NHL GAME PREVIEWS & BETTING TIPS

Utah Mammoth vs Vancouver Canucks Saturday night’s matchup between the Utah Mammoth and Vancouver Canucks gives bettors one of the more decisive favorite-versus-underdog boards on the NHL slate. Utah enters Rogers Arena as a strong road favorite at -218 on the moneyline, while Vancouver is priced at +183 to pull the upset. The puck line shows Utah -1.5 at +117

The St. Louis Blues head to Honda Center on Friday night for a 10:00 PM ET matchup with the Anaheim Ducks, and the pressure is a little different on each side. St. Louis enters at 31-31-12 and is running short on time in the Western Conference wild-card race after dropping the first two games of this trip. Anaheim is 41-29-5,

The Philadelphia Flyers head to UBS Arena in Elmont on Friday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET Metropolitan Division game against the New York Islanders. Philadelphia comes in at 37-26-12 and sitting on 86 points, while New York is 42-29-5 with 89 points. It is a real swing game in the East. The Flyers are chasing ground in the wild-card

The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Benchmark International Arena on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and this one feels like a real measuring-stick game for both sides. Pittsburgh comes in at 38-21-16 after winning two straight and three of its last four, while Tampa Bay sits at 46-22-6 and is trying to rebound after

The Boston Bruins open a four-game road trip Thursday night when they visit the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena for a 7:00 PM start on ESPN+. Boston comes in at 43-24-8, fourth in the Atlantic and holding the top wild-card spot in the East, while Florida is 36-35-3 and sitting near the bottom of the conference with almost no

This is one of the more urgent games on Thursday’s NHL board. Detroit heads into Xfinity Mobile Arena for a 7:00 PM matchup on NBCS with a 39-27-8 record, while Philadelphia is 37-25-12, and both clubs sit on 86 points in a crowded Eastern wild-card race. They are chasing the same ground, and with only a handful of games left,

Buffalo heads to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM matchup on ESPN+, and this game has real weight in the Atlantic race. The Sabres are 46-21-8, sitting on 100 points and coming in off a 4-3 win over the Islanders. Ottawa is 38-26-10, and the Senators are trying to stop a three-game skid while protecting their

Montreal heads into Madison Square Garden on Thursday night for a 7:00 PM matchup on ESPN+, and the Canadiens look like one of the hotter teams in the East right now. They are 43-21-10, have won six straight, and just handled Tampa Bay 4-1 on the road. New York is 31-35-9, but the Rangers are playing a little better than

This is a big one for both sides, even if the pressure lands a little differently. Columbus heads to Lenovo Center for a 7:00 PM start on ESPN+ at 38-25-12, and the Blue Jackets are still holding the final wild-card spot in the East despite a four-game skid. Carolina is 47-21-6, first in the Metropolitan, sitting on 100 points, and