Marchand, who was acquired from the Boston Bruins on March 7 for a conditional second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft, has been out since March 1 with an upper-body injury. He had been considered week to week but has been skating with the Panthers since March 11. He practiced again with the Panthers on Thursday.

Brad Marchand capped his Panthers debut by setting up Sam Bennett's winner with 41.1 seconds left in overtime, and Florida defeated the Utah Hockey Club 2-1 on Friday night. Bennett had both goals for Florida,

Longtime Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand made his debut with the Florida Panthers on Friday night, marking his first game since being traded at the NHL trade deadline. Although he had been practicing with his new team, Marchand hadn’t played in a game since March 1 due to an upper-body injury.