The Professional Women's Hockey League's first four playoff games will be played in Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum and Place Bell in Laval, Que.

With Toronto and Montreal having secured playoff berths and home-ice advantage, the PWHL announced Tuesday its&nbsp;best-of-five semifinals will start in those arenas.

Toronto's first two playoff games are May 8 and 10, and Montreal's are May 9 and 11.

The top four in the six-team league advance to the post-season.

Once the regular season concludes Sunday and the standings are final, the top team in the league has a 24-hour window to choose its semifinal opponent between the third and fourth seeds.

Toronto and Montreal were tied atop the standings with 41 points apiece Tuesday. Toronto had two games remaining and Montreal one.

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Reporter Douglas Gelevan superimposed in front of PWHL Montreal goalie, Ann-Renee Desbiens.

Reporter superimposed in front of PWHL Montreal goalie

Minnesota, Ottawa and Boston were still in the hunt for the two remaining playoff spots. New York was eliminated from contention.

Sarah Nurse hat trick against N.Y. helps Toronto secure home ice to open PWHL playoffs

Sarah Nurse notched her first Professional Women's Hockey League hat trick as visiting Toronto clinched a top-two seed and home-ice advantage in the first round of playoffs with a 6-2 victory over New York on Sunday.

Group of PWHL Toronto hockey players gather together to celebrate a goal in women's hockey action at New York on April 28, 2024.

Toronto defenceman Sarah Nurse, middle, is the first player in the PWHL's first season to reach double figures in goals and assists.

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Ann-Renée Desbiens posts her 1st PWHL shutout to lift Montreal into 1st place

Ann-Renee Desbiens posted the first shutout of her Professional Women's Hockey League career in Montreal's 2-0 win over host Ottawa on Saturday.

Montreal forward, dressed in a burgundy, storm and sand jersey, tries to put the puck past Ottawa goalie in a red and storm uniform during first period of PWHL action on April 27, 2024 in Ottawa.

Montreal forward Kristin O'Neill tries to put the puck past Emerance Maschmeyer during first-period action on Saturday in Ottawa.

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Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum, with a capacity of about 8,000, is the home of the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies.

Place Bell, which is the rink of the AHL's Laval Rocket, holds just over 10,000.

Sarah Nurse scores a hat trick as PWHL Toronto moves back atop the standings

Sarah Nurse scored her first-career PWHL hat trick as Toronto thumped New York 6-2.

Toronto's Sarah Nurse (20) celebrates a goal on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Nurse Hat Trick

Montreal will open its best-of-five PWHL semifinal at Place Bell, home of the AHL's Laval Rocket in Quebec that has a seating capacity of a little over 10,000.

Toronto, Montreal shift to larger venues for best-of-5 PWHL semifinals

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