Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.
Preview: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, 7:30 p.m. ET. (Flyers lead series 1-0). The Devils try to salvage a road split before heading home for Games 3 and 4 without superstar Ilya Kovalchuk, who will miss tonight's game with a nagging "lower-body" injury. Or as NJ.com's Rich Chere reports via sources, a back injury. Rookie defenseman Adam Larsson will play for the first time since New Jersey's season finale against Ottawa on April 7. Meanwhile, if you were wondering what the t-shirt giveaway was tonight at Wells Fargo Center...
Evening Reading
• According to David Shoalts, an announcement regarding the sale of the St. Louis Blues is ready to happen, possibly as soon as the team's season ends. [Globe and Mail]
• The World Championships begin this weekend. Here is your Team USA preview. [United States of Hockey]
• College hockey may see players go from full facemasks to three-quarter shields if the AHCA have their way. [Bangor Daily News]
• Finally, did you know the Rangers-Capitals series had its own official song? Neither did we. Or Frank Sinatra.
Puck Buddy Comment of the Day: "yougottabejokinen" has a question about 24/7:
"Will there be more pugnacity, belligerence and truculence this season? Did I forget any Burke buzz words?"
Bold prediction: Danny Briere hat trick. Flyers down Devils 4-1.