Tuesday fantasy hockey tips - NHL picks, matchups, more

Tuesday's 11-game schedule launches with gusto when three of four legitimate Wild Card hopefuls in the East get going at 7 p.m., two of them going head-to-head. We could see Devon Levi make his second NHL start when the Sabres visit the Panthers (Alex Lyon) after playing well enough to earn the win against the Rangers on Friday. While game No. 2 is always a different challenge for a newbie goalie, especially on the road, having Tage Thompson back in the lineup — a healthy possibility — offers Buffalo's entire squad a significant boost. One point up on the Panthers for the second position, the Penguins visit the Devils in New Jersey. Which isn't a nothing game for the home side either.

Out west, it's Jonathan Quick versus Kevin Lankinen as both the Golden Knights and Nashville play for a second time in as many days — the banged-up Predators the more desperate of the two, after losing 5-1 to the Stars on Monday. Without Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene, Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi and others, Nashville's path to spring hockey grows increasingly steep, day by day. Plus, Vegas is feeling good after beating the Wild in a shootout hours earlier.

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Elsewhere, while the Flames host the rebuilding Blackhawks, we'll see if the Kraken have any goal-scoring gas left in the tank in Vancouver after lighting up the Coyotes 8-1 the previous evening. Seattle has shifted between sizzling-hot and ice-cold almost game by game in recent play — a concern to be sure. But when they're on, Jared McCann and Co. are tough to beat. We're also treated to a possible playoff preview when the Oilers visit the