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Canadiens visit the Devils after Caufield's 2-goal game 04/03/2026 04:11am • Montreal Canadiens (44-21-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (39-34-2, in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens visit the New Jersey Devils after Cole Caufield's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Canad Blue Jackets take losing streak into home matchup with the Jets 04/03/2026 04:11am • Winnipeg Jets (32-31-12, in the Central Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (38-26-12, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets look to end their five-game slide when they play the Winnipeg Jets. Columbus is 38-26-12 overall and 20-10- Pittsburgh plays Florida after Chinakhov's 2-goal showing 04/03/2026 04:11am • Florida Panthers (37-35-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (38-22-16, in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Florida Panthers after Yegor Chinakhov's two-goal game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Penguins' Los Angeles takes on Toronto after Kempe's 2-goal showing 04/03/2026 04:11am • Toronto Maple Leafs (32-31-13, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (30-26-19, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the Toronto Maple Leafs after Adrian Kempe's two-goal game against the Nashville Predators in the Kings' 5-4 sh Kraken host the Blackhawks on losing streak 04/03/2026 04:11am • Chicago Blackhawks (27-35-14, in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (32-31-11, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken play the Chicago Blackhawks after losing three in a row. Seattle is 17-15-5 in home games and 32-31-11 overall. The Kraken have Tampa Bay hosts Boston following Cirelli's hat trick 04/03/2026 04:11am • Boston Bruins (43-25-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (47-22-6, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins after Anthony Cirelli's hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Lightning's 6-3 win. Capitals host the Sabres in Eastern Conference play 04/03/2026 04:11am • Buffalo Sabres (46-22-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Washington Capitals (38-29-9, in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Buffalo Sabres in Eastern Conference play. Washington has a 38-29-9 record overall and a 23-11-5 record on Minnesota visits Ottawa after Hartman's 2-goal game 04/03/2026 04:11am • Minnesota Wild (42-21-12, in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (39-26-10, in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild visit the Ottawa Senators after Ryan Hartman scored two goals in the Wild's 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Ottawa has Predators visit the Sharks after shootout victory 04/03/2026 04:11am • Nashville Predators (35-31-9, in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (36-31-7, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators visit the San Jose Sharks after the Predators knocked off the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 in a shootout. San Jose h Today in History: April 3, Unabomber arrested in Montana 04/03/2026 04:10am • Today is Friday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2026. There are 272 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 3, 1996, Theodore Kaczynski (kah-ZIHN’-skee), the Harvard-educated mathematician known as the Unabomber, was arrested at a remote Montana cabin by FBI agents. From his off-the-grid loc Kuwait says an Iranian attack damaged a desalination plant after an earlier assault on an oil refinery 04/03/2026 04:06am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait says an Iranian attack damaged a desalination plant after an earlier assault on an oil refinery. Gulf kingdom of Bahrain cracks down on dissent as Iran war reignites internal unrest 04/03/2026 04:04am • A man detained in Bahrain last month as the island kingdom came under missile attack from Iran vanished for days, until his family was called to retrieve his body from a military hospital. Relatives said Mohamed al-Mousawi, a Shiite Muslim who had previously been imprisoned, was saving money to star Dodgers visit the Nationals to begin 3-game series 04/03/2026 04:01am • Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2) vs. Washington Nationals (3-3) Washington; Friday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (0-0, 10.80 ERA, 2.10 WHIP, six strikeouts); Nationals: Miles Mikolas (0-1, 7.20 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -268, Nationals +217 Rockies take on the Phillies in first of 3-game series 04/03/2026 04:01am • Philadelphia Phillies (3-3) vs. Colorado Rockies (2-4) Denver; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Rockies: Michael Lorenzen (0-0, 6.23 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, four strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -209, Rockies +173; over/ Braves bring 1-0 series lead over Diamondbacks into game 2 04/03/2026 04:01am • Atlanta Braves (5-2) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (3-4) Phoenix; Friday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, four strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, five strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -125, Diamondbacks +104;