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After an exceptional regular season, this wasn’t the start to the NBA playoffs that the Detroit Pistons envisioned. Reeling from a stunning Game 1 loss in which only two players reached double figures, the Eastern Conference’s top seed heads into Game 2 Wednesday against the visiting Orlando Magic facing early pressure to reset the best-of-seven series. The eighth-seeded Magic controlled the opener from the start, never trailing and leaning on a balanced offensive attack. Paolo Banchero led the way with 23 points while Franz Wagner scored 11 of his 19 in the fourth quarter to help close out the 112-101 win. For Detroit, the issue wasn’t just the loss — it was how it happened. The Pistons never established their

Montreal heads back into Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday night for Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead after stealing the opener in overtime. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2, and this is a tight Atlantic Division matchup in every sense. The Canadiens finished 48-24-10 and grabbed the No. 3 seed, while Tampa Bay went 50-26-6 and earned home ice as the No. 2 seed via the regulation-wins tiebreaker. That is what makes this spot so interesting for bettors. Montreal has been the hotter team lately at 7-3 over its last 10, Tampa Bay is just 4-5-1 over that same stretch, and the Canadiens already showed in Game 1 that they are not intimidated by this

Boston heads into Game 2 in a real pressure spot now. The Bruins finished the regular season 45-27-10 with 100 points and grabbed the first wild card in the East, but they are already down 1-0 in this series after blowing a 2-0 third-period lead in Buffalo on Sunday. The Sabres, meanwhile, went 50-23-9 for 109 points, won the Atlantic, and now have a chance to take a 2-0 series lead before this matchup shifts to Boston. Puck drop is set for 7:30 PM ET at KeyBank Center on Tuesday, April 21, with ESPN carrying the broadcast. That first game matters here because it did not feel fluky. Buffalo outshot Boston 38-20, kept pressure on for long stretches, and eventually

Utah heads into Game 2 needing a response after Sunday’s 4-2 loss, and that is really the story here. The Mammoth earned the West’s top wild-card spot at 43-33-6, but they have dropped four of their last five overall and now face a tougher ask at T-Mobile Arena with Vegas already up 1-0 in the series. Puck drop is set for 9:30 PM ET on Tuesday, April 21, with ESPN2 carrying the broadcast from Las Vegas. Vegas comes in with the cleaner recent profile. The Golden Knights finished 39-26-17, won the Pacific Division, and have now taken four of their last five after rallying past Utah in the third period of Game 1. This is also a team that looks