The eyes of the hockey world are focused solely on the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, as Game 7 of their first-round series is the only game on the NHL slate.

Through the opening 20 minutes, the contest didn't disappoint as the two sides poured in a combined five goals, with Boston taking a 3-2 lead as time expired.

The action was fast and furious, as Patrick Marleau put the Leafs ahead with a power-play marker two minutes into the game.

Only for Jake DeBrusk to knot things up with a power-play deflection of his own two minutes later.

Marleau fired home his second of the frame to restore the Maple Leafs' lead, which hardly lasted, as Danton Heinen's first of the playoffs tied it up again.

To cap things off, Patrice Bergeron gave the Bruins their first advantage on a goal with 37 seconds remaining.

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Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly left Game 7 after taking a slap shot to the face off the stick of Boston's Zdeno Chara.

The incident occurred in the latter half of the opening frame, and Rielly left the ice on his own after a few moments.

Rielly was unable to get a good look at the shot with Brad Marchand right in front of him until the moment of impact.

He was, however, able to return for the second period with a stitched upper lip.

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Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche, Bruce Cassidy of the Boston Bruins and Gerard Gallant of the Vegas Golden Knights have been named Jack Adams Award finalists.

After the Avalanche finished with the worst full-season record since the adoption of the shootout in his first year behind the bench, Bednar helped Colorado improve by 47 points in the standings and jump into a wild-card playoff spot.

In Cassidy's first full campaign as Boston's head coach and with a roster relying heavily on first-year players, the Bruins finished with 112 points - good for fourth overall in the league.

Gallant guided the expansion Golden Knights to a 51-24-7 record and first-place finish in the Pacific Division (fourth overall) as Vegas defied all expectations in its inaugural season.

This award is presented annually to the NHL coach deemed to have contributed the most to his team's success, as determined by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.

The NHL Awards will be handed out June 20 in Las Vegas.

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Tom Dundon may be narrowing in on a decision.

Buffalo Sabres assistant general manager Steve Greeley will be in Carolina on Thursday for a follow-up interview for the Hurricanes' vacant GM job, sources told TSN's Darren Dreger.

Greeley is believed to have first interviewed for the job in mid-March. He just wrapped up his first season in the Sabres' front office, and previously served as the New York Rangers' director of player personnel, the assistant coach at Boston University, and a scout for the Kings.

Carolina's new GM will be tasked with working alongside its new owner in the search for a new head coach after Bill Peters recently resigned.

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Those Philadelphia Flyers are a tough bunch.

Shortly after defenseman Ivan Provorov revealed he lost feeling in his arm and continued playing in Game 6 of the club's playoff series versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Wayne Simmonds said he'd been playing with a torn pelvis since training camp.

The injuries didn't stop there, though.

Simmonds, 29, didn't miss any games until February, when he was ruled out for two-to-three weeks with an upper-body injury. In the 75 games he did play - clearly without being at 100 percent - he contributed 24 goals and 22 assists.

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The Minnesota Wild received permission from the Nashville Predators to speak with assistant general manager Paul Fenton, and are holding a day-long interview with him Wednesday for their vacant GM position, sources told Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Minnesota fired longtime executive Chuck Fletcher earlier this week after being eliminated from the playoffs in five games at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets, marking the third consecutive season the Wild were bounced in the first round.

Fenton has been linked to several open GM positions over the years, and recently backed out of the running for the Carolina Hurricanes' job.

The 58-year-old has been with the Predators for 18 seasons, and has played a key role in helping draft and develop one of the deepest teams in the NHL alongside GM David Poile.

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After sweeping through the first round, it's time to double down.

The Vegas Golden Knights made quick work of the Los Angeles Kings in Round 1, and will now face off against another California foe in the second round, as they're set to duel with the San Jose Sharks beginning Thursday.

While the Golden Knights are just 12 wins away from winning the Stanley Cup in their first-ever season, the bookies have also put out some other numbers to make things even more interesting:

Will either team score in the first 10 minutes of the game?

Will the game go to overtime?

Will Logan Couture score a goal?

Will Brent Burns get a point?

Will James Neal score a goal?

Will Erik Haula score a goal?

Will William Karlsson score a goal?

Will Jonathan Marchessault get a point?

Will Reilly Smith get a point?

Will Alex Tuch get a point?

Will David Perron get a point?

How many shots on goal for the Sharks?

How many goals will the Sharks score?

How many shots on goal for the Golden Knights?

How many goals will the Golden Knights score?

(Photos courtesy: Getty Images)

(Odds courtesy: Westgate Las Vegas Superbook)

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We knew Ivan Provorov played through a shoulder injury in the Philadelphia Flyers' final playoff game, but now we know just how bad it was.

On Wednesday at the Flyers' dressing room clean-out, the young defenseman told reporters, including the Courier-Post's Dave Issac, that he lost feeling in his left arm by the third period of Sunday's 8-5 series-clinching win by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Provorov added that he would have missed six-to-eight weeks if it had been the regular season, according to Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The 21-year-old went into the boards shoulder-first near the end of Game 5 on Friday night, and finished the Flyers' penultimate contest of the season with a game-high 30:07 of ice time.

He logged 20:31 in Game 6, and said in an emotional scrum afterward, "as long as my arm was attached to me, I was playing."

Provorov hasn't missed a game in his first two NHL seasons.

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The latest NHL odds released by Bodog on Wednesday favor the Boston Bruins to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of their opening-round series.

The sportsbook isn't looking kindly on the Maple Leafs' postseason run in general, as Toronto has the longest odds to win the Stanley Cup of the nine teams remaining in the playoff picture.

Those odds are a slight change from last week, when Bodog favored the Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup in their very first season.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Wednesday that injured forwards Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin will not dress for Game 1 against the Washington Capitals.

Malkin traveled with the team to Washington but Hagelin did not make the trip. Malkin missed Game 6 of the first round against the Philadelphia Flyers with an undisclosed injury, while Hagelin left the same contest following a hit by Flyers captain Claude Giroux.

Game 1 of the second-round series is set for Thursday.

Malkin has picked up five points in five playoff games, while Hagelin has notched three points across six games.

Here's how the lines looked Wednesday without Malkin and Hagelin in tow:

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