Buffalo Sabres v Ottawa Senators
Buffalo Sabres: Scott Wilson (0/0 f), Matt Hunwick (0/0 d)
Ottawa Senators: Zack Smith (9/2 f), Ben Harpur (3/0 d)(both doubtful), Mark Borowiecki (9/0 d, suspended), Brady Tkachuk (4/3 f), Clarke MacArthur (0/0 f), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (0/0 f), Marian Gaborik (0/0 f)
Washington Capitals v Dallas Stars
Washington Capitals: Brooks Orpik (10/1 d, doubtful), Tom Wilson (0/0 f, suspended)
Dallas Stars: Connor Carrick (9/1 d), Alexander Radulov (6/4 f), Stephen Johns (0/0 d)(all doubtful), Martin Hanzal (0/0 f)
Pittsburgh Penguins v Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh Penguins: Derick Brassard (8/1 f, doubtful), Justin Schultz (4/0 d)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews (11/10 f, top scorer), Nathan Horton (0/0 f)
New York Islanders v New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders: Robin Lehner (7/92.8% saves goalkeeper, doubtful)
New Jersey Devils: Stefan Noesen (9/1 f), Jesper Bratt (0/0 f)(both doubtful), Drew Stafford (2/0 f), Steven Santini (1/0 d)
Detroit Red Wings v Edmonton Oilers
Detroit Red Wings: Jonathan Ericsson (6/1 d), Andreas Athanasiou (11/4 f), Frans Nielsen (11/0 f), Johan Franzen (0/0 f), Danny DeKeyser (5/0 d)(all doubtful), Evgeny Svechnikov (0/0 f), Henrik Zetterberg (0/0 f), Thomas Vanek (12/2 f)
Edmonton Oilers: Andrej Sekera (0/0 d)
Montreal Canadiens v Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens: Paul Byron (11/4 f), Jake Evans (0/0 f)(both doubtful), Tomas Plekanec (3/1 f), David Schlemko (0/0 d), Shea Weber (0/0 d)
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ondrej Palat (9/0 f), Victor Hedman (9/2 d)(both doubtful)
Nashville Predators v Boston Bruins
Nashville Predators: Zac Rinaldo (12/1 f), Viktor Arvidsson (12/8 f, 2nd top scorer), Dan Hamhuis (7/0 d)(all doubtful), Austin Watson (0/0 f, suspended)
Boston Bruins: Matthew Grzelcyk (11/0 d), Urho Vaakanainen (2/0 d), Charlie McAvoy (7/1 d)(all doubtful), Kevan Miller (7/0 d)
St. Louis Blues v Minnesota Wild
St. Louis Blues: Robert Bortuzzo (5/1 d, doubtful), Luke Opilka (0/0 g)
Minnesota Wild: Matt Hendricks (5/0 f, doubtful)
Calgary Flames v Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames: no absences
Chicago Blackhawks: Connor Murphy (0/0 d)
Vegas Golden Knights v Carolina Hurricanes
Vegas Golden Knights: Max Pacioretty (10/2 f), Paul Stastny (3/0 f)(both doubtful), Nate Schmidt (0/0 d, suspended), David Clarkson (0/0 f)
Carolina Hurricanes: Victor Rask (0/0 f)
San Jose Sharks v Philadelphia Flyers
San Jose Sharks: no absences
Philadelphia Flyers: Corban Knight (3/0 f), Michael Raffl (9/0 f), James van Riemsdyk (2/0 f)(all doubtful), Samuel Morin (0/0 d), Pascal Laberge (0/0 f)
Los Angeles Kings v Columbus Blue Jackets
Los Angeles Kings: Paul LaDue (5/1 d, doubtful), Jonathan Quick (4/84.5% saves goalkeeper), Gabriel Vilardi (0/0 f), Jonny Brodzinski (0/0 f)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Brandon Dubinsky (2/1 f)
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Explanation: player statistics (a/b c)
a - games played this season
b - goals scored
c - team position (d - defender, m - midfielder, f - forward, g - goalkeeper).
