NHL GAME PREVIEWS & BETTING TIPS

The Edmonton Oilers head to Salt Lake City on Tuesday night for a big Western Conference game against the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center. Puck drop is set for 9:30 p.m. ET, and this one matters for both sides. Edmonton enters at 39-29-9 with 87 points and is fighting near the top of the Pacific, while Utah sits at 40-30-6

The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET start against the Detroit Red Wings in one of the biggest games on the Eastern Conference board. Both teams come in with 88 points, and both are running out of margin. Columbus is 38-27-12 after six straight losses, while Detroit is 40-29-8 and

The Florida Panthers head to Bell Centre on Tuesday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET start against the Montreal Canadiens, and the betting angle here starts with urgency on one side and momentum on the other. Montreal comes in at 45-22-10 with 100 points and has already locked up a playoff spot, but there is still real incentive to keep

The Bruins head to Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Tuesday night for their final regular-season meeting with Carolina, and this one matters on both sides. Boston is 43-26-9 and trying to stop a three-game skid at the end of a rough road trip, while Carolina enters at 49-22-6 with a chance to lock up the Metropolitan Division with one more

The Philadelphia Flyers head to Prudential Center in Newark on Tuesday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET divisional matchup with the New Jersey Devils, and the stakes are obvious. Philadelphia enters at 39-26-12 with 90 points and is holding down third place in the Metro, while New Jersey sits at 40-34-3 with 83 points and is still trying to keep

The Colorado Avalanche head to Enterprise Center on Tuesday night for an 8:00 PM ET start against the St. Louis Blues in the back half of a home-and-home set. Colorado enters 50-16-10, first in the Central and still chasing the Presidents’ Trophy, while St. Louis is 33-31-12 and trying to keep its late push alive in the Western wild-card race.

The Calgary Flames head to American Airlines Center on Tuesday night for an 8:00 p.m. ET start against the Dallas Stars, and the pressure is much heavier on the home side than you might expect from the standings alone. Dallas enters at 45-20-12 with 102 points and has already clinched a playoff spot, but the recent slide has tightened the

Vegas heads into Vancouver on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena looking for a three-game season sweep and a fourth straight win under John Tortorella. The Golden Knights are 35-26-16 and sitting right in the middle of the Pacific race, just one point behind Edmonton for the division lead. Vancouver is 22-46-8, already eliminated, and trying to stop another slide after

This is one of the better games on the NHL board Monday night, maybe the best one if you are betting division races and playoff seeding. Tampa Bay comes into Buffalo at 48-22-6, while the Sabres are 46-23-8. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center, and NHL Network has the broadcast. Both teams have already locked