Nathan Horton scored with 7:33 left in Game 7, sending the Bruins to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in more than two decades with a 1-0 win over the Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Martin St. Louis delivered inspiring pre-game words in the locker room, then took the ice and scored two goals to help the Lightning stay alive in the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-4 win over the Bruins in Game 6 on Wednesday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Kevin Bieksa scored 10:18 into the second overtime and the Canucks advanced to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 17 years with a 3-2 victory over the Sharks on Tuesday night, according to an ESPN.com report. The Canucks ended the Western Conference finals in five games after getting even 2-2 with 13.2 seconds left in regulation when Ryan Kesler scored with goalie Roberto Luongo on the Vancouver bench for an extra skater.

Tim Thomas bounced back from a Game 4 collapse, and Brad Marchand scored the game-winner to help give the Bruins a 3-1 win over the Lightning on Monday night, and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, according to an ESPN.com report.

The Canucks converted three successive 5-on-3 power plays in a span of less than 2 minutes during the second period, with Sami Salo scoring twice and Ryan Kesler adding the third, to beat the Sharks 4-2 on Sunday in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals to take a 3-1 series lead, according to an ESPN.com report.

Mike Smith was perfect in relief of goalie Dwayne Roloson, and Simon Gagne snapped a tie in the third period for the Lightning, who erased an early three-goal deficit and evened the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-3 win in Game 4 over the Bruins on Saturday, according to an ESPN.com report.

Patrick Marleau got San Jose off to a fast start, goaltender Antti Niemi preserved the lead with spectacular play in the second period, and the Sharks hung on for the win they desperately needed. Marleau scored twice in the first period, Niemi made 27 saves, and the Sharks capitalized on 10 power-play chances to beat the Canucks 4-3 Friday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference final, according to an ESPN.com report.

Tim Thomas made 31 saves for his first playoff shutout this season and second overall, Andrew Ference and David Krejci scored and the Bruins beat the Lightning 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals, according to an ESPN.com report. "That felt more like a normal game," Thomas said. "That felt like the game we played most of the season. Playoffs are always faster and more energy and a few more scoring chances than a regular-season game, but that was Boston Bruins hockey."

Daniel Sedin scored his second power-play goal of the game, and Chris Higgins and Mason Raymond added goals in the third period for the Canucks, who routed the Sharks 7-3 on Wednesday night and took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals, according to an ESPN.com report.

Tyler Seguin had two goals and two assists in his second game back and Boston fended off Tampa Bay's late offensive pressure for a 6-5 win that tied the Eastern Conference finals at 1-1 on Tuesday night, according to an ESPN.com report.