Panthers rally for W, push Bruins to brink

Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the visiting Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

One year after Florida knocked out the recordsetting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination.

Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell also scored for the Panthers, who scored three times in a row to rally from a two-goal deficit. Florida can advance to the Eastern Conference finals with a victory in Game 5 at home on Tuesday.

Playing without captain and leading scorer in the postseason Brad Marchand — knocked out of Game 3 with an upper-body injury — Boston jumped to a 2-0 lead with goals from David Pastrnak and Brandon Carlo. Jeremy Swayman made 39 saves for the Bruins.

Canucks 4, Oilers 3

In Edmonton, Alberta, Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist, Elias Lindholm also scored twice, and the Canucks held on to beat the Oilers to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.

Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller each had two assists, and rookie goalie Arturs Silovs stopped 42 shots for the Canucks.

Mattias Ekholm, Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard scored for the Oilers.