Carson Anderson
Well, we’re about to see the first Game 7 of 2024 NHL playoffs, and it will be the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Boston Bruins in Boston on Saturday night. Toronto cruised to a 2-1 victory on Thursday night as Auston Matthews, the team’s most prolific scorer, missed his second consecutive game due to illness.
Leafs right winger William Nylander scored both goals, including a breakaway with 2:13 left in the game, to put Toronto ahead 2-0. Joseph Woll recorded 22 saves for Toronto, who will look to clinch the series after falling behind in the series 3-1. Woll has stopped 40 of the 51 shots he has faced over the last two games.
Meanwhile, Boston has lost five consecutive series-deciding games dating back to last season, when the heavily favored Bruins opened up a 3-1 series lead to the Florida Panthers, the team that will face the winner of this series. In other Eastern Conference series, the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes will begin their series on Sunday in New York.
There are two Game 6s in the Western Conference on Friday. The Vancouver Canucks will look to shut down the Nashville Predators in Nashville, while the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights will look to extend their season when they host the Dallas Stars. The winner of the Canucks/Predators series will face the Edmonton Oilers, and the winner of the Stars/Golden Knights series will face the Colorado Avalanche.
The structure of the playoffs is as follows:
- The division winner with the most points in each conference will face the second Wild Card team in the first round. The division winner with the fewest points in each conference will face the top Wild Card team in the first round.
- Each series will be a best-of-seven format.
- Home field advantage goes to the higher-seeded team in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The team with the most points in the regular season has home-field advantage in the conference finals and Stanley Cup Final.
Below is how you can follow each series in the first round, along with updated results and scores for each game. Bookmark this page during the playoffs to stay up to date with everything happening on the ice.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Viewing Information
TELEVISION: ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, TNT, SN, SNE, SNW
Flow: fuboTV (Try it for free)
Follow: CBS Sports app
All times East
(* if necessary)
Eastern Conference
(1) New York Rangers x (WC2) Washington Capitals
Game 1: | Rangers 4, Capitals 1 | Recap
Game 2: | Rangers 4, Capitals 3 | Recap
Game 3: | Rangers 3, Capitals 1 | Recap
Game 4: | Rangers 4, Capitals 2 | Recap
(2) Carolina vs. Hurricane Hurricanes (3) New York Islanders
Game 1: | Hurricanes 3, Ilhéus 1 | Recap
Game 2: | Hurricanes 5, Ilhéus 3 | Recap
Game 3: | Hurricanes 3, Ilhéus 2 | Recap
Game 4: | Ilhéus 3, Hurricanes 2 (2OT) | Recap
Game 5: | Hurricanes 6, Ilhéus 3 | Recap
(1) Florida Panthers vs. (WC1) Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 1: | Panthers 3, Lightning 2 | Recap
Game 2: | Panthers 3, Lightning 2 (OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Panthers 5, Lightning 3 | Recap
Game 4: | Lightning 6, Panthers 3 | Recap
Game 5: | Panthers 6, Lightning 1 | Recap
(2) Boston Bruins x (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
Game 1: | Bruins 5, Maple Leaves 1 | Recap
Game 2: | Maple Leaves 3, Bruins 2 | Recap
Game 3: | Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2 | Recap
Game 4: | Bruins 3, Maple Leaves 1 | Recap
Game 5: | Maple Leafs 2, Bruins 1 (OT) | Recap
Game 6: | Maple Leaves 2, Bruins 1 | Recap
Game 7: | Saturday, May 4th, 8pm | at BOS | Television: ABC
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars vs. (WC2) Vegas Golden Knights
Game 1: | Golden Knights 4, Stars 3 | Recap
Game 2: | Golden Knights 2, Stars 1 | Recap
Game 3: | Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 (OT) | Recap
Game 4: | Stars 4, Golden Knights 2 | Recap
Game 5: | Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 | Recap
Game 6: | Friday, May 3, 10pm | in VGK | Television: TNT
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 5th, TBD | at DAL | Television: To be defined
(2) Winnipeg Jets vs. (3) Colorado Avalanche
Game 1: | Jets 7, Avalanche 6 | Recap
Game 2: | Avalanche 5, Jets 2 | Recap
Game 3: | Avalanche 6, Jets 2 | Recap
Game 4: | Avalanche 5, Jets 1 | Recap
Game 5: | Avalanche 6, Jets 3 | Recap
(1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators
Game 1: | Canucks 4, Predators 2 | Recap
Game 2: | Predators 4, Canucks 1 | Recap
Game 3: | Canucks 2, Predators 1 | Recap
Game 4: | Canucks 4, Predators 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 5: | Predators 2, Canucks 1 | Recap
Game 6: | Friday, May 3rd, 7pm | in NSH | Television: TNT
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 5th, TBA | in VAN | Television: To be defined
(2) Edmonton Oilers x (3) Los Angeles Kings
Game 1: | Oilers 7, Kings 4 | Recap
Game 2: | Kings 5, Lubricators 4 (OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Oilers 6, Kings 1 | Recap
Game 4: | Lubricators 1, Kings 0 | Recap
Game 5: | Oilers 4, Kings 3 | Recap
