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TORONTO -- The Boston Bruins?have signed forward Brad Marchand?to an eight-year contract extension worth $49 million through the 2024-25 season, the team announced Monday.The deal has an annual average value of $6.125 million per season with a full no-movement clause for the first five years and a modified no-trade clause for the remainder of the deal, according to multiple reports and confirmed by ESPN.This is an extremely exciting day for me and my family, Marchand said. I would like to thank the Jacobs family, Cam Neely, Don Sweeney, Claude Julien, the coaching staff, my teammates and our fans for their continued support and belief in me. I have been a Bruin since the start of my pro career and there is no place I would rather play. I look forward to doing everything I can to help our team achieve success and bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.Marchand, 28, played in 77 games last season, scoring 37 goals with 24 assists and a plus-minus of 21.The three-time All-Star has 153 goals and 136 assists in seven seasons, all with the Bruins.Marchand scored two goals Saturday to help Team Canada advance to the World Cup of Hockey final with a 5-3 victory over Russia.Bruins general manager Don Sweeney had said that signing Marchand was a priority, since he had one year remaining on his current deal.It was also important to get it done now because he is enjoying tremendous success playing alongside Sidney Crosby for Team Canada. Marchand has three goals and two assists for five points in four games for Team Canada.[Marchand is] an amazing player I really enjoy to play with, and weve created a lot of chemistry over the years. I was getting a little worried now with him playing with Sid, Bruins center?Patrice Bergeron said with a laugh. Im really happy its done and we can move forward for himself and also for us as a team. I cant say enough about him. Its well deserved and hes an amazing player.When asked recently about the possibility of signing elsewhere, Marchand said: Thats a long ways away, but theres a championship games here, we got to think about that first. But well deal with whatever needs to be dealt with down the road. But its a lot of fun playing with Sid, theres no question about that. But for now well keep that to here.Marchand was also motivated to get a deal done in Boston for the chance to play with Bergeron for the foreseeable future.Its pretty impressive the way hes improved, Bergeron said. 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The San Jose Sharks are off to a strong start in their quest to return to the Stanley Cup Final.Mikkel Boedker and Joel Ward scored for an early lead and Patrick Marleau had an empty-net power-play goal, leading the Sharks over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night.Martin Jones made 26 saves for San Jose, which beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in its season opener Wednesday.Boedkers goal was his first with the Sharks.It was nice to score and help a team get the lead and all that, said Boedker, who joined the Sharks as a free agent after stints with Colorado and Arizona. That was definitely a good one to get out of way.Zach Werenski and Josh Anderson each got their first goal for Columbus, which has lost its first two games this season.Boedker scored 9:22 into the first period when a dump-in play by Logan Couture led to a tricky rebound off goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. The puck was deflected to Boedker, who buried it over Bobrovskys left shoulder.Brenden Dillon and Couture were both credited with assists.Just over five minutes later, a pass from the corner by Brent Burns found Ward in front of the net, and he sneaked the puck under Bobrovskys right pad. Chris Tierney also earned an assist.I had a feeling (Burns) was going to swing it across, Ward said. He was going to shoot on net, so I figured it was best to play the angle where the goalie was, or he was going to throw it across. I just tried to sneak my way in the back door.Bobrovsky made 35 saves and kept the game within reach.Bobrovsky was excellentt, Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said.dddddddddddd We had real quality opportunities to extend the lead and didnt. When you let a team hang around like that, youre fighting for your life down the stretch.Rookie Werenski got the Jackets on the board 3:44 into the second period on a power play. It was the first goal of Werenskis three-day-old NHL career, with assists from Alexander Wennberg and Cam Atkinson.Zach is a guy you can see, especially tonight, how he can control the game with the puck, said Columbus coach John Tortorella. We have a lot of teaching to do with him without the puck. Thats our job as coaches. The God-given ability he has, its at a different level than a lot of players at this league.Brandon Dubinsky went off for tripping at 2:08, and the Jackets pulled Bobrovsky at 1:20, but Marleau slammed the door with his empty-netter with 33 seconds left.Anderson scored with 23 seconds left.Game notes Columbus Ryan Murray, injured while blocking a shot in the season-opening loss to the Bruins, missed his first game after playing 85 consecutive games. ... Gregory Campbell was suspended by the Blue Jackets after refusing to report to the minor league Cleveland Monsters, reported The Columbus Dispatch. ... Couture has three points in two games.UP NEXTBlue Jackets: Columbus is off until next Friday, when it faces the Chicago Blackhawks.Sharks: San Jose heads to New York to face the Rangers on Monday. ' ' '