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The Buffalo Sabres head to Bridgestone Arena to face the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM on ESPN+. Buffalo is 26-18-5 and sitting 6th in the Eastern Conference, which is a pretty healthy spot, but it is not comfortable. Nashville is 23-21-4 and 11th in the Western Conference, and this feels like a game they need to stabilize after getting run out in their last one. Buffalo is coming off a 2-1 loss to Carolina, a game where they competed but just did not finish enough. Nashville is trying to shake off a brutal 7-2 loss to Vegas, and those games can linger. Sometimes you tighten up the next night. Sometimes you spiral for another week.

The San Jose Sharks head to Benchmark International Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM, with the game airing on NBCS. San Jose is 25-20-3 under Ryan Warsofsky and sitting third in the Western Pacific, which is not a fluke at this point. Tampa Bay is 30-13-4 under Jon Cooper and leading the Eastern Atlantic, and they’ve been playing like a team that expects to win most nights. San Jose just beat Florida 4-1 with a strong defensive game and a big performance in net. Tampa took care of Dallas 4-1, and their form is even louder: they’ve been stacking wins and controlling games in a way that usually travels well.

The Minnesota Wild head to the Bell Centre to face the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM, with ESPN+ carrying the broadcast. Minnesota is 28-13-9 and sitting 2nd in both the conference and the Central, so this is not a “nice road trip stop” game. They are built to win these. Montreal is 27-15-7, 4th in the conference and 3rd in the Atlantic, and they have been playing with a little edge lately. They just survived a wild 6-5 game against Ottawa, and while it was messy defensively, it also showed how quickly they can score in bunches at home. The market has Montreal favored at -147 with Minnesota at +121. The puck line is shaded

The St. Louis Blues head to Winnipeg to face the Jets at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, with an 8:00 PM start on ESPN+. St. Louis enters 19-22-8, sitting 14th in the Western Conference and 7th in the division. Winnipeg is 19-24-6, 15th in the conference and 8th in the division, so yes, it’s a lower-table matchup, but the points still matter. These are the games you have to bank if you want any kind of second-half push. St. Louis is coming off a rough 5-0 loss in Edmonton, but the shot volume was there. Winnipeg just got blanked 2-0 by Chicago despite piling up 32 shots. That’s the theme here. Both teams are generating looks, neither