Faulk (lower body) game-time decision, Appleton (upper body) unavailable and Gibson to start between the pipes

Peter Schrager reveals the pick that the Cardinals could draft as a "wild card" that would infuriate the Titans.

Ullmark made 28 saves in a 6-2 win over the Lightning on Tuesday.

Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily look at the races for the 2026 NHL postseason. There are 11 days left in the regular season and the races in each of the four divisions are tight. The top three teams in each of the four divisions and the next two highest-place finishers in each conference reach the playoffs.

With the regular season in its final days, every point is oversized. The NHL playoff roundup shows Utah holding the top wild card, with Los Angeles and Nashville level for the second slot, and San Jose still owning a game in hand, so Monday's result carries immediate seeding implications, according to NHL.com.

The Nashville Predators lost 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on April 6, once again dropping out of wild-card positioning in the Western Conference.  Adrian Kempe scored the winning goal in the shootout for Los Angeles (36-21-19,

The Avalanche may secure home ice as Central Division champions, but a crowded Western Conference wild card race means their first-round opponent remains unpredictable—and potentially far more dangerous than expected.

William Eklund had a goal and an assist for the San Jose Sharks, who gained ground in the Western Conference wild-card race with a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at SAP Center on Monday. San Jose is two points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the second wild card in the West.