Columbus Blue Jackets v Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue Jackets: Oliver Bjorkstrand (23/6 f, doubtful), David Clarkson (0/0 f)
Buffalo Sabres: Cody Franson (66/3 d), Taylor Fedun (27/0 d)(both doubtful), Rasmus Ristolainen (74/5 d, suspended), Johan Larsson (37/6 m)
Carolina Hurricanes v Detroit Red Wings
Carolina Hurricanes: Eddie Läck (17/90.2% Saves, goalkeeper), Ryan Murphy (27/0 d), Jay McClement (65/5 f)(all doubtful)
Detroit Red Wings: Niklas Kronwall (50/1 d, doubtful), Luke Glendening (75/4 f), Ryan Sproul (28/2 d), Jonathan Ericsson (51/1 d), Johan Franzén (0/0 f), Joe Vitale (0/0 f)
Philadelphia Flyers v Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers: Nick Cousins (60/5 f, doubtful), Michael Raffl (53/8 f)
Ottawa Senators: Viktor Stålberg (12/2 f), Chris Neil (53/1 f)(both doubtful), Clarke MacArthur (0/0 f), Marc Methot (69/0 d)
Boston Bruins v Nashville Predators
Boston Bruins: Tuukka Rask (59/90.6% Saves, goalkeeper, probably in), Tim Schaller (59/7 f, doubtful), Brian Ferlin (0/0 f)
Nashville Predators: Yannick Weber (73/1 d, doubtful), Mike Fisher (68/17 f), Miikka Salomaki (2/0 f)
New Jersey Devils v Winnipeg Jets
New Jersey Devils: Joseph Blandisi (22/3 f, illness), Jacob Josefson (35/2 f), Mike Cammalleri (55/10 f)(all doubtful), Devante Smith-Pelly (53/4 f), Marc Savard (0/0 f)
Winnipeg Jets: Patrik Laine (68/34 f, top scorer, illness), Dustin Byfuglien (75/12 d), Ben Chiarot (60/2 d), Paul Postma (66/1 d), Ondrej Pavelec (8/88.8% Saves, goalkeeper)(all doubtful), Shawn Matthias (45/8 f), Toby Enstrom (60/1 d), Tyler Myers (12/2 d)
Montreal Canadiens v Dallas Stars
Montreal Canadiens: Nikita Nesterov (9/1 d), Brian Flynn (49/6 f)(both doubtful)
Dallas Stars: Jiri Hudler (32/3 f)(both doubtful), Patrick Sharp (48/8 f), Antoine Roussel (60/12 f), Mattias Janmark (0/0 f)
Toronto Maple Leafs v Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs: Frederik Andersen (61/91.8% Saves, goalkeeper), Josh Leivo (14/2 f), Eric Fehr (1/0 f), Nikita Soshnikov (56/5 f)(all doubtful), Joffrey Lupul (0/0 f), Stephane Robidas (0/0 d), Nathan Horton (0/0 f)
Florida Panthers: Roberto Luongo (40/91.4% Saves, goalkeeper), Denis Malgin (42/4 f)(both doubtful), Aaron Ekblad (68/10 d)
Minnesota Wild v Washington Capitals
Minnesota Wild: Victor Bartley (0/0 d)
Washington Capitals: no absences
Edmonton Oilers v Los Angeles Kings
Edmonton Oilers: Matthew Benning (58/3 d, doubtful), Tyler Pitlick (32/8 f), Andrew Ference (0/0 d)
Los Angeles Kings: Nick Shore (63/5 f, doubtful), Matt Greene (26/1 d)
Vancouver Canucks v Anaheim Ducks
Vancouver Canucks: Troy Stecher (65/3 d, doubtful), Jack Skille (56/5 f), Jacob Markstrom (25/90.8% Saves, goalkeeper), Jayson Megna (53/4 f), Joseph Cramarossa (10/0 f), Markus Granlund (70/19 f), Brendan Gaunce (57/0 f), Loui Eriksson (66/11 f), Anton Rodin (5/0 f), Erik Gudbranson (31/1 d), Derek Dorsett (14/1 f)
Anaheim Ducks: Ryan Garbutt (27/2 f), Simon Despres (1/0 d)
San Jose Sharks v New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks: Logan Couture (74/25 f), Chris Tierney (74/7 f), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (69/5 d)(all doubtful), Micheal Haley (55/2 f, suspended)
New York Rangers: no absences
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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).
