The Western Conference Final of the Stanley Cup playoffs ignites on Tuesday as the Edmonton Oilers meet the Colorado Avalanche. Edmonton ousted Calgary in the Battle of Alberta to gain this spot. The Avalanche got by the St. Louis Blues. At stake in the best-of-seven series is a spot in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Tampa Bay Lightning attempt to take their next step toward a third consecutive Stanley Cup in the Eastern Conference Final. It won’t be easy as the Lightning has lost all three regular-season meetings to the New York Rangers and the Blueshirts have home-ice advantage. Tampa Bay doused Florida in four consecutive games while the Rangers continued to be the comeback kids, downing Carolina in 7 after falling behind three games to two. This is an intriguing matchup, to say the least. Game 1 is Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.

Our betting expert, Dana Lane, previews the NHL game between the Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He'll break down the latest NHL betting trends and best value Hockey odds available, and will share his best hockey picks, and NHL expert predictions.