The 2011 NHL playoffs continue on Thursday with Game 1’s in the three first-round series that have yet to kick off. A full schedule of Thursday’s Stanley Cup Playoff action:

7:00 p.m. ET

No. 6 Montreal Canadiens at No. 3 Boston Bruins
Game 1, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals — TD Garden in Boston, Mass.

Local TV: NESN in Boston, no local coverage in Montreal.
National TV: Versus in the United States, CBC and RDS in Canada.

Get up to speed with our blogs: Habs Eyes On The Prize covering the, uh, Habs, Stanley Cup of Chowder covering the Bruins. You can find full SBNation.com coverage here. 

7:30 p.m. ET

No. 7 Buffalo Sabres at No. 2 Philadelphia Flyers
Game 1, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals — Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. 

Local TV: CSN Philly in Philadelphia, MSG Buffalo in Buffalo
National TV: Versus in the U.S. (joined in progress after MTL-BOS), TSN in Canada. 

Our blogs: Broad Street Hockey for Flyers coverage, Die By The Blade on the Sabres. You can find full SBNation.com coverage here. 

10:00 p.m. ET

No. 7 Los Angeles Kings at No. 2 San Jose Sharks
Game 1, Western Conference Quarterfinals — HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. 

Local TV: Fox Sports West in Southern California, CSN California in Northern California.
National TV: Versus in the United States, TSN and RDS in Canada.

Our blogs: Jewels From The Crown covers the Kings perspective, Fear The Fin has the Sharks side of things and Battle of California has it all (likely in cartoon form). You can find full SBNation.com coverage here.