Buffalo Sabres v Chicago Blackhawks
Buffalo Sabres: Linus Ullmark (1/97.8% Saves, goalkeeper, personal reasons), Kyle Okposo (65/11 f), Seth Griffith (21/2 f)(all doubtful), Kyle Criscuolo (9/0 f), Jack Eichel (55/22 f, top scorer), Jake McCabe (53/3 d), Zach Bogosian (18/0 d)
Chicago Blackhawks: Anthony Duclair (23/2 f), Corey Crawford (28/92.9% Saves, goalkeeper), Marian Hossa (0/0 f), Michal Rozsival (0/0 d)
Florida Panthers v Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers: Alex Petrovic (56/1 d, doubtful)
Edmonton Oilers: Pontus Åberg (8/0 f), Kris Russell (68/4 d), Matthew Benning (63/4 d)(all doubtful)
Los Angeles Kings v New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Kings: no absences
New Jersey Devils: Travis Zajac (51/10 f), Pavel Zacha (60/6 f), Marcus Johansson (29/5 f)
Columbus Blue Jackets v Ottawa Senators
Columbus Blue Jackets: Ryan Murray (34/1 d, doubtful), Josh Anderson (61/18 f)
Ottawa Senators: Mark Stone (58/20 f, doubtful), Chris Wideman (16/3 d), Clarke MacArthur (0/0 f)
Carolina Hurricanes v Philadelphia Flyers
Carolina Hurricanes: no absences
Philadelphia Flyers: Johnny Oduya (1/0 d, doubtful), Robert Hägg (68/3 d), Brian Elliott (40/90.5% Saves, goalkeeper), Michal Neuvirth (20/91.5% Saves, goalkeeper)
Tampa Bay Lightning v Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ondrej Palat (46/8 f, doubtful)
Boston Bruins: Jake DeBrusk (62/14 f), Zdeno Chára (68/7 d)(both doubtful), Charlie McAvoy (60/7 d), Patrice Bergeron (55/27 f), Anders Bjork (30/4 f)
Toronto Maple Leafs v Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs: Leo Komarov (71/7 f), Frederik Andersen (57/91.6% Saves, goalkeeper), Nikita Zaitsev (51/4 d), Auston Matthews (53/28 f, 2nd top scorer)(all doubtful), Joffrey Lupul (0/0 f), Nathan Horton (0/0 f)
Montreal Canadiens: Andrew Shaw (51/10 f), Rinat Valiev (2/0 d), Phillip Danault (51/8 f), David Schlemko (34/1 d)(all doubtful), Max Pacioretty (64/17 f), Victor Mete (49/0 d), Carey Price (43/90.2% Saves, goalkeeper), Ales Hemsky (7/0 f), Shea Weber (26/6 d)
St. Louis Blues v New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues: Carter Hutton (29/93.3% Saves, goalkeeper, doubtful), Scottie Upshall (61/7 f), Jay Bouwmeester (35/2 d), Robby Fabbri (0/0 f)
New York Rangers: Tony DeAngelo (32/0 d, doubtful), Ondrej Pavelec (16/91.0% Saves, goalkeeper), Steven Kampfer (22/0 d), Kevin Shattenkirk (46/5 d)
Arizona Coyotes v Minnesota Wild
Arizona Coyotes: Antti Raanta (38/92.4% Saves, goalkeeper), Zac Rinaldo (44/4 f)(both doubtful), Dave Bolland (0/0 f), Laurent Dauphin (2/0 f)
Minnesota Wild: Jared Spurgeon (61/9 d), Luke Kunin (19/2 f)
Vancouver Canucks v San Jose Sharks
Vancouver Canucks: Brock Boeser (62/29 f, top scorer), Sven Baertschi (53/14 f), Chris Tanev (38/2 d), Loui Eriksson (50/10 f), Markus Granlund (53/8 f), Brendan Gaunce (34/4 f), Derek Dorsett (20/7 f), Erik Gudbranson (52/2 d)
San Jose Sharks: Joonas Donskoi (62/13 f, doubtful), Joel Ward (46/5 f), Joe Thornton (47/13 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).
