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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET start against the Detroit Red Wings in one of the biggest games on the Eastern Conference board. Both teams come in with 88 points, and both are running out of margin. Columbus is 38-27-12 after six straight losses, while Detroit is 40-29-8 and has dropped six of its last eight. This is not quite an elimination game, but it is close enough that bettors should treat it that way. That urgency cuts both ways. Columbus has gone cold offensively, scoring just 10 goals during the skid, while Detroit is coming off a painful 5-4 loss to Minnesota in a game that showed both

The Florida Panthers head to Bell Centre on Tuesday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET start against the Montreal Canadiens, and the betting angle here starts with urgency on one side and momentum on the other. Montreal comes in at 45-22-10 with 100 points and has already locked up a playoff spot, but there is still real incentive to keep pushing with home ice and division positioning still in play. Florida is 37-37-3, officially out of the race, and trying to stop the kind of late-season slide that can make a bad week feel even worse. Montreal had its eight-game winning streak snapped in a 3-0 loss to New Jersey on Sunday, but that result does not really change the

The Bruins head to Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Tuesday night for their final regular-season meeting with Carolina, and this one matters on both sides. Boston is 43-26-9 and trying to stop a three-game skid at the end of a rough road trip, while Carolina enters at 49-22-6 with a chance to lock up the Metropolitan Division with one more point. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, with ESPN+ and FanDuel Sports Network South carrying the broadcast. The timing is important. The Bruins have managed only three total goals during this 0-2-1 trip, so the pressure is on their offense to finally show up. Carolina is coming off a 6-3 loss in Ottawa, but the Hurricanes still have

Houston heads to Phoenix on Tuesday night for a game that matters more than the short number suggests. The Rockets are 49-29, sitting fifth in the Western Conference, and they come in on a six-game winning streak after a 117-116 win over Golden State. Phoenix is 43-35 and seventh in the West, fresh off a 120-110 win over Chicago to close a four-game road trip on a positive note. Tipoff is set for 11:00 PM at Mortgage Matchup Center, with NBC carrying the broadcast. This is a real playoff-position game, not just another late-season spot. Houston is still trying to climb, and Phoenix is trying to avoid giving away ground near the play-in line. The market reflects how tight this