NHL GAME PREVIEWS & BETTING TIPS

Desperate Senators hope to capitalize on chances in Game 3 The math is very simple for the Ottawa Senators as they prepare to host the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Thursday night. Ottawa trails the series 2-0, and only four times in NHL history has a team come back from down 3-0 to

Bruins return home for Game 3 after flipping Sabres’ home-ice advantage Following a Tuesday road victory, the Boston Bruins have snatched the home-ice advantage away from the Buffalo Sabres in their Eastern Conference first-round series. That means the intense playoff feeling is alive and well as the scene shifts to Boston on Thursday night for Game 3 of the best-of-seven

This is Game 3, not some clean slate opener, and that changes the handicap quite a bit. The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday night trailing 2-0 in the series after dropping both home games, so the pressure is obvious now. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET on TNT, and Philadelphia has already shown it

Game 2 heads back to Rogers Place on Wednesday night, with the Anaheim Ducks trying to avoid a 2-0 hole and the Edmonton Oilers looking to press their home-ice edge. Puck drop is set for 10:00 PM ET on TBS, and the playoff context matters here. Anaheim did a lot right in the opener, especially after falling behind 2-0, but

Game 3 shifts to Grand Casino Arena on Wednesday night, with the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild tied 1-1 in this first-round Western Conference series. Puck drop is set for 9:30 PM ET on TNT, and the tone of the matchup changed fast after the first two games. Minnesota rolled in the opener, then Dallas answered with a 4-2 win

Flyers return home in search of 3-0 lead over Penguins In a first-round playoff series between Pennsylvania rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers threw the first punch — and the second. Holding a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven series, the Flyers look to take a commanding lead on the Pittsburgh Penguins when the teams reconvene for Game 3 Wednesday in Philadelphia. After

Montreal heads back into Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday night for Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead after stealing the opener in overtime. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2, and this is a tight Atlantic Division matchup in every sense. The Canadiens finished 48-24-10 and grabbed the No. 3 seed, while Tampa Bay went 50-26-6

Boston heads into Game 2 in a real pressure spot now. The Bruins finished the regular season 45-27-10 with 100 points and grabbed the first wild card in the East, but they are already down 1-0 in this series after blowing a 2-0 third-period lead in Buffalo on Sunday. The Sabres, meanwhile, went 50-23-9 for 109 points, won the Atlantic,

Utah heads into Game 2 needing a response after Sunday’s 4-2 loss, and that is really the story here. The Mammoth earned the West’s top wild-card spot at 43-33-6, but they have dropped four of their last five overall and now face a tougher ask at T-Mobile Arena with Vegas already up 1-0 in the series. Puck drop is set