The rematch we knew was going to happen for months gets underway Thursday in Boston.
The Bruins will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first round with home-ice advantage starting that night and continuing two nights later on Hockey Night in Canada.
The series then shifts to Toronto for Game 3 and 4. The Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in seven games last season.
Because of the NHL's bracket system, the winner of the Bruins-Maple Leafs series will face the winner of the Tampa Bay-Columbus series in the second round.
Here's a look at the complete first-round schedule for the Bruins-Maple Leafs series:
Game 1: Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. (TD Garden, Boston, MA) – NESN, NBCSN, CBC, TVA
Game 2: Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. (TD Garden, Boston, MA) – NBC, CBC, TVA
Game 3: Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m. (Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON) – NESN, NBCSN, CBC, TVA
Game 4: Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. (Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON) – NESN, NBCSN, CBC, TVA
Game 5: Friday, April 19 at TBD (TD Garden, Boston, MA) – TBD
Game 6: Sunday, April 21 at TBD (Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON) – TBD
Game 7: Tuesday, April 23 at TBD (TD Garden, Boston, MA) – TBD
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