Hockey

Chants of “Let's Go, Red Wings!” filled the arena in downtown Washington before the home fans drowned them out. A Tuesday night in March felt like a Game 7 in May because of what was at stake.

Dallas Stars (45-19-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (45-19-8, first in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m.

Philadelphia Flyers (36-27-10, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (27-32-12, seventh in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Detroit Red Wings (36-29-7, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (45-21-7, second in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

New York Islanders (30-26-15, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (46-21-5, second in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Calgary Flames (33-33-5, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (38-30-4, fifth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames, on a four-game losing streak, take on the St. Louis Blues. St.

Boston Bruins (42-16-15, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (39-25-7, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Lightning -116, Bruins -104; over/under is 5.

Anaheim Ducks (24-44-4, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (29-29-13, sixth in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m.

San Jose Sharks (16-47-8, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (34-28-9, sixth in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Kings (38-22-11, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (43-23-4, second in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m.