New York Rangers v New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers: Brett Howden (48/4 f)
New Jersey Devils: Pavel Zacha (53/12 f), Stefan Noesen (27/3 f)(both doubtful), Sami Vatanen (45/4 d), Taylor Hall (33/11 f)
Buffalo Sabres v Washington Capitals
Buffalo Sabres: Kyle Okposo (57/10 f, doubtful), Marco Scandella (48/4 d)
Washington Capitals: no absences
St. Louis Blues v Boston Bruins
St. Louis Blues: Brayden Schenn (55/11 f), Carl Gunnarsson (18/3 d), David Perron (45/17 f)(all doubtful)
Boston Bruins: Peter Cehlarik (13/4 f, doubtful), David Pastrnak (56/31 f, top scorer)
Columbus Blue Jackets v San Jose Sharks
Columbus Blue Jackets: Ryan Murray (56/1 d), Markus Hännikäinen (42/4 f, illness)(both doubtful)
San Jose Sharks: no absences
Florida Panthers v Los Angeles Kings
Florida Panthers: Mike Matheson (56/5 d, doubtful), Derek MacKenzie (1/0 f), Colton Sceviour (49/5 f)
Los Angeles Kings: Alec Martinez (43/4 d, doubtful)
Dallas Stars v Carolina Hurricanes
Dallas Stars: Tyler Pitlick (43/6 f), Martin Hanzal (7/1 f), Marc Methot (9/0 d), Stephen Johns (0/0 d)
Carolina Hurricanes: Jordan Staal (29/5 f, doubtful), Scott Darling (8/88.4% saves goalkeeper, personal reasons)
Nashville Predators v Colorado Avalanche
Nashville Predators: Craig Smith (61/16 f, doubtful), Zac Rinaldo (23/1 f), Miikka Salomaki (37/3 f), Austin Watson (34/7 f, suspended)
Colorado Avalanche: Mark Barberio (12/1 d, doubtful), Colin Wilson (46/10 f), Ian Cole (53/1 d), Vladislav Kamenev (24/2 f)
Toronto Maple Leafs v Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs: Nazem Kadri (59/15 f, doubtful), Nathan Horton (0/0 f)
Montreal Canadiens: no absences
Philadelphia Flyers v Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers: Radko Gudas (58/2 d, suspended), Michal Neuvirth (7/85.9% saves, goalkeeper)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Olli Maatta (55/1 d)
Edmonton Oilers v Anaheim Ducks
Edmonton Oilers: Jesse Puljujarvi (46/4 f, doubtful), Jujhar Khaira (53/3 f), Connor McDavid (57/31 f, 2nd top scorer, suspended)
Anaheim Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf (54/11 f), John Gibson (46/91.4% saves, goalkeeper)(both doubtful), Chad Johnson (9/87.2% saves goalkeeper), Ondrej Kaše (30/11 f)
Vancouver Canucks v New York Islanders
Vancouver Canucks: Sven Baertschi (22/8 f), Alexander Edler (38/5 d), Thatcher Demko (1/92.3% saves, goalkeeper)(all doubtful), Jake Virtanen (58/12 f), Chris Tanev (53/2 d), Brandon Sutter (26/4 f)
New York Islanders: Thomas Hickey (32/0 d), Andrew Ladd (14/3 f)(both doubtful)
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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).
