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The Nashville Predators head to Honda Center on Tuesday night for a late Western Conference matchup that still carries some weight, especially for Nashville. The Predators are 36-31-10 after a shootout loss in Los Angeles on Monday, so this is the second half of a back-to-back and the fourth stop of a demanding road stretch. Anaheim comes in at 41-31-5, sitting higher in the West and trying to steady itself after a rough few games. Puck drop is set for 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+, and the early market has the Ducks favored at home. There is a little tension in this number. Nashville still has urgency because it remains in the thick of the wild-card race, but the Predators

The Seattle Kraken head to Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday night for an 8:00 p.m. ET matchup with the Minnesota Wild, and this one feels like a game where the gap in urgency and form matters. Seattle comes in at 32-33-11, sitting 13th in the Western Conference and fading out of the race after another rough loss Monday night. Minnesota is 44-21-12, third in the conference, already in the playoffs, and still pushing for better positioning in the Central. ESPN+ will carry the broadcast, and the market has the Wild installed as a heavy home favorite. Seattle is running out of answers. The Kraken have dropped five straight and are just 1-7-2 over their last 10 games, which is usually

This is one of those late-season games where both teams are trying to stop the slide before the season finally runs out. Utah comes into New Orleans at 21-58, dead last in the Western Conference and riding a nine-game losing streak. The Pelicans are not in much better shape at 25-54, and they have dropped eight straight themselves. Tipoff is set for Tuesday night at Smoothie King Center, and neither side has much margin left to feel good about anything heading into the final few days. That makes this matchup strangely interesting from a betting angle. Utah still plays fast and scores enough to create some chaos, but the defense is a mess most nights. New Orleans has a bit

Dallas heads to Inglewood on Tuesday night for a game that looks lopsided on paper, but there is still some late-season intrigue here. The Mavericks are 25-53 and opening a three-game road trip after beating the Lakers 134-128 behind another huge night from Cooper Flagg. The Clippers are 40-38, tied in the standings race for the No. 8 seed and coming off a convincing 138-109 win over Sacramento. Tipoff is set for 10:30 PM at Intuit Dome, with KFAA carrying the broadcast. For Los Angeles, this is really about avoiding a letdown. The bigger seeding battle is looming later in the week, but the Clippers cannot afford to leak a game against one of the West’s worst records. Dallas is