The Philadelphia Flyers can move within one victory of advancing to the second round Wednesday when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of their first-round series. Philadelphia carries a 2-0 lead after winning both games in Pittsburgh, including a 3-0 shutout where Dan Vladar made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout. The Flyers ended a five-year playoff drought, securing their first postseason berth since 2019-20 by finishing third in the Metropolitan Division. Nineteen-year-old Porter Martone scored the winning goal in both games.

The Minnesota Wild host the Dallas Stars in Game 3 with the series tied 1-1. Minnesota took Game 1 6-1 but Dallas evened it with a 4-2 victory in Game 2, as Wyatt Johnston scored twice. Meanwhile, the Anaheim Ducks visit the two-time reigning Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers for Game 2. Edmonton won Game 1 4-3 despite Connor McDavid being held scoreless, with Jason Dickinson and Kasperi Kapanen each scoring twice.

SportsLine analyst Scott Erskine identifies value plays for Wednesday, including Kirill Kaprizov at +102 for one or more assists. Kaprizov led Minnesota with 45 goals during the regular season and recorded three assists through the first two games of this series. Anthony Mantha (+350 anytime goal scorer) and Beckett Sennecke (+130 over 0.5 points) offer additional value.