The Stanley Cup Playoffs are back. The time of year when the level of play rises, the stakes grow infinitely higher, and the heat and humidity follow suit for the Battle of Florida.

Cats-Bolts is the third game of four Tuesday on the ESPN family of networks, following New Jersey - Carolina ( 6 p.m. ET, ESPN) and Ottawa - Toronto ( 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 ), and preceding the nightcap, Minnesota - Vegas ( 11 p.m. ET, ESPN ).