Columbus Blue Jackets v Washington Capitals
Columbus Blue Jackets: Brandon Dubinsky (37/5 f, doubtful)
Washington Capitals: no absences
Buffalo Sabres v New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres: Zach Bogosian (49/2 d, doubtful)
New York Islanders: Cal Clutterbuck (49/6 f), Thomas Hickey (32/0 d), Andrew Ladd (14/3 f)(all doubtful)
Boston Bruins v Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins: Matthew Grzelcyk (50/1 d, doubtful)
Chicago Blackhawks: David Kampf (50/3 f), Corey Crawford (23/90.2% saves, goalkeeper)
Tampa Bay Lightning v Calgary Flames
Tampa Bay Lightning: Ondrej Palat (39/7 f, doubtful)
Calgary Flames: Michael Stone (11/0 d)
Ottawa Senators v Carolina Hurricanes
Ottawa Senators: Craig Anderson (35/90.4% saves goalkeeper, doubtful), Mikkel Boedker (51/5 f), Clarke MacArthur (0/0 f), Marian Gaborik (0/0 f)
Carolina Hurricanes: Jordan Staal (29/5 f, doubtful)
Winnipeg Jets v New York Rangers
Winnipeg Jets: Dmitry Kulikov (33/0 d), Nikolaj Ehlers (40/15 f)(both doubtful)
New York Rangers: Fredrik Claesson (26/2 d, doubtful), Brett Howden (48/4 f)
Minnesota Wild v Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota Wild: Mikko Koivu (48/8 f, captain), Pontus Åberg (5/0 f), Matt Dumba (32/12 d)
Philadelphia Flyers: Michal Neuvirth (7/85.9% saves, goalkeeper), Brian Elliott (14/91.1% saves goalkeeper), Samuel Morin (0/0 d), Pascal Laberge (0/0 f)
St. Louis Blues v New Jersey Devils
St. Louis Blues: Carl Gunnarsson (18/3 d, doubtful), David Perron (45/17 f)
New Jersey Devils: Miles Wood (50/5 f), Stefan Noesen (27/3 f)(both doubtful), Sami Vatanen (45/4 d), Taylor Hall (33/11 f)
Colorado Avalanche v Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Avalanche: Mark Barberio (12/1 d, doubtful), Ian Cole (53/1 d), Vladislav Kamenev (24/2 f)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Nathan Horton (0/0 f)
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Vegas Golden Knights v Arizona Coyotes
Vegas Golden Knights: Ryan Carpenter (49/4 f, doubtful), Nick Holden (51/3 d), Erik Haula (15/2 f), David Clarkson (0/0 f)
Arizona Coyotes: Mario Kempe (34/3 f, doubtful), Kyle Capobianco (2/0 d), 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)
Florida Panthers v Dallas Stars
Florida Panthers: MacKenzie Weegar (44/1 d, illness), Colton Sceviour (49/5 f)(both doubtful), Jayce Hawryluk (19/3 f), Derek MacKenzie (1/0 f)
Dallas Stars: Ben Bishop (34/92.1% saves goalkeeper), Tyler Pitlick (43/6 f), Martin Hanzal (7/1 f), Marc Methot (9/0 d), Stephen Johns (0/0 d)
Nashville Predators v Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators: Zac Rinaldo (23/1 f), Miikka Salomaki (37/3 f), Austin Watson (34/7 f, suspended)
Detroit Red Wings: Tyler Bertuzzi (49/13 f, doubtful), Trevor Daley (31/2 d), Henrik Zetterberg (0/0 f), Johan Franzen (0/0 f, retired), Evgeny Svechnikov (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).
