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Planning on watching today’s Devils and Hurricanes game? Catch the action at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC, as the Hurricanes hosts this showdown at 6:00 ET on ESPN. The over/under for this game is set at 5.5 goals, and the Hurricanes are favored by -1.5 against the Devils in a Metropolitan division matchup. New Jersey fell to 42-33-7 after a 3-0 road loss to the Flames. The game was scoreless until the third period, when Calgary found the net three times. The Devils were favored on the puck line (-1.5) and the total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined score of 3 fell short of that mark. New Jersey’s offense struggled, managing only 22 shots and committing 19

The Indiana Pacers couldn’t have asked for a better start to their Eastern Conference first-round series, dominating the Milwaukee Bucks in a wire-to-wire 117-98 victory in Game 1. But as Game 2 tips off Tuesday night in Indianapolis, both teams are approaching the matchup with urgency — for very different reasons. For Indiana, it’s about staying sharp. For Milwaukee, it’s about resetting — and possibly getting a huge boost with the return of Damian Lillard. From the opening tip, the Pacers set the tone. Indiana built a 24-point halftime lead (67-43) and cruised from there behind: The Pacers shot 51.9% from the floor, played elite team defense, and limited Milwaukee’s supporting cast while neutralizing the Bucks’ perimeter shooting (24.3% from

After falling 6-2 in Game 1, the Ottawa Senators are heading into Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs knowing exactly what needs to change: fewer penalties, better goaltending, and tighter execution. The Battle of Ontario returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs with intensity, but the outcome wasn’t what Ottawa had hoped for. Toronto’s power play went 3-for-6, capitalizing on every mistake the Senators made with time and space. With the series resuming Tuesday night in Toronto, the pressure is on Ottawa to respond. Check NHL playoff projections at the NHL Picks Page Ottawa committed six penalties and gave the Leafs too many high-quality chances. In a playoff atmosphere, discipline matters just as much as skill. Special teams tilted the

Two bitter Sunshine State rivals meet again — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers are gearing up for their fourth playoff collision in five seasons, reigniting what has become one of the NHL’s fiercest modern rivalries. Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series drops Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. ET in Tampa, in what promises to be a fiery installment of the Battle of Florida. In previous postseason encounters, Tampa Bay claimed victory in both 2021 and 2022, but the Panthers struck back last spring, eliminating the Bolts in five games on their road to the Stanley Cup championship. Looking to stay sharp with postseason picks? Visit the NHL Picks Page