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Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks Free Game 1 Pick | NHL Preview

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The Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks begin their first round playoff series Tuesday night having taken completely different paths to the postseason. For the Ducks, they cruised into the playoffs looking average the last couple weeks of the season.

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey Devils Free Picks & NHL Preview

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It is hard to believe that the Regular Season hasn’t ended and we are talking about the New Jersey Devils’ last home game of the season but that is the situation Thursday night as they host the injury-riddled Pittsburgh Penguins, a team that they have owned at the Prudential Center the past few seasons.

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L.A. Kings vs. Detroit Red Wings Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Kings Look to Spoil Red Wings Playoff Aspirations

It has been 21 years since the NHL world was talking about the Detroit Red Wings not being a part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs but the possibility exists that the impressive streak of post season appearances could be coming to an end.

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Phoenix Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Desperate Coyotes Face Equally Desperate Wings in Crucial Clash

Two teams with absolutely zero room for error meet in the Motor City Monday night with their playoff lives on the line. Both the Phoenix Coyotes and the Detroit Red Wings are currently on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture looking in – losing is not an option.

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins Free Picks & NHL Preview

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The Boston Bruins play in what is the first major sporting event in Massachusetts since the Boston Marathon tragedy Monday. Heightened security and heavy hearts will unfortunately be a big part of the game between the Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres – sad that the focus won’t solely be on the joy that professional sports brings to New England.

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N.Y. Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Flyers Look to Keep Slim Playoff Hopes Alive – Host Rangers Tuesday Night

The Philadelphia Flyers broke out in a big way on Monday night with a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. In turn they kept their razor-thin playoff hopes alive. The next challenge for the Flyers? A date with the New York Rangers, a team that has won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the two clubs and has looked vastly different since reshaping their lineup at the trade deadline.

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Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks Free Picks & NHL Preview

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A pair of five game winning streaks will be on the line Monday night when the Dallas Stars visit the Chicago Blackhawks. The mood for each team will likely be very different however – the Hawks have all-but sewn up top seed in the West while the Stars have scratched and clawed their way back into playoff contention on the heels on their own five game win streak.

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Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks Free Picks & NHL Preview

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With eight games remaining in the NHL’s regular season for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks both teams find themselves in very different fights. For the Wings, they are scrapping just to make the playoffs on the heels of a 2-4-1 stretch while the Hawks are on top of the NHL standings, trying to hold off the Anaheim Ducks for the President’s Trophy. .

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Free Picks & NHL Preview

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The Pittsburgh Penguins, in true championship style keep getting it done despite the absence of key players up and down their lineup. On Thursday night, the Pens will be without Sidney Crosby, James Neal and Paul Martin when they travel to Tampa Bay to take on a Lightning team that has gone 5-0-1 in their last six home games.

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Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils Free Picks & NHL Preview

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The New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins meet on Rivalry Night in the NHL with both teams having a lot to play for. For the New Jersey Devils, they will be looking to end an ugly seven game losing streak and to stay within striking distance of an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Time is running out on the Carolina Hurricanes – they are 1-8-1 in their last 10 games and are sliding out of the Eastern Conference playoff race. Their task doesn’t get any easier on Monday night when they travel to Boston to take on a Bruins team looking to rebound after losing to division rival Montreal on Saturday night.

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New Jersey Devils vs. Boston Bruins Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Slumping Devils Try To Right the Ship in Boston Thursday Night

The New Jersey Devils, losers of four straight games will try to get back in the win column Thursday night but the chore won’t be easy. Their opponent is one of the NHL elite – the Boston Bruins who endured a small hiccup during a 2-4-1 stretch ended last week.

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Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Hot Western Conference Teams Collide – Wild Visit Sharks

The Minnesota Wild who are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall travel to San Jose Wednesday night to take on the a Jose Sharks, a team that has benefitted from a little home cooking and has won five straight games.

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Free Picks & NHL Preview

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have become very accustomed to playing without their full complement of stars over the years and Tuesday night begins a new chapter in that troubling novel. Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely after getting his jaw broken against the Islanders – it`s a good thing for Evgeni Malkin and the newly acquired studs Jarome Iginla and Brenden Morrow!

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Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Bounce- Back Minded Red Wings Host Struggling Avalanche Monday

The Detroit Red Wings will look to put forth a better effort than we saw against Chicago Sunday – a humiliating 7-1 home loss to the Chicago Blackhawks when they take on the Colorado Avalanche. The Wings had looked good before two straight losses while the Avalanche won last time out but are still just 2-8 in their last 10 games.

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N.Y. Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens Free Picks & NHL Preview

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Slumping Rangers Take on Old Nemesis Montreal Saturday Night

To say that the New York Rangers have been awful lately would be an understatement – 3-5-1- in their past nine games and clinging onto a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Now they head into Montreal against the Canadiens who won the first two meetings this season by a combined 6-1 score.