BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs face off in game seven of the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Thursday for the 11th time this season. The Maple Leafs won 2-1 in the last matchup. William Nylander led the Maple Leafs with two goals.

What to expect from the top Boston Bruins players and how to watch the game as they face off with Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL Playoffs First Round Game 7 on Saturday.

The Edmonton Oilers will play the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference Second Round. The Oilers advanced by eliminating the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the first round at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Wednesday.

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 in Game 6 after Pius Suter scored a late go-ahead goal with 1:39 left.

Host Nashville couldn’t beat rookie goalie Arturs Silovs, who made 27 saves to become the 14th rookie goalie in NHL history to finish off a series with a shutout and just the fifth in 30 years.

The Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights will play Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET; TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS). Vegas, the defending Stanley Cup champion, pushed the series to the limit by winning Game 6 at home 2-0 on Friday.

The defending champion Vegas Golden Knights ended a three-game losing streak and forced a Game 7 against the Dallas Stars.

Noah Hanifin broke a scoreless tie at 9:54 of the third period, Adin Hill stopped 23 shots and the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights kept alive their season by beating the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Fr