The Carolina Panthers moved on from Miles Sanders on Tuesday. Now, they are lacking depth behind Chuba Hubbard. Will they turn to free agency?

Brad Marchand stepped back onto the ice at the TD Garden in a Panthers practice jersey as the longtime Bruins player returned to Boston for the first time since he was traded to Florida.

While the former Bruins captain is still weeks away from returning to game action following an upper-body injury, Marchand is starting to ingratiate himself to his new teammates days after Boston dealt him to one of their most-loathed rivals.

Boston erased a 2-0 deficit with three goals in just under seven minutes in the third period to post a 3-2 win over the Stanley Cup champs Tuesday night at TD Garden. David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei, and Pavel Zacha scored for Boston, which improved to 30-28-8 and posted its first back-to-back wins since Feb 1 and 3 against the Rangers and Wild.

Dmitry Kulikov and Mackie Samoskevich scored for the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers, who had a six-game win streak snapped.

Pavel Zacha scored the game-winner with 3:17 left in regulation to punctuate the Boston Bruins' three-goal third period in a 3-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. David Pastrnak was the lone Bruin with multiple points (one goal,