With their hold on second place in the Metropolitan Division growing more tenuous by the day, the visiting New York Rangers will look to continue their dominance of the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Losers of two of their last three, the Rangers have won eight in a row against the Sabres, including their last four visits to Buffalo.

The road has been kind to the Ottawa Senators of late, but trips into the Tar Heel State have been anything but fruitful. The Senators vie for their fourth road win in five outings on Tuesday when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes in a battle of teams clinging to faint postseason aspirations.

The road has been kind to the Ottawa Senators of late, but trips into the Tar Heel State have been anything but fruitful. The Senators vie for their fourth road win in five outings on Tuesday when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes in a battle of teams clinging to faint postseason aspirations.

After dropping a home-and-home series against the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Detroit Red Wings look to make the most of a favorable portion of their schedule when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Detroit, which holds a two-point lead over Philadelphia for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, will play five of its next six games versus teams currently outside of the postseason picture.

The New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins have ratcheted up the intensity as each prepares for the stretch run toward the postseason. The surging Metropolitan Division rivals look to continue their good fortune at the other's expense on Tuesday when they meet at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Engaged in a fierce battle with reigning Stanley Cup champion Chicago and St. Louis for supremacy in the Central Division, the Dallas Stars go for their third straight victory when they visit the sliding Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Dallas has bounced back from a four-game skid to win two in a row and remain tied with the Blackhawks atop the division.

The Boston Bruins can sweep their two-game trip to the Sunshine State and take over first place in the Atlantic Division when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. The Bruins have earned points in four straight contests (3-0-1) and gone 5-1-1 in their last seven as they posted a 5-4 overtime victory at Florida on Monday, making Claude Julien (388) the franchise's all-time leader in coaching wins after blowing a three-goal lead.

The Nashville Predators have gone nearly a month without a regulation loss as they continue their five-game road trip with a visit to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. The Predators kicked off the trek with an impressive 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday to extend their franchise-record point streak to 12 games (8-0-4).

The San Jose Sharks seek their fifth victory in six games when they conclude their two-game trip to Alberta on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. San Jose further strengthened its hold on third place in the Pacific Division with a 2-1 overtime victory at Calgary on Monday as captain Joe Pavelski scored 19 seconds into the extra session to reach the 30-goal plateau for the third consecutive season and fourth time in his career.