National Hockey League | Playoff results | Wednesday

Oilers 4, Kings 2 Series tied 1-1

EDMONTON, Alberta — Klim Kostin broke a tie at 2:20 of the third period and Edmonton beat Los Angeles to tie the Western Conference series.

Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists to help Edmonton rebound from a 4-3 overtime loss in the opener. Derek Ryan and Evander Kane — into an empty net — also scored for the Oilers.

NHL scoring champion Connor McDavid had an assist and Stuart Skinner made 23 saves in his first NHL playoff victory.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 33 shots for Los Angeles. Gabriel Vilardi and Philip Danault scored for the Kings.

Panthers 6, Bruins 3 Series tied 1-1

BOSTON — Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers had four third-period goals to beat the

Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night and send Boston to its first loss in 10 games.

The Panthers — the NHL’s top regular-season team last season — tied the best-of-seven series and head home for Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday. There will be a Game 5 back in Boston on Wednesday.

Montour scored 22 seconds into the third period to break a 2-2 tie, Carter Verhaeghe added an insurance goal, then Montour scored again for Florida and Eetu Luostarinen added an empty netter with 2:25 to play to make it 6-2.

Hurricanes 4, Islanders 3, OT Series tied 1-1

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jesper Fast took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Staal and beat Ilya Sorokin at 5:03 of overtime to lift Carolina past New York for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference series.

Staal’s pass came from the left side near the boards and found Fast loose on the right for the finish over Sorokin’s pad, ending a game that had seen Carolina blow a two-goal lead before rallying to force overtime.

Paul Stastny, Stefan Noesen and Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes, and Antti Raanta had 23 saves. Kyle Palmieri, Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson scored for the Islanders, and Sorokin finished with 32 saves.

Game 3 is Friday night in New York.

Stars 7, Wild 3 Series tied 1-1

DALLAS — Roope Hintz scored a short-hander on Dallas’ first shot and added two more goals, Evgenii Dadonov scored twice and the Stars beat Minnesota to even the Western Conference series,

Hintz is the first player with a short-handed, powerplay and even-strength goal in a playoff game since Tyler Johnson did it for Tampa Bay against the New York Rangers in 2015.