BOSTON -- Brad Marchand had two assists in his return to Boston, helping the Florida Panthers end a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday.

“It was nice to be on the board. The biggest thing is we needed a win, and that was a crazy game,” he said. “We thought we had it locked up but [Boston] pushed hard.”

Marchand returned to TD Garden for the first time since the Bruins traded the 37-year-old forward to the Panthers on March 7. He played 16 seasons in Boston, winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, and won the Cup with Florida last season.

“I knew it was going to hit me the way it did,” he said of the standing ovation during a video tribute. “I’m so grateful for the moment and very appreciative for what the Bruins did, and the love and supp

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