It was a commanding 5-2 for Beantown in what has been a very high scoring and exciting series.
Little ball of hate Brad Marchand has been heavily involved in the rivalry in the series battling frequently with Canes defenseman Tony DeAngelo.
We can see the bad blood between the forward and defenseman below in their verbal sparing match after the play had been stopped.
Sure seems like it: pic.twitter.com/Vk0MhtnJZy https://t.co/08DFoUdRse� Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) May 8, 2022
When asked what he had told DeAngelo Marchand replied:
Brad Marchand on what he said to Tony DeAngelo: "How's your Mother's Day?"� Fluto Shinzawa (@FlutoShinzawa) May 8, 2022
With the series even after 4 games we can look forward to more on-ice battles between Marchand and DeAngelo in what has been a great opening series of the NHL playoffs so far.
Best new rivalry in the NHL
Tony DeAngelo vs. Jack Edwards pic.twitter.com/epbXZvtMmu� Jonny Lazarus (@JLazzy23) May 8, 2022
Marchand has scored 9 points so far in 4 games, while DeAngelo has scored 5 points and logged big minutes as a defenseman.
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