On Thursday night, the puck will drop on a new year in the hockey world at the Air Canada Centre.

Nathan Horton scored his second overtime goal of the series as the Boston Bruins took Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Wednesday night at home.

Michael Cammalleri and Brian Gionta scored power-play goals and Carey Price made 31 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 and avoided elimination at home on Tuesday night.

Nathan Horton scored at 9:03 of the second overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night and a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Michael Ryder scored twice, including the game winner 1:59 into overtime, to lift the Boston Bruins to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Michael Cammalleri and Mathieu Darche scored in the opening 2:20 of the game and Carey Price made 34 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday night to give the Habs a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series.

Brian Gionta had two goals and Carey Price turned away 31 shots as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Thursday night.

It’s NHL playoff time and two Original Six teams will add another chapter to a storied history between bitter rivals.

Toronto’s tenders, Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Jonas Gustavsson, have both been at mid-season form early this season, sparking the Maple Leafs to a surprising 3-0 start. It appears until one of the netminders blinks, Wilson will be happy to use both as a tandem. This has become a common trend in the modern NHL.

The letter C will draw plenty of attention on Thursday night in Toronto.

Last season, four teams from the Northeast Division made it to the playoffs, leaving only the Maple Leafs on the outside looking in. This year there are two front-runners to make it back (in Boston and Buffalo), and three bubble teams (in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa).

When Leafs GM Brian Burke was hired, he vowed his squad would have more...