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The Los Angeles Kings head to TD Garden on Tuesday night for a 7:00 PM start against the Boston Bruins in a game that matters for both playoff pictures. Los Angeles enters at 26-23-14 and still trying to climb in the Western race, while Boston is 35-23-6 and sitting in a much tighter Eastern wild-card fight. ESPN+ has the broadcast, and the early market leans Bruins with Boston around a -151 home favorite and Los Angeles back at +128. There is a pretty clear scheduling angle here too. The Kings are coming off a 5-4 overtime win in Columbus on Monday, so this is a road back-to-back in a cross-country spot. Boston is at home after a 5-4 loss in

The Calgary Flames head to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, March 10, for a 7:00 PM Eastern matchup with the New York Rangers. ESPN+ has the broadcast for a game between two teams sitting in similar spots in the standings, though not in a good way. Calgary enters at 25-31-7 and New York is 25-30-8, so both clubs are trying to squeeze something useful out of the stretch run instead of fading quietly. Calgary comes in after a rough 7-3 loss to Washington, while the Rangers are trying to build on a much cleaner 6-2 win over Philadelphia. The market has New York as a short home favorite at -131, with Calgary coming back at +110 and the total set

The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Tampa on Tuesday night for a 7:00 PM matchup at Benchmark International Arena, and this game matters for both sides. Columbus enters at 32-23-10 and still trying to strengthen its playoff positioning in the East, while Tampa Bay comes in at 39-19-4 and remains one of the more dangerous teams near the top of the conference. ESPN+ carries the broadcast, and the market has the Lightning as a fairly heavy home favorite. Columbus has been one of the hotter teams in the league for a while now, even after Monday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, is trying to clean things up after that wild 8-7 loss to Buffalo. So this

The Utah Mammoth head to Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday night for an 8:00 PM start against the Minnesota Wild in a Central Division matchup that matters quite a bit in the Western race. Utah comes in at 34-26-5 and sitting near the top wild-card range, while Minnesota is 37-17-11 and still pushing for better playoff position near the top of the conference. ESPN+ will carry the game, and the market has the Wild installed as the home favorite. Utah has played some pretty solid hockey lately, but this is a tougher spot than it might look at first glance. The Mammoth just played an overtime game in Chicago on Monday and now have to turn around on the road