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The Washington Capitals head to the Delta Center on Thursday night for a 9:00 PM ET matchup with the Utah Mammoth in a game that matters to both wild-card races. Washington comes in at 35-28-9 and is trying to stay alive in the Eastern Conference chase, while Utah sits at 37-29-6 and is in a better position out West, though not comfortably. ESPN+ has the broadcast, and the betting market still has Utah as the home favorite with a total of 6.0 goals. Washington let a good chance slip away Tuesday in a 3-0 loss to St. Louis, especially with several teams ahead of it losing that same night. Utah also lost Tuesday, falling 5-2 to Edmonton, but the Mammoth

The Anaheim Ducks head to the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night for a 9:00 PM ET matchup against the Calgary Flames, and there is a little more on the line for Anaheim here. The Ducks come in at 40-27-4, sitting on top of the Pacific Division and pushing toward a division title, while Calgary is 30-34-7 and playing out the stretch with some pride after putting together its best run in a while. ESPN+ has the broadcast, and the market has Anaheim installed as a road favorite with a total of 6.5 goals. Anaheim is playing the better hockey right now. The Ducks have won three straight, they are 4-0-1 in their last five, and they just opened this trip

The Los Angeles Kings head to Rogers Arena on Thursday night for a 10:00 p.m. ET start against the Vancouver Canucks, and this one carries a lot more urgency for the road side. Los Angeles comes in at 28-26-18 and still sits in the middle of the Western playoff chase, but the Kings have let too many points slip away lately. They have dropped four straight games, with three of those losses coming beyond regulation, so this feels like a game they almost have to finish. Vancouver is 21-41-8, already out of the playoff race, and now plays the role of spoiler over the final stretch. That urgency matters because the recent patterns are pretty clear. The Kings are still

The Edmonton Oilers head to T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night for a 9:30 p.m. ET matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights in a game that matters quite a bit in the Pacific Division race. Edmonton comes in at 35-28-9 and is holding second place in the division, while Vegas is 32-26-14 and sitting just behind in third. ESPN has the broadcast, and the setup is pretty simple here. These are two teams trying to lock down playoff positioning, and there is not much margin between them. Edmonton is coming off a 5-2 win over Utah and has won three of its last five, but the bigger story is how the Oilers are managing without Leon Draisaitl. Connor McDavid is carrying