ST. LOUIS -- Jaden Schwartz scored a hat trick, and the St. Louis Blues advanced to the Western Conference Second Round with a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 of the first round at Enterprise Center on Saturday.

WASHINGTON -- Nicklas Backstrom had four points, and Braden Holtby made 30 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 6-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

NASHVILLE -- Alexander Radulov and Jason Dickinson each scored two goals for the Dallas Stars when they defeated the Nashville Predators 5-3 in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.

TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to win their first Stanley Cup Playoff series in 15 years when they play the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of their best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round series at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVAS, SN). 

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ST. LOUIS -- No matter how few goals Jaden Schwartz scored during the regular season, it never diminished his work ethic.

WASHINGTON -- On a night when the Washington Capitals reminded everyone, including themselves and the Carolina Hurricanes, of the team that won the Stanley Cup last season, it was no surprise it all began with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.

NASHVILLE -- The Dallas Stars' top line of Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov were on a roll in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round against the Nashville Predators on Saturday. So much so, they wanted to get on the ice as often as possible.

ST. LOUIS -- The Winnipeg Jets found only disappointment in a season that started with high expectations and ended in the Western Conference First Round.

Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily in-depth look at the 2019 NHL postseason. There were two Game 5s and a Game 6 on Saturday, with a fourth team advancing to the second round:

COLUMBUS -- Matt Duchene is closer to the Stanley Cup than he has ever been in his NHL career. 

BRUINS at MAPLE LEAFS

Sunday, 3 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS

Maple Leafs lead best-of-7 series 3-2

The Toronto Maple Leafs can win their first Stanley Cup Playoff series since 2004 by defeating the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.

BOSTON -- Bruce Cassidy's road to becoming coach of the Boston Bruins is littered with almost four decades of adversity.

SAN JOSE -- The San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights have combined for 36 goals in the Western Conference First Round.

Ben Bishop of the Dallas Stars, Robin Lehner of the New York Islanders and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning were named finalists for the Vezina Trophy on Saturday. The award is given annually to the goalie voted the best at his position.

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SHARKS at GOLDEN KNIGHTS

7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, SN360, TVAS, ATTSN-RM, NBCSCA

Vegas leads best-of-7 series 3-2

The Vegas Golden Knights will try to eliminate the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.

The St. Louis Blues advanced to the Western Conference Second Round and will play the Nashville Predators or Dallas Stars.

NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule:

Washington Capitals fans wanted a win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

With the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs underway, the NHL Fantasy on Ice podcast has you covered with all the reaction from around the League.

The top two teams entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs have been eliminated in the first round for the first time since the NHL expansion of 1967-68.

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -- Robin Lehner said he had eight or nine teams interested in him when he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

WASHINGTON -- Andrei Svechnikov was scratched from Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round for the Carolina Hurricanes against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday because of a concussion, but the rookie forward said he hopes to return for Game 6 on Monday.

The St. Louis Blues got some Major League support from their fellow Gateway City athletes when a bunch of St. Louis Cardinals showed up to Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round. 

If your bracket is busted as badly as Nikita Zadorov thinks it is, you may want to take another crack at it.

It's tough to participate in a hockey practice without any sticks. Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault found that out on Saturday.

LAS VEGAS -- The Vegas Golden Knights are not deterred by San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl saying he believes San Jose will win Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at T-Mobile