New York Rangers v Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers: Michael Grabner (63/25 f, top scorer), Kevin Klein (55/3 d)(both doubtful), Dan Girardi (57/4 d), Jesper Fast (60/5 f)
Montreal Canadiens: no absences
Florida Panthers v Dallas Stars
Florida Panthers: Roberto Luongo (40/91.4% Saves, goalkeeper)
Dallas Stars: Ales Hemsky (2/0 f, doubtful), Antoine Roussel (60/12 f), Adam Cracknell (52/7 f), Mattias Janmark (0/0 f)
Ottawa Senators v Columbus Blue Jackets
Ottawa Senators: Chris Neil (53/1 f), Bobby Ryan (51/12 f), Clarke MacArthur (0/0 f)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Lukas Sedlak (55/6 f), Matt Calvert (52/9 f), David Clarkson (0/0 f)
Buffalo Sabres v Tampa Bay Lightning
Buffalo Sabres: Kyle Okposo (63/18 f), William Carrier (35/4 f)(both doubtful), Johan Larsson (37/6 m)
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ryan Callahan (18/2 f), Steven Stamkos (17/9 f)
Boston Bruins v New Jersey Devils
Boston Bruins: Brian Ferlin (0/0 f)
New Jersey Devils: Pavel Zacha (52/8 f, doubtful), Mike Cammalleri (55/10 f), Jacob Josefson (35/2 f), Marc Savard (0/0 f)
Winnipeg Jets v Colorado Avalanche
Winnipeg Jets: Ondrej Pavelec (8/88.8% Saves, goalkeeper, doubtful), Tyler Myers (12/2 d)
Colorado Avalanche: Nikita Zadorov (56/0 d), Semyon Varlamov (25/89.8% Saves, goalkeeper)
Washington Capitals v Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals: T.J. Oshie (50/24 f, 2nd top scorer, doubtful), Andre Burakovsky (53/11 f)
Philadelphia Flyers: Michael Raffl (53/8 f), Travis Konecny (52/8 f)
Nashville Predators v Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators: Ryan Ellis (56/11 d), P. A. Parenteau (f, newcomer)(both doubtful), Miikka Salomaki (2/0 f)
Chicago Blackhawks: Scott Darling (26/93.1% Saves, goalkeeper), Johnny Oduya (d, newcomer), Nick Schmaltz (44/6 f, illness), Niklas Hjalmarsson (60/5 d), Artem Anisimov (59/22 f, 2nd top scorer)(all doubtful)
Edmonton Oilers v Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers: Benoit Pouliot (52/5 f, doubtful), Tyler Pitlick (32/8 f), Andrew Ference (0/0 d)
Detroit Red Wings: Jonathan Ericsson (51/1 d), Johan Franzén (0/0 f), Joe Vitale (0/0 f)
Los Angeles Kings v Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings: Jordan Nolan (41/4 f, doubtful), Matt Greene (26/1 d)
Vancouver Canucks: Jacob Markstrom (25/90.8% Saves, goalkeeper), Nikita Tryamkin (50/1 d), Anton Rodin (5/0 f), Erik Gudbranson (31/1 d), Derek Dorsett (14/1 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).
