It's another two-game day on Friday. First up...
The Boston Bruins welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Florida began in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his second of the postseason, via Gustav Forsling. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Sam Bennett and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Florida extended the lead as Carter Verhaeghe scored his sixth of the postseason on the power play, thanks to Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers padded the lead in the third period with a Brandon Montour power play goal, his third of the playoffs, with assists provided by Tkachuk and Barkov. Boston got on the board with a Jakub Lauko goal, helped along by Jake DeBrusk and John Beecher. The Bruins got closer with a DeBrusk goal, his fifth of the postseason, made possible by Mason Lohrei and David Pastrnak. Florida shot back with a Sam Reinhart empty net goal, his fourth of the playoffs, set up by Tkachuk and Montour. The Panthers finished it at 6-2 with a power play goal by Rodrigues, his second of the game and third of the postseason, with helpers from Ekman-Larsson and Eetu Luostarinen. The three stars were Rodrigues, Tkachuk, and Montour, while Barkov, DeBrusk, and Ekman-Larsson get the honorable mentions. The Panthers are ahead 2-1 in the series.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Arturs Silovs patrol the creases. Vancouver led off in the first period with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his sixth of the postseason, assisted by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Canucks took the lead back in the second period with a Brock Boeser goal, his fifth of the playoffs, coming off of Carson Soucy and Nikita Zadorov. The Oilers retied it on a Mattias Ekholm goal, his second of the postseason, fueled by McDavod and Draisaitl. Vancouver regained the lead with a Zadorov goal, his fourth of the playoffs, made possible by Miller. Edmonton tied it in the third period with a McDavid goal, his second of the postseason, guided in by Zach Hyman and Draisaitl. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with an Evan Bouchard goal, his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Draisaitl. The three stars were Draisaitl, McDavid, and Zadorov, while Miller gets an honorable mention. The series is tied at 1-1 heading to Edmonton.
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