Marchand had 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in the playoffs, including six goals in the Stanley Cup Final, two of which were game-winners. He was everywhere, doing everything, a ring-leader on trips to Dairy Queen, a marvel in his series-turning overtime goal in Game 2, his ankle-breaking goals in Game 5.

Shortly after the series-clinching 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, Tkachuk finally revealed exactly what has been ailing him since the 4 Nations Face-Off in mid-February, announcing in an interview with TNT that he had a torn adductor muscle,