NHL GAME PREVIEWS & BETTING TIPS

The Nashville Predators head to Honda Center on Tuesday night for a late Western Conference matchup that still carries some weight, especially for Nashville. The Predators are 36-31-10 after a shootout loss in Los Angeles on Monday, so this is the second half of a back-to-back and the fourth stop of a demanding road stretch. Anaheim comes in at 41-31-5,

The Seattle Kraken head to Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday night for an 8:00 p.m. ET matchup with the Minnesota Wild, and this one feels like a game where the gap in urgency and form matters. Seattle comes in at 32-33-11, sitting 13th in the Western Conference and fading out of the race after another rough loss Monday night. Minnesota

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