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The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night in a key Metropolitan Division showdown. Both teams are trending in opposite directions—the Hurricanes looking to stop a slide, and the Rangers finally showing signs of life after a shaky start. New York is coming off a strong 3-1-0 Western road trip that featured overtime wins over Edmonton and Seattle. The Rangers’ defensive structure tightened considerably, allowing only 13 shots in the victory against the Kraken—their fewest in over a decade. The problem? They’re still searching for their first home win of the season after starting 0-4-1 at MSG. Carolina opened the season with five straight wins but has lost four of its last six,

The Boston Bruins and New York Islanders meet Tuesday at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., in a matchup that could prove meaningful in a tightly packed Eastern Conference. Both teams have rebounded from early struggles and enter this contest riding momentum—Boston with a three-game winning streak and New York with back-to-back comeback victories. Boston is fresh off a 2-1 home win over the Carolina Hurricanes, while the Islanders pulled off a stunning 3-2 comeback against Columbus, scoring twice in the final 67 seconds. These streaks have lifted both clubs into the mix within their divisions, where nearly a dozen teams sit separated by only a few points. Early-season parity in the East means every point matters. For fans following the

The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their Western Conference road swing with a visit to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night at Ball Arena. Tampa Bay enters the matchup as one of the league’s hottest teams, riding a five-game winning streak capped by a 4-2 road victory in Utah. Colorado, meanwhile, sits atop the Western Conference despite recent struggles in overtime and shootouts. The Lightning’s turnaround has been rapid. After a 1-4-2 start, they’ve outscored opponents 17-9 during their streak and climbed back into playoff position in the Atlantic Division. Coach Jon Cooper’s balanced approach has sparked renewed chemistry across all four lines, while Andrei Vasilevskiy has anchored a defense that’s tightened significantly since mid-October. Colorado remains an offensive juggernaut led

The Utah Mammoth visit the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night in a cross-conference battle that brings new storylines and recent trades to the forefront. The matchup also marks the first meeting between these clubs since Utah sent forwards Josh Doan and Michael Kesselring to Buffalo during the offseason in exchange for JJ Peterka. Buffalo comes off a 4-3 shootout victory over Washington that snapped a three-game skid. Coach Lindy Ruff’s team sits near the middle of the Eastern Conference standings, buoyed by one of the league’s top penalty kills. However, a string of injuries to key forwards threatens to slow their momentum as they attempt to climb the Atlantic Division table. Utah, on the other hand, remains one of the