We're back for another two-game Wednesday. First up...
The Florida Panthers welcome the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Sergei Bobrovsky are in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Charlie Coyle goal, via Pavel Zacha and Brad Marchand. Florida tied it in the second period with a Steven Lorentz goal, his second of the postseason, coming off of Brandon Montour. The Panthers pulled ahead on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his third of the playoffs, assisted by Sam Reinhart and Aaron Ekblad. Florida added on with a Gustav Forsling goal, fueled by Anton Lundell and Montour. The Panthers extended the lead in the third period as Eetu Luostarinen scored, thanks to Barkov and Reinhart. Florida padded the lead on a Barkov power play goal, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Reinhart. The Panthers iced it at 6-1 with a shorthanded Montour goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Barkov and Reinhart. The three stars were Barkov, Montour, and Reinhart. The series is tied at 1-1 heading up to Boston.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Arturs Silovs are set to start in goal. Edmonton started in the first period with a Zach Hyman power play goal, his eighth of the postseason, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on with a Mattias Ekholm goal, coming off of Draisaitl. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Dakota Joshua goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Ian Cole and Elias Lindholm. Edmonton answered with a Cody Ceci goal, made possible by Derek Ryan and Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers extended the lead as Hyman scored his second of the game and ninth of the postseason, thanks to Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid. The Canucks got one back with a Lindholm goal, his third of the playoffs, fueled by Joshua and Carson Soucy. Vancouver pulled closer with a J.T. Miller goal, his second of the postseason, helped along by Brock Boeser and Soucy. The Canucks tied it on a Nikita Zadorov goal, his third of the playoffs, passed from Teddy Blueger and Nils Hoglander. Vancouver pulled ahead on a Conor Garland goal, with helpers from Joshua and Zadorov. This stood for a 5-4 win, with the three stars being Joshua, Zadorov, and Hyman, while Lindholm, Soucy, Draisaitl, and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions. The Canucks established a 1-0 series lead.
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