SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night in the second round of the series. They drew one game each.
Brandon Montour had one goal and two assists, and Steven Lorenz, Gustav Forsling and Etu Luostarinen also scored. The Panthers chased Bruins starter Jeremy Swayman with four straight goals early in the third period and added two more against Linus Ullmark.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 14 saves for the Panthers. The five-goal differential matched Florida State's largest record in a playoff game, tying the mark it set on April 29 in another 6-1 win over Tampa Bay.
The Bruins lost to Florida for the first time in six games this season on a goal from Charlie Coyle. The series moves to Boston on Friday night for Game 3, followed by Game 4 on Sunday night.
Canucks 5, Oilers 4
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Conor Garland broke the tie with 5 minutes, 34 seconds left and Vancouver overcame a three-point deficit to beat Edmonton in Game 1 of the second round of their playoff series.
Garland received a short pass from Dakota Joshua, faked a slap shot in the right circle, sped to Stuart Skinner and slipped a wrist shot between his legs from a sharp angle for Vancouver's second goal with 39 seconds to play. He scored his third goal in 4 minutes and 48 seconds.
Game 2 will be played Friday night in Vancouver.
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