Joseph.

The trade deadline has officially passed, with several big names moved today including Mikko Rantanen, Brad Marchand and Scott Laughton