At long last, playoff hockey is upon us. The Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs are set to square off in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston enters the postseason as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and will have home-ice advantage in its series with Toronto. The NHL on Sunday revealed dates and times for all first-round series. Here’s the schedule for Bruins-Leafs: Schedule announced for 1st round of 2019 #NHLBruins Playoffs presented by Beth Israel Lahey Health: https://t.co/3Cpb5qr4WO Buy Tickets: https://t.co/MrxDHq7nh4 pic.twitter.com/H6ST4Ha2mE — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 7, 2019 The times for Games 5, 6 and 7 will be revealed if and when the games become necessary. The Bruins on Sunday also announced a slew of roster moves. #NHLBruins assign Anton Blidh, Trent Frederic, Jeremy Lauzon and Zach Senyshyn to @AHLBruins: https://t.co/MmJLofSb37 — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 7, 2019 Boston wrapped up its regular season Saturday with a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning tied the record for most regular-season wins in NHL history with 62. The Bruins finished with the third best record in the NHL, behind the Lightning and the Calgary Flames. So, a second-round series with the Lightning and a Stanley Cup Finals against the Flames are the only possible series in which Boston wouldn’t have home-ice advantage. Thumbnail photo via John E. Sokolowski/USA TODAY Sports Images<doc-sep>This morning the NHL announced the schedule for the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs will be facing the Boston Bruins in round one and we have the schedule here for you to plan your next two weeks around. Game one: Thursday April 11th, 7:00 p.m. Game one is a Thursday, which is pretty traditional, to give the teams Friday off and put game two on a Saturday night. There’s a concert at the Toronto-Dominion Garden the night before, so we’ll have to watch the ice conditions. Game two: Saturday April 13th, 8:00 p.m. How can you have the first Hockey Night in Canada of the playoffs and not put the Maple Leafs on? There’s no way Rogers would let the NHL get away with skipping them for the premier broadcast. Game three: Monday April 15th, 7:00 p.m. The first home game of the playoffs is a Monday night in Toronto. Nothing to chase away the work week blues like a playoff game. Game four: Wednesday April 17th, 7:00 p.m. No extra days off, just keep playing every other day. Game five: Friday April 19th, time to be determined. No HNIC game! Game six: Sunday April 21st, time to be determined. We have two days off since Cher has a concert at the SBA on Monday night. Game seven: Tuesday April 23rd, time to be determined. The possible (probable?) series finale will take pace more than two weeks from today in Boston. Alright folks, we have five days to work ourselves up into a tizzy while we wait for game one to start. For rest of the schedule:<doc-sep>Article content Make your playoff plans, Leafs Nation. The Leafs and Boston Bruins will renew hostilities on Thursday night in Boston in Game 1 as the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup tournament gets underway. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Maple Leafs, Bruins start playoff series Thursday as first-round schedule is set Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or The Leafs and Bruins will play every other day until a winner is decided in the best-of-seven series. The Leafs, who lost in seven games to the Bruins a year ago, will meet the Bruins in the post-season for the 16th time. The Leafs have won eight of the previous meetings — but none since 1959. Boston has eliminated the Leafs each of the past five times they have met. The first-round schedule, as announced by the National Hockey League on Sunday morning (* — if necessary): Game 1 — at Boston, Thursday, 7 p.m. Game 2 — at Boston, Saturday, 8 p.m. Game 3 — at Toronto, Monday, April 15, 7 p.m. Game 4 — at Toronto, Wednesday, April 17, 7 p.m. *Game 5 — at Boston, Friday, April 19, TBD *Game 6 — at Toronto, Sunday, April 21, TBD *Game 7 — at Boston, Tuesday, April 23, TBD tkoshan@postmedia.com twitter.com/koshtorontosun<doc-sep>
Schedule set for Bruins first round playoff series against Maple Leafs The Boston Bruins will start their first round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night at TD Garden.The National Hockey League announced the first round playoff schedule Sunday morning.Here is the full schedule for the Bruins and Maple Leafs playoff series.Game 1: Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m., TD Garden, Boston, MAGame 2: Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m., TD Garden, Boston, MAGame 3: Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONGame 4: Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONGame 5 (if necessary): Friday, April 19 at TBD, TD Garden, Boston, MAGame 6 (if necessary): Sunday, April 21 at TBD, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ONGame 7 (if necessary): Tuesday, April 23 at TBD, TD Garden, Boston, MA The Boston Bruins will start their first round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night at TD Garden. The National Hockey League announced the first round playoff schedule Sunday morning. Here is the full schedule for the Bruins and Maple Leafs playoff series. Game 1: Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m., TD Garden, Boston, MA Game 2: Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m., TD Garden, Boston, MA Game 3: Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON Game 4: Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m., Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON Game 5 (if necessary): Friday, April 19 at TBD, TD Garden, Boston, MA Game 6 (if necessary): Sunday, April 21 at TBD, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON Game 7 (if necessary): Tuesday, April 23 at TBD, TD Garden, Boston, MA