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Vancouver Canucks beat Boston Bruins 1-0, take 1-0 series lead

Maxim Lapierre, Raffi Torres

Vancouver Canucks’ Maxim Lapierre, left, and Raffi Torres celebrate Torres’ goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference finals, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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It looked like the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks were primed to go into overtime in Game 1, but Raffi Torres scored a stunning tap-in goal will less than 19 seconds left to give the Canucks a 1-0 series lead.

Vancouver 1, Boston 0; Canucks lead series 1-0

A deeper analysis of Game 1 will come shortly.