BOSTON — Nathan Horton scored the go-ahead goal late in the first period, and Boston used a revived offense to beat Toronto, 4-1, in the teams’ playoff series opener Wednesday night.

The Bruins scored more than three goals for the first time in 10 games. They closed the regular season on a 2-7 skid that dropped them to the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Wade Redden also scored in the first period for Boston, and David Krejci and Johnny Boychuk added goals in the second.

Sharks 3, Canucks 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau scored in the third period for San Jose, which rallied to beat Vancouver in the first-round Western Conference series opener.

Boyle and Logan Couture both had a goal and an assist.