There are two games on the Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule Saturday:
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS): For the first time in 14 months, the Canadiens will have fans inside Bell Centre, with 2,500 expected for Game 6 against the Maple Leafs. Toronto, which leads the Stanley Cup First Round series 3-2, is 0-5 in series-clinching games since 2018, including a 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal in Game 5 at home. Montreal's four goals in the victory were as many as it had scored in the first four games of the best-of-7 series. The Maple Leafs have not defeated the Canadiens in a playoff series since winning the 1967 Stanley Cup Final in six games. The winner of this series plays the Winnipeg Jets in the Stanley Cup Second Round.
New York Islanders at Boston Bruins (8 p.m.. ET; NBC, SN360, TVAS2): The Stanley Cup Second Round gets underway featuring two teams who each eliminated higher seeds in the first round. The Islanders, the No. 4 seed in the MassMutual East Division, defeated the No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Penguins in six games in their best-of-7 series. The No. 3 Bruins defeated the No. 2 Washington Capitals in five games, rebounding from a loss in the opener to win four straight. Islanders rookie goalie Ilya Sorokin is 4-0 with a 1.95 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage in the playoffs. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask is 4-1 with a 1.81 GAA and a .941 save percentage. Boston is in the second round for the fourth straight season; New York is in the second round for the third straight season. This is the third time the teams have met in a playoff series, and first since 1983.