After wild finish, Bruins lead series

David Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game with 1:28 left to cap a wild third period, and Tuukka Rask stopped 33 shots to help the Bruins beat the Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night in Boston and take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Rask got some help from the post when Matt Duchene stretched out to try to tip the tying goal in with less than a minute remaining and Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky off for an extra skater. In all, six goals were scored in the third, four during a 31⁄2-minute span that turned the Bruins’ 2-0 lead into a 3-3 tie.

Brad Marchand added a goal and two assists, and David Krejci also scored for the Bruins.

Bobrovsky made 32 saves for the Blue Jackets, who need a win in Game 6 on Monday night back in Columbus to force the series back to Boston for a decisive seventh game Wednesday.

The winner will advance to the conference finals to face the Hurricanes, who swept the Islanders in their series. Van Riemsdyk done: Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is expected to miss the rest of the playoffs after having shoulder surgery.

General manager Don Waddell said Saturday that the 27-year-old van Riemsdyk underwent surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to miss four to six months.

The Hurricanes recalled defenseman Jake Bean from their AHL affiliate.

Van Riemsdyk was hurt in the first period of Game 2 against the Islanders. He played in the first nine games of the postseason for the Hurricanes.

Bishop keys Stars: Jason Spezza scored and Ben Bishop made 38 saves as the Stars beat the Blues 2-1 on Friday night in St. Louis to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.

Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who can advance with a win in Game 6 at home on Sunday.

“Ben Bishop was the best player tonight,” Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. “The Blues were better (than us), but Bishop was the difference.”