NHL GAME PREVIEWS & BETTING TIPS

The Los Angeles Kings head to Climate Pledge Arena on Monday night for a 9:30 p.m. ET start on ESPN, and this one still carries real weight for the visitors. Los Angeles is 34-26-19 and sitting in the second wild-card spot in the West, just one point clear of Nashville and four back of Vegas with a game in hand.

The Winnipeg Jets head to T-Mobile Arena on Monday night for a 10:00 p.m. ET puck drop against the Vegas Golden Knights, with ESPN+ carrying the game. Winnipeg comes in at 35-32-12 and 16-17-6 on the road, while Vegas is 37-26-17 and 18-12-9 at home. The market has the Golden Knights installed as a home favorite in the -180 range,

The Utah Mammoth head into Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday night for a road matchup against the Calgary Flames in a game that still carries betting value even if the market looks fairly direct at first glance. Utah comes in as the road favorite at -161 on the moneyline, while Calgary sits back as the underdog at +137. That alone tells

The Vancouver Canucks head into Honda Center on Sunday night for a road matchup against the Anaheim Ducks in a game where the betting market is making a very strong statement. Anaheim is sitting as a heavy home favorite at -307, while Vancouver comes back at +249. The puck line is also aggressive, with Anaheim -1.5 priced at -123 and

The Ottawa Senators head to Prudential Center on Sunday night to face the New Jersey Devils in a matchup that looks a little tighter than some of the other games on the board, but the market still gives Ottawa the edge. The Senators are sitting at -133 on the moneyline, while New Jersey comes back at +114. Ottawa is also

The Montreal Canadiens head to UBS Arena on Sunday night for a road matchup against the New York Islanders in one of the tighter betting games on the board. The market has this one priced evenly, with both teams sitting at -109 on the moneyline, while Montreal carries the safer-looking +1.5 puck line and New York gets plus money at

The Boston Bruins head to Nationwide Arena on Sunday night for a road matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets in one of the more interesting late-season games on the NHL board. Columbus is priced as a home favorite at -142, while Boston comes back at +118, which is a little surprising on name value alone but makes more sense once

The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Capital One Arena on April 12th, 2026 for a road matchup against the Washington Capitals in a game that carries a different kind of late-season betting angle. Washington is the home favorite at -167, Pittsburgh comes back at +144, and the total is sitting at 6.5 with juice to the over. On paper, the line

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Boston Bruins Saturday’s matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins is one of the sharper Atlantic Division betting spots on the board because the moneyline is short enough to keep both teams live, but the broader market still leans Tampa Bay. The Lightning are generally listed around -124 to -125, while Boston is around