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Stanley Cup finals Game 4: Bruins defeat Canucks, 4-0

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Depleted in numbers Wednesday but not in spirit, the Boston Bruins overpowered the Vancouver Canucks for the second straight game and turned the Stanley Cup finals into a best-of-three finish.

Rich Peverley scored twice and goaltender Tim Thomas stopped 37 shots as the Bruins, backed by a raucous crowd at TD Garden that included iconic Hall of Fame defenseman Bobby Orr, rolled to a 4-0 victory over the feeble and fumble-fingered Canucks and tied the series at two games each.

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Although the Bruins’ lineup lacked first-line winger Nathan Horton, who is recovering from the concussion he suffered as the result of a hit by Vancouver defenseman Aaron Rome in Game 3, the Bruins romped and chased Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo out of the game at 3:39 of the third period.

Luongo yielded four goals on 20 shots and didn’t look good — but neither did the defense in front of him. The Canucks’ offense was non-existent and their power play scoreless in six tries.

So far the home team has won each game. But the Bruins have outscored the Canucks, 12-1, in the last two games and by a staggering 14-5 overall.

We’ll have more on the game soon at latimes.com/sports.

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Bruins-Canucks box score

-- Helene Elliott reporting from Boston

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