The Toronto Maple Leafs have slowly but surely climbed up the Eastern Conference standings as of late, and will look to continue that surge as part of a six-game NHL schedule on Thursday night.

Toronto, which earned a 3-2 win on home ice against the New York Islanders on Wednesday, get right back at it on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET with an Original Six matchup against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Boston (15-9-5) has won seven of its last 10 games and trails the Buffalo Sabres by just one point in the Northeast Division.

The Bruins haven't played since routing the Maple Leafs 7-2 at Boston last Saturday.

Also at 7 p.m., Peter Laviolette looks for his second win as coach of the Philadelphia Flyers when they host the Ottawa Senators (14-11-4) at the Wachovia Center. After dropping their first two games under Laviolette, the Flyers bounced back with a 6-2 win against the Islanders on Tuesday. Ottawa, which lost 5-1 in its last visit to Philadelphia, comes to town after a 4-1 home loss to Montreal on Tuesday

In a game that can be seen on the NHL Network in the U.S. and RDS in Canada, the Montreal Canadiens face the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre. The Habs are over the .500 mark (15-14-2) thanks to three straight victories, while the Pens (20-10-1) continue to battle with the New Jersey Devils for the Atlantic Division lead. Pittsburgh won the first two meetings at Mellon Arena, with Sidney Crosby scoring four goals.

The Columbus Blue Jackets play their second game in as many nights at 8 p.m. ET as they travel to Nashville to take on the Predators. Columbus skated away with a 3-0 victory against Florida on Wednesday night behind a 32-save performance by Steve Mason at Nationwide Arena. Nashville beat Vancouver 4-2 at home on Tuesday.

The final two games of the night take place on the West Coast. At 10 p.m. ET, the Vancouver Canucks will attempt to stop a two-game skid as they face the Atlanta Thrashers at GM Place. After winning the first two games of their four-game road trip in New Jersey and Philadelphia, the Canucks suffered defeats at Carolina and Nashville. Thursday marks the first of an eight-game homestand for Vancouver. Atlanta lost 3-1 at Calgary on Wednesday.

Thirty minutes later, the Los Angeles Kings play the second of back-to-back games against the Phoenix Coyotes at the Staples Center. The Kings won 5-4 in overtime at San Jose on Wednesday, while the Coyotes won their fifth in a row by beating Minnesota 2-0 at home on Monday.