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Latest NHL Previews

Vegas Golden Knights VS Utah Mammoth
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Mammoth not sweating handing home ice back to Golden Knights After dropping a tough overtime game and a chance to take a commanding a 3-1 series lead, the Utah Mammoth were still feeling positive heading to Las Vegas for Game 5 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. “There’s still plenty of

2026-04-29 01:30:02
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Buffalo Sabres VS Boston Bruins
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Boston heads to KeyBank Center with no margin left. Game 5 is set for Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET, and the Bruins are trying to extend a series that now sits 3-1 in Buffalo’s favor after the Sabres rolled to a 6-1 win in Game 4. The setting matters here because Buffalo is back home with a closeout chance, while

2026-04-28
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Dallas Stars VS Minnesota Wild
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Game 5 heads back to Dallas with this first-round series tied 2-2, which is about what these four games have deserved. Minnesota stole Game 1 in Dallas, the Stars answered with wins in Games 2 and 3, and the Wild clawed back again with a 3-2 overtime win in Game 4 behind Matt Boldy’s late winner and 43 saves from

2026-04-28
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Edmonton Oilers VS Anaheim Ducks
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Game 5 shifts back to Rogers Place on Tuesday night, and the pressure is squarely on Edmonton. The Oilers are home for a 10:00 PM ET puck drop on TNT, but they are also down 3-1 in the series after dropping three straight to a Ducks team that has looked faster, calmer, and a little more opportunistic in the biggest

2026-04-28
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Pittsburgh Penguins VS Philadelphia Flyers
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Game 5 brings real pressure back to PPG Paints Arena on Monday night, with the Philadelphia Flyers trying to close out the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM on ESPN. Philadelphia leads the series 3-1 and has already won twice in this building, so the road angle is not some small side note here. It matters. The Flyers have looked comfortable

2026-04-27
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Utah Mammoth VS Vegas Golden Knights
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Game 4 shifts right back into a pressure spot Monday night at Delta Center, where the Vegas Golden Knights visit the Utah Mammoth for a 9:30 PM ET puck drop on ESPN. Utah carries a 2-1 series lead into Salt Lake City after finishing the regular season 43-33-6 and grabbing 92 points, while Vegas entered the playoffs as the Pacific

2026-04-27
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Utah Mammoth VS Vegas Golden Knights
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Despite 2-1 series deficit, Golden Knights not panicking vs. Mammoth After an unlikely Game 3 victory, the Utah Mammoth will try to secure their third straight win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday in Salt Lake City during Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Vegas secured a 4-2 home win in Game 1, but the

2026-04-26 21:38:21
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Anaheim Ducks VS Edmonton Oilers
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Oilers in familiar spot trailing high-scoring Ducks in series The Edmonton Oilers need to repeat history. Again. The Oilers are looking to kick off yet another series comeback when they continue their Western Conference first-round playoff series on the road against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. During runs to the Stanley Cup final in each of the past two springs,

2026-04-26 00:37:00

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Montreal Canadiens VS Tampa Bay Lightning
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Game 4 heads back to Bell Centre on Sunday night with Montreal holding a 2-1 series lead after another overtime finish. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN, and this series has already turned into exactly the kind of first-round battle bettors want to track closely. Tampa Bay finished the regular season 50-26-6 and took the No.

2026-04-26
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