(Video) Brad Marchand jumps on Chris Tanev after defensemen drills David Pastrnak along boards, fans react

After Chris Tanev took out David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand came into the aide of his teammate and jumped on his opponent.

(Video) Brad Marchand jumps on Chris Tanev after defensemen drills David Pastrnak along boards, fans react

Brad Marchand jumped in on Chris Tanev after he attacked David Pastrnak (Image via Imago/Yardbarker/X)

Tensions are always running high when the Boston Bruins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two division rivals faced off on Tuesday night and once again tempers flared between them. At one point, Bruins captain Brad Marchand would jump on Chris Tanev after his hit on David Pastrnak.

The incident took place in the first period itself. With around three minutes, Pastrnak was hit by Tanev. The Maple Leafs defensemen drilled him along the boards in the side.

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Marchand did not take the hit on his teammate lightly. Immediately after this hit, he would jump on Tanev in retaliation and took down his opponent on the ice floor.

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Soon the two sets of players joined in the scrum. The referees quickly diffused the situation between Marchand and Tanev before things could escalate any further.

For his part in this scrum, Tanev was judged with boarding and roughing penalties, whereas Marchand was assessed a roughing minor for his hit on the Maple Leafs star.

This is not the first time Marchand has found himself in a tangle during a game between the Bruins and Maple Leafs. Last season, he got hit by Jake McCabe after the defenseman had just landed a hit on Jake DeBrusk.

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Social media reacts to Brad Marchand’s hit on Chris Tanev

The heavyweight clash between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins already had the fans buzzing. The first-half action between Brad Marchand and Chris Tanev saw fans take to social media to react to it.

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Brad Marchand (L) and Chris Tanev (R) [Image via Imago/Yardbarker]

Several fans, just like Marchand, did not like Tanev’s hit on David Pastrnak. Some applauded the actions of the Bruins forward, while some claimed that it should have been a five-minute major. One fan described it as a “dirty hit“.

Check out some of the fan reactions regarding this incident from X below:

Speaking about the game, the Maple Leafs entered the match without their star forward and captain Auston Matthews. Despite his absence, the team surged to an emphatic 4-0 victory with goals from Morgan Rielly, Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, and William Nylander.

This victory of the Leafs marked their first win in nine regular-season games against the Bruins. They are now 7-5-2 for the season while the Bruins slumped down to a 6-7-1 record.

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The Bruins will now take on the Calgary Flames and hope to put this defeat behind them on November 8. As for the Maple Leafs, they will be in action a day later on November 9, as they clash heads with the Detroit Red Wings.