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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens head to Bell Centre for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Friday, April 24, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM ET on TNT. The series is tied 1-1 after both teams split the first two games in Tampa, so this is the first real swing spot of the matchup. Tampa Bay finished the regular season 50-32-0 under Jon Cooper and still has the offensive profile of a team that can win this series on talent. Montreal went 48-34-0 under Martin St. Louis and now gets the building change, which matters because Bell Centre can become a real momentum driver in playoff games. The Lightning are slight road favorites at

The Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth meet Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series at Delta Center, with puck drop set for 9:30 PM ET on TBS. The series is tied 1-1, so this is the first real pressure-point game. It is not must-win in the strict sense, but it does start to shape the series. Vegas comes in at 1-1 in the postseason after finishing the regular season 39-43-0. Utah also sits at 1-1 after a 43-39-0 regular season, and the Mammoth now get the home-ice bump after answering back with a 3-2 win in Game 2. The market is tight. Vegas is listed at -113 on the moneyline, while Utah is -105. The puck

The Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks shift to Honda Center for Game 3 of their first-round NHL playoff series on Friday, April 24, 2026, with puck drop set for 10:00 PM ET on TNT. The series is tied 1-1, which makes this a pretty important swing game. Edmonton took Game 1 by a 4-3 score, then Anaheim answered with a 6-4 win in Game 2. Edmonton enters with a 41-41-0 regular-season record after finishing 5th in the Western Conference and 2nd in the Pacific Division. Anaheim went 43-39-0, finishing 7th in the West and 3rd in the Pacific. The Ducks now get home ice, and that matters after a physical, high-event start to the series. The market still has Edmonton

The Boston Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The series is tied 1-1 after Philadelphia answered back in Game 2, so this is the swing game that starts to shape the rest of the series. Fans can watch the game on Amaz. Boston enters with the stronger regular-season profile at 56-26, but the Celtics are coming off a loss and now have to reset on the road. Jaylen Brown was excellent in that defeat with 36 points, while Jayson Tatum still impacted the game with 19 points and 14 rebounds. The issue was not talent. It was execution, shot quality,