National Hockey

Boston Bruins (65-12-5, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (42-32-8, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas Stars (47-21-14, second in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (46-25-11, third in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Stars -115, Wild -105; over/under is 5.

Carolina Hurricanes (52-21-9, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders (42-31-9, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Friday, 7 p.m.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Klim Kostin broke a tie at 2:20 of the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie the first-round Western Conference playoff series.

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl continued his torrid start in the NHL playoffs, but the Edmonton Oilers also leaned on their depth in a 4-2 win Wednesday over the Los Angeles Kings to even their playoff series at a win apiece.

EDMONTON — If you told an Oilers fan before the first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings that Edmonton would take 2-0 leads in both Games 1 and 2 without trailing in regulation, they’d have been ecstatic.

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had a goal in each period, getting his first career hat trick by scoring three different ways, as the Dallas Stars stepped up without Joe Pavelski to get even in their first-round series against the Minnesota Wild.

BOSTON (AP) — 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.

BOSTON (AP) — The Panthers managed a split in Boston, and they did it with a performance few teams have mustered on the Bruins' home ice this season.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New York Islanders coach Lane Lambert spoke in a low, hushed tone and offered only terse answers. Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour was far more blunt.