The Bruins played without captain Brad Marchand, who left with an upper-body injury in Saturday's victory over Pittsburgh.

Boston played without second-leading scorer Brad Marchand, and his return can't come soon enough as the team is in a tough battle for a playoff spot.

The Bruins will be without Brad Marchand for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Wild. Interim coach Joe Sacco said while Marchand made the trip with the team from Pittsburgh, he won’t be available against Minnesota.

I give him a lot of credit. Obviously emotional for him. He gets traded and he’s got a lot of travel, and came in and showed in,” John Hynes said postgame.

Bruins: Boston played without captain and second-leading scorer Brad Marchand, who left with an upper-body injury ... enough for a Bruins squad in a tough battle for a playoff spot. Wild: Minnesota's offense also continued to struggle with superstar ...

Brad Marchand is week to week for the Boston Bruins because of an upper-body injury.