Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak (41) eyes the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes’ Vincent Trocheck (16) as Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal (11) looks on during third period NHL Eastern Conference Stanley Cup playoff game in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Len on the NHL podcast:

#1 Len the Boston Bruins defeat the Carolina Hurricanes Scotiabank Toronto 3-1 in game 3 of the Eastern Conference playoffs to take a 2-1 lead.

# 2 The Bruins goaltender Tukka Rask opted out of playing for the rest of the series and didn’t disclose a reason the Bruins had goalie Jaroslav Halak in goal who stopped 29 shots.

#3 The Bruins Charlie Coyle and Brad Marchand scored a goal and got an assist for Boston who is seeded number four.

#4 The Arizona Coyotes got the win over the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 to take a 1-0 lead in the first round of the playoffs. The Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper had 49 saves.

#5 Derek Stepan, Brad Richardson, Taylor Hall, and Lawson Crouse all scored for the Coyotes in a game that showed Arizona’s offense success from the start.

Len Shapiro does the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcasts every other Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com