The Montreal Canadiens don't yet know their opponent for the Eastern Conference final, but the NHL has confirmed that the team will face off for Game 1 on Sunday evening.

The Canadiens will play at 7 p.m. ET (CBC, CBCSports.ca), the second of two playoff games on Sunday.

Montreal, as the eighth seed, will begin in either Philadelphia or Boston. The Flyers have forced a Game 7 in Boston on Friday in the conference semifinal by beating the Bruins three straight times to even the series.

Montreal should have motivation regardless of whom they eventually face, as they represent the last two teams to eliminate the Canadiens the past two springs. Boston and Montreal have met in an NHL record 32 series in the playoffs, with the Bruins coming out on top for just the eighth time last year by sweeping the Canadiens in the first round.

Philadelphia knocked off Montreal in five games in 2008 en route to the conference final. The franchises have met five times in history, with the Habs winning three series, including the 1976 Stanley Cup final.

The top-seeded Sharks and No. 2 Chicago Blackhawks will begin the Western Conference final with a matinee game at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday in San Jose. The Sharks will have enjoyed eight days off since the conference semifinals, while the Blackhawks finished their series over Vancouver on Tuesday.

The NHL said it will release the remainder of the schedule for the conference finals on Friday.