Carolina Hurricanes

Elvis Merzlikins made 26 saves in his return after missing four games with a concussion, and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 2-1 win.

Justin Williams wristed in shot inside the post to score the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Sunday.

Elias Pettersson scored 40 seconds into overtime for his 100th NHL point and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0.

The Bruins beat Carolina 2-1, taking a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference final after Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand scored 5:07 apart in the second period.

Marcus Johansson and Patrice Bergeron scored on power plays during a four-goal outburst as Boston rallied to beat Carolina 5-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Rask made 39 saves and recorded his sixth career playoff shutout as Boston beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Monday night to clinch their second-round series 4-2.

Sebastian Aho assisted on Justin Williams' key goal with 9:45 remaining, and Carolina beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round series.

Warren Foegele and Nino Niederreiter scored 48 seconds apart to rally the Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over New York and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist in the third period, and the Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night to force Game 7.

Alex Nedeljkovic's first NHL start could not have gone much better, by making 24 saves and Nino Niederreiter scored twice as the Hurricanes defeated the Canucks 5-2.