NHL Game of the Night: April 7, 2026

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After a light Monday schedule with just four games played, the NHL has a busy night ahead on Tuesday. Twenty-two of the league’s 32 teams are in action. Entering the 11-game docket, here the latest playoff odds from Moneypuck.com.

NHL Game of the Night: Columbus @ Detroit

Two teams that have recently fallen out of Eastern Conference wildcard spots will look to turn things around for their final urgent push to get back above the playoff cutoff line. The Columbus Blue Jackets (88 points, 29 regulation wins) are in Motown to take on the Detroit Red Wings (88 points, 27 RW) at 7:-00 p.m. EDT.

Projected goalie matchup: Greaves (24-16-9, 2.58 GAA, .909 SV%) vs. Gibson (28-20-3, 2.62 GAA, .904 SV%)

Playoff implications: If the Blue Jackets win (any means) and the Philadelphia Flyers (90 points) lose in regulation to the New Jersey Devils, the Blue Jackets will pass Philly for third place (automatic playoff position) in the East. A Red Wings win (any means) would bring Detroit into a points tie with the Ottawa Senators. However, the Sens would retain the lower wildcard seed by regulation wins tiebreaker.

Moneypuck odds: Money Puck has the home team as the slight (51.2% to 48.8% chance to win) favorite.

Other key games on Tuesday

• Flyers @ Devils. With a win or even a regulation tie followed by an OT/SO loss, Philly ensures that it holds third in the Metro for at least another day, A Flyers win paired with a Columbus loss opens either a three-point (Blue Jackets lose in OT/SO) or four-point (Columbus regulation loss) gap on Columbus. New Jersey is idle, so Philly can expand their lead to two or three points and still have one game in hand on Pete DeBoer’s new team. Money Puck favors the home team in this game (54.2% to 45.8%).
• Oilers @ Mammoth. Playing without Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton (87 points, 30 RW) has a chance to ensure a hold on first place in the Pacific over Anaheim (87 points, 33 RW). Utah (86 points, 31 RW) knows that third-place the Central Division is out of reach but has a chance to further strengthen their grip on the upper wildcard spot. Moneypuck favors the home team, 53.4% to 46.6%.
• Predators @ Ducks. Win a win paired with an Edmonton regulation loss, the Ducks (87 points, 24 RW) can move back into first place in the Pacific. An overtime or shootout win would keep the Oilers ahead via tiebreaker. Meanwhile, the Predators (82 points, 26 RW) would move back into a wildcard spot with at least a regulation tie (tiebreaker advantages over Los Angeles) or, preferably, a win by any means (84 points to LA’s 83). The Kings are idle on Tuesday.
• Golden Knights @ Canucks. The standing depend not only on whether John Tortorella’s team beats one of his (many) former clubs but also on how Edmonton and Anaheim fare in their respective matches. Edmonton holds the RW tiebreaker edge over both the Ducks and the Canucks. However, a Vegas win paired with regulation losses by both Edmonton and Anaheim would give the Golden Knights a one-point lead over both atop the Pacific. Money Puck typically favors home teams but this is an exception due to the big talent cap. Vegas is the prohibitive favorite (69.8% projected win odds to 30.2%).