Kings open up 3-0 lead on Canucks

Jonathan Quick made 41 saves, Dustin Brown scored on a long rebound with 13:30 to play, and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings pushed the visiting Vancouver Canucks to the brink of elimination with a 1-0 victory in Game 3 on Sunday night.

Game 4 is Wednesday night in L.A.

Flyers 8, Penguins 4: Danny Briere, Matt Read and Max Talbot each scored two goals as host Philadelphia took a 3-0 lead over Pittsburgh in a fight-filled Game 3 in the opening-round series. Game 4 is Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Panthers 4, Devils 2: At Sunrise, Fla., Stephen Weiss scored the first two playoff goals of his 10-year NHL career and Florida got its first playoff victory in nearly 15 years, beating New Jersey to even the first-round series at a game apiece. Game 3 is Tuesday night in New Jersey.

Predators 3, Red Wings 2: Shea Weber, jeered for smashing Henrik Zetterberg's face into glass at the end of Game 1, turned boos into silence with a goal early in the first period and visiting Nashville held on to beat Detroit to take a 2-1 lead. Game 4 is Tuesday night in Detroit.