NHL Previews

Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Picks and Predictions – March 6, 2026 Colorado heads into Dallas with the stronger overall profile and the league’s most dangerous scoring ceiling. The Avalanche are 41-10-9, sitting on top of the Central, and they just handled Anaheim 5-1 behind another dominant night from Cale Makar. Dallas is right there at 38-14-9 and comes in

The New York Islanders head west to Crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, with puck drop set for 9:30 PM. This one is on ESPN, and it’s a fascinating clash of profiles. New York comes in 35-21-5 and has looked like a real postseason team in the Metro, while Los Angeles is 24-22-14 and still

The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Rangers on Thursday, March 5, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM on ESPN+. Toronto is 27-26-11 and sitting 13th in the East, while New York is 23-30-8 and parked near the bottom of the conference. It’s not a classic playoff showdown, but it does

The Boston Bruins head to Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night for an 8:00 PM ET matchup with the Nashville Predators, and this one feels tighter than the standings alone might suggest. Boston enters at 34-21-5, sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference and still trying to solidify its postseason footing, while Nashville is 27-26-8 and hanging around the Western race with

The Buffalo Sabres head to PPG Paints Arena on Thursday for a 7:00 PM ET matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and this one has real weight in the Eastern race. Buffalo enters at 36-19-6, sitting second in the Atlantic Division and pushing for the top spot, while Pittsburgh is 31-16-13 and holding second in the Metropolitan. ESPN has the broadcast,

Tampa Bay heads to Canada Life Centre on Thursday, March 5 for an 8:00 PM ET start on ESPN+, and the market says this is still the Lightning’s game to lose. They come in at 38-17-4 and sitting atop the Atlantic, while Winnipeg is 24-26-10 and trying to turn a decent post-break stretch into something that actually moves the wild-card

Ottawa heads to the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night for a 9:00 PM ET start, with ESPN+ carrying a game that matters a lot more to one side than the other. The Senators come in at 29-23-9 and still chasing ground in the Eastern playoff race, while Calgary sits at 24-29-7 and looks more like a seller than a late-season

The Utah Mammoth head to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday, March 5, for a 7:00 PM start against the Philadelphia Flyers in a game that matters for both teams in very different ways. Utah enters at 32-25-4 and is holding down a Western Conference wild-card spot, while Philadelphia sits at 28-21-11 and is trying to build real momentum after a

Florida heads to Nationwide Arena on Thursday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET start on ESPN+, and this feels like one of those late-season games where the urgency is obvious on both benches. The Panthers enter at 30-28-3, but they have been sliding hard, dropping three straight and going 2-8-0 over their last 10. Columbus, meanwhile, is 31-21-8 and has