Washington Capitals v Vancouver Canucks
Washington Capitals: Lars Eller (51/6 f, doubtful)
Vancouver Canucks: Alexander Edler (38/5 d), Thatcher Demko (1/92.3% saves, goalkeeper), Sven Baertschi (22/8 f)(all doubtful)
Pittsburgh Penguins v Carolina Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Penguins: Evgeni Malkin (50/14 f), Justin Schultz (4/0 d)(both doubtful), Zach Aston-Reese (30/6 f)
Carolina Hurricanes: Jordan Staal (29/5 f, doubtful)
Florida Panthers v St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers: Derek MacKenzie (1/0 f)
St. Louis Blues: David Perron (45/17 f, top scorer)
Buffalo Sabres v Minnesota Wild
Buffalo Sabres: Johan Larsson (44/4 f), Matt Hunwick (3/0 d), Casey Nelson (22/1 d)(all doubtful)
Minnesota Wild: Pontus Åberg (5/0 f), Matt Dumba (32/12 d)
Boston Bruins v New York Islanders
Boston Bruins: no absences
New York Islanders: Tom Kuhnhackl (19/3 f, illness), Thomas Hickey (32/0 d), Andrew Ladd (14/3 f)(all doubtful)
Montreal Canadiens v Anaheim Ducks
Montreal Canadiens: Paul Byron (36/10 f), Andrew Shaw (36/11 f)(both doubtful)
Anaheim Ducks: Ondrej Kaše (30/11 f), Ryan Miller (10/91.9% saves, goalkeeper), Kevin Roy (0/0 f)
Winnipeg Jets v San Jose Sharks
Winnipeg Jets: Nikolaj Ehlers (40/15 f), Dustin Byfuglien (32/4 d)
San Jose Sharks: Erik Karlsson (47/3 d, doubtful)
Edmonton Oilers v Chicago Blackhawks
Edmonton Oilers: Oscar Klefbom (31/3 d)
Chicago Blackhawks: Corey Crawford (23/90.2% saves, goalkeeper)
Colorado Avalanche v Columbus Blue Jackets
Colorado Avalanche: Mark Barberio (12/1 d), Conor Timmins (0/0 d)(both doubtful), Vladislav Kamenev (24/2 f)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Brandon Dubinsky (37/5 f), Boone Jenner (48/9 f)(both doubtful)
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Nashville Predators v Arizona Coyotes
Nashville Predators: Zac Rinaldo (23/1 f), Miikka Salomaki (37/3 f), Kyle Turris (30/6 f), Austin Watson (34/7 f, suspended)
Arizona Coyotes: Alex Goligoski (46/2 d), Jakob Chychrun (32/3 d)(both doubtful), Brad Richardson (39/11 f), Nick Schmaltz (17/5 f), Michael Grabner (25/7 f), Antti Raanta (12/90.6% saves goalkeeper), Jason Demers (18/1 d), Christian Dvorak (0/0 f), Marian Hossa (0/0 f), Dave Bolland (0/0 f)
Tampa Bay Lightning v Vegas Golden Knights
Tampa Bay Lightning: Brayden Point (51/30 f, doubtful)
Vegas Golden Knights: Malcolm Subban (8/90.4% saves, goalkeeper), William Carrier (44/8 f)(both doubtful), Nick Holden (51/3 d), Erik Haula (15/2 f), David Clarkson (0/0 f)
New Jersey Devils v Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils: Travis Zajac (49/12 f), Stefan Noesen (27/3 f)(both doubtful), Sami Vatanen (45/4 d), Taylor Hall (33/11 f), Ben Lovejoy (43/1 d), Joey Anderson (11/1 f)
Los Angeles Kings: Jeff Carter (51/10 f), Nate Thompson (50/3 f)(both doubtful), Trevor Lewis (17/2 f), Jonny Brodzinski (0/0 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).
