Bruins take a 2-0 lead vs. the Flyers
BOSTON — Milan Lucic scored to break a third-period tie with 2:57 left and Boston edged Philadelphia 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals.
Tuukka Rask made 24 saves for Boston.
Brian Boucher stopped 24 shots for the Flyers, who will host Game 3 Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
Miroslav Satan had a goal and two assists for Boston, and Johnny Boychuk also scored for the Bruins, who won Game 1 in overtime on Marc Savard's goal.
Danny Briere scored for the Flyers and assisted on Mike Richards' goal for his fourth straight multiple-point game of the playoffs.
The Bruins have won seven in a row at home. They won just three of their last 17 in Boston during the regular season after the New Year's Day Winter Classic against the Flyers at Fenway Park.
At Chicago, Kris Versteeg scored go the go-ahead goal from the left circle with 1:30 left and Chicago rallied to beat Vancouver Monday night to even the Western Conference semifinals at 1-1.Patrick Kane added an empty-netter to seal the win with 47.7 seconds left. Patrick Sharp tied the game earlier in the third for Chicago with a short-handed goal.Game 3 will be played Wednesday night in Vancouver.Vancouver scored twice in the first 5:02 of the game. Mason Raymond had a goal, and Mikael Samuelsson added a power-play tally. Brent Seabrook brought the Blackhawks within a goal in the first.Chicago's Antti Niemi finished with 24 saves. Roberto Luongo stopped 29 shots for Vancouver.
