Columbus Blue Jackets v New York Rangers
Columbus Blue Jackets: Seth Jones (11/3 d), Gregory Campbell (0/0 f, suspended), David Clarkson (0/0 f)
New York Rangers: Chris Kreider (12/3 f), Pavel Buchnevich (11/4 f), Josh Jooris (6/1 f)(all doubtful)
Washington Capitals v Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals: no absences
Detroit Red Wings: Thomas Vanek (7/4 f), Tomas Nosek (0/0 f), Johan Franzén (0/0 f)(all doubtful), Andreas Athanasiou (13/4 f), Darren Helm (17/4 f), Vili Saarijarvi (0/0 d), Tomas Jurco (0/0 f), Joe Vitale (0/0 f), Dan Renouf (0/0 d)
New York Islanders v Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders: Dennis Seidenberg (15/4 d), Ryan Pulock (1/0 d), Mikhail Grabovski (0/0 f)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Chris Kunitz (16/2 f), Patric Hornqvist (16/5 f)(both doubtful), Derrick Pouliot (1/0 d)
Carolina Hurricanes v Montreal Canadiens
Carolina Hurricanes: Bryan Bickell (8/1 f)
Montreal Canadiens: Brian Flynn (12/0 f, doubtful), Alexander Radulov (17/3 f, illness), Artturi Lehkonen (13/2 f), Zach Redmond (0/0 d)
Calgary Flames v Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames: Kris Versteeg (12/2 f, doubtful), Johnny Gaudreau (17/5 f, 2nd top scorer), Lance Bouma (14/0 f), Ladislav Šmíd (0/0 d)
Chicago Blackhawks: Vince Hinostroza (9/0 f, doubtful), Tyler Motte (13/3 f), Trevor van Riemsdyk (2/0 d)
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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).
