In Sunday’s NHL Eastern Conference playoff games, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the NY Islanders 5-2, while the Boston Bruins won their matchup against the Florida Panthers with a score of 6-2.

* Seth Jarvis scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped an eight-game postseason road losing streak with a 5-2 victory over New York on Sunday, pushing the Islanders to the brink of elimination. Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists and Antti Raanta made 27 saves in helping the Canes win on the road in the playoffs for the first time since the second round in 2021.Defenseman Adam Pelech and forward Bo Horvat scored for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves. Game 5 will be held on Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina.

* The Boston Bruins took a commanding 3-1 series lead in their first-round series, defeating the Florida Panthers 6-2 in Game 4 on Sunday.  The Bruins’ Taylor Hall and Jake DeBrusk each scored twice, while Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi also had goals and Linus Ullmark stopped 41 shots. The Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had goals for Florida, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for the Panthers. The Panthers now face elimination as they meet the Bruins for Game 5 in Boston on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

The NHL Western Conference playoffs on Sunday saw the Dallas Stars defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2, while the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4.

* The Dallas Stars’ Tyler Seguin scored twice on the power play for the Stars, giving Dallas a 3-2 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday. The series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 taking place in Dallas on Tuesday.

* The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings with a score of 5-4 in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. The Oilers’ Evander Kane tied the game 4-4 at 16:58 of the third period with a wrist shot from the left circle, and Zach Hyman scored at 10:39 in overtime to help the Oilers rally for the win; and tying the series at 2-2.  Game 5 will be in Edmonton on Tuesday.

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