According to a recent report, the reason behind the sudden fall of the Leafs' biggest Atlantic Division rival may lead back to a rift between their two top stars.

After a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday gave the Boston Bruins their sixth straight defeat, team captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak

WEEI’s Rich Keefe is doubling down on his take that there's a problem between Bruins captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.

The Lightning played without their leading goal-scorer, top center Brayden Point, who was scratched for missing a team meeting prior to the morning skate. It forced the team to scramble just to get enough players to fill its roster, recalling 22-year-old forward Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse to make his NHL debut as the 12th forward.

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is in the final season of an eight-year, $49 million contract signed in Sept. 2016.

Brad Marchand set the record straight at an important time in the NHL season for the Boston Bruins, warning Joe Sacco and the rest of his teammates about the team's chances in the league.

For this contest against the Lightning, the Bruins are going to have a far different-looking lineup. At morning skate, recent call

For one night anyone, it felt like old times on Causeway. With bad blood spilling all over TD Garden between two teams that played a week ago, the Boston Bruins sprinted to a 4-0 second period lead and hung on for a 6-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak vow there's no rift between them, despite a Boston radio show claiming otherwise.The report stated that Pastrnak told the Bruins he doesn't want to play on a line with Marchand because the captain called him out for some of his play,

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.

Rumors of a conflict between Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak have sparked discussion among NHL fans online.

Trent Frederic and Brad Marchand ... behind Tampa Bay for third place in the Atlantic Division and moved into a tie with the victory. With about 10 minutes left in the game, Lightning defenseman ...