The Boston Bruins try to even the best-of-seven 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Finals tonight when they host Game 4 against the Vancouver Canucks (8 p.m. ET, Versus, CBC). Vancouver won thrillers in the first two games, one in the closing seconds of regulation, one in the opening seconds of overtime. Boston won in a rout on Monday.
Nathan Horton of Boston, who has a severe concussion following a devastating hit Monday from Vancouver's Aaron Rome, is out for the remainder of the series. Rome has been suspended by the league for the remainder of the Finals.
The schedule:
Game 1: Vancouver 1, Boston 0
Game 2: Vancouver 3, Boston 2 (OT)
Game 3: Boston 8, Vancouver 1 (Vancouver leads series, 2-1)
Game 4: Wed., June 8 -- at Boston, 8 p.m. ET (VERSUS, CBC)
Game 5: Fri., June 10 -- at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC, CBC)
Game 6*: Mon., June 13 -- at Boston, 8 p.m. ET (NBC, CBC)
Game 7*: Wed., June 15 -- at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC, CBC)
More Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage:
- Full Stanley Cup Finals coverage at SB Nation's series hub.
- Coverage from SB Nation's Canucks blog, Nucks Misconduct, and our Bruins blog, Stanley Cup of Chowder.