Lucic, Bruins close out Flyers

Milan Lucic scored twice, Johnny Boychuk got the go-ahead goal, and the host Boston Bruins stopped any chance of another historic comeback by the Philadelphia Flyers with a 5-1 win Friday night that completed a sweep of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

In this round last year against Philadelphia, the Bruins became just the third NHL team to lose a series after winning the first three games.

"I think we learned a lot from last year, that experience, and I think it made us a more determined hockey club," Lucic said. "We can definitely put everything behind us with what happened last year."

Kris Versteeg lifted Philadelphia into a 1-1 tie at 13:22 of the second period after Lucic scored at 12:02 of the first. Boychuk put Boston ahead at 2:42 of the third, Lucic connected again at 15:03, and Brad Marchand and Daniel Paille scored empty-net goals. The Bruins are in the conference finals for the first time since 1992.

Red Wings 4, Sharks 3: Darren Helm scored with 1:27 left for host Detroit, avoiding a sweep in the series. The Red Wings had taken a 3-0 lead in the first period. San Jose's Logan Couture scored 15 seconds after Nicklas Lidstrom's second goal of the first period, Dan Boyle scored midway through the middle period to pull San Jose within 3-2, and Dany Heatley tied it early in the third.-- AP