How Brad Marchand got cheer from rival fans at 4 nations

Bruin’s Captain Brad Marchand is on unknown territory.

The Feisty 5-Foot-9 Forward, for the first time in his professional career, was not booed when he stepped on the ice in the Bell Center in Montreal.

In fact, Marchand did not only hear the boos ring down on him as he touched the puck, Halifax, Nova Scotia native received cheer and accolades.

Marchand took a beauty of a pass from the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brayden Point on a 2-against-1 break to beat Sweden Goalkeeper Filip Gustavsson And give Canada a 2-0 lead at. 13:15 of the opening frame for 4 Nations Face-off.

“I still heard a couple of boos out there,” Marchand joked with TNT’s Jackie Redmond during the first break. “But no, it’s incredible that Canada is gathering behind the team. You feel so much love and feelings. You can see how excited they are out there, so it’s been fun to be out there. “

The third line of Marchand, Point and Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis has the most combined (73) goals in the current NHL season that enters the tournament.

Canada expanded their lead after Colorado Avalanche star Nathan Mackinnon opened the scoring just 56 seconds into the game with a power-play goal.