NHL GAME PREVIEWS & BETTING TIPS

Game 3 shifts to Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night with puck drop set for 10:00 PM ET, and the spot is pretty clear for bettors. Colorado is up 2-0 in the series after two tight wins in Denver, and now the Kings are the side that has to change something fast. The Avalanche entered the playoffs as the top team

Game 3 shifts to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night with Carolina up 2-0 in the series after a 2-0 win in Game 1 and a 3-2 double-overtime win in Game 2. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and this one matters in the obvious way for Ottawa: go down 3-0 and the math gets ugly fast. Carolina

The Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins head to TD Garden on Thursday night for Game 3 of a first-round series that is now tied 1-1. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. ET on TNT, and the pressure has already shifted a bit after Boston went into Buffalo and stole Game 2. Buffalo enters off a strong regular season at

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