NHL Playoff Schedule 2015: Game Times, TV Coverage and Tuesday Live Stream Guide

The 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs are now in full swing. The Montreal Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks are the first teams within one win of the second round. They will have a chance to advance on Wednesday, but before that there's a busy slate of action on Tuesday.

It's a night that features the New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks and Calgary Flames trying to take commanding 3-1 leads. The Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings will also break their 1-1 series tie as the series shifts to Joe Louis Arena.

Let's check out all of the important viewing information for Tuesday's games. That's followed by a preview of what to watch for throughout the evening.

Tuesday NHL Playoff Schedule

Time (ET)	Road	Home	Series	TV
7 p.m.	Lightning	Red Wings	1-1	NBCSN
7:30 p.m.	Capitals	Islanders	2-1 NYI	USA
9:30 p.m.	Predators	Blackhawks	2-1 CHI	NBCSN
10 p.m.	Canucks	Flames	2-1 CGY	USA

All games are available via live stream on NBC Sports Live Extra.

Day 7 Preview

The Lightning and Red Wings had an extra day off between Games 2 and 3. The timing couldn't have been better for Detroit. Tampa Bay was nothing short of dominant on Saturday, scoring three second-period goals en route to a 5-1 victory.

Now the Wings return home and need to take advantage of the Lightning's road mediocrity. They went 18-16-7 as visitors during the regular season. Jack Cassidy of The Associated Press, via Yahoo Sports, notes head coach Jon Cooper knows his team must improve in these situations to make a deep run.

"We were marginally about .500 on the road. Would we like to have a better record? No question," Cooper said. "But when you look at some of the venues we won in ... we won in Montreal, we won in Detroit, we've won in some pretty hectic buildings against some pretty good teams."

With home ice also comes the last change. That means Steven Stamkos will likely see a lot of Niklas Kronwall and that Pavel Datsyuk should get some move favorable matchups for Detroit.

One of the most interesting things to watch throughout the season has been the invigoration of the Nassau Coliseum. It's the Islanders' last season in the building before shifting to the Barclays Center and, as the team established itself as a contender, the fans have come alive in a major way.

That was on full display on Sunday. After a Washington Capitals goal in the third period sent the game to overtime, the place erupted when John Tavares scored the winner mere moments into the extra period. ESPN Stats & Info illustrated just how fast it ended:

To win the series, New York must continue to slow down Alex Ovechkin. He has one point in three games and fired just three shots in the last game. Pressuring him every time he touches the puck must remain the focus for Johnny Boychuk and Co.

The battle between the Central Division rival Blackhawks and Nashville Predators was expected to become one of the best first-round series. It's well on its way to living up to that standard with a double-overtime game and 21 goals already in the books through three games.

Much of the attention coming into the series was on Patrick Kane's return from injury for Chicago. He's been good, tallying three points in as many games. Yet, as Robby Stanley of NHL.com points out, so far it's been the Jonathan Toews Show:

Nashville certainly doesn't want to fall behind 3-1 to a team with as much talent as the battle-tested Blackhawks. It's time for James Neal, who's pointless and sports a minus-three rating, to step up in a big spot for the Preds.

The Vancouver Canucks are another road team hoping to avoid a 3-1 deficit with a win on Tuesday. They have struggled to contain the underrated two-way defensive corps of the Flames. The group has tallied seven points, led by Kris Russell with three, including a pair of goals.

After giving up four goals in Game 3, it's fair to wonder if the Canucks should make a switch back to Ryan Miller in goal. Not that Eddie Lack has played particularly poorly, but sometimes a coaching staff feels a switch can motivate the locker room. Ian Gooding of Today's Slapshot doesn't expect a change:

Without a goalie swap to divert attention, the burden grows on the shoulders of the Sedin twins. They have just two combined points in the series so far. It's hard to imagine Vancouver advancing unless their production increases markedly over the remaining games.