Columbus Blue Jackets v Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets: Ryan Murray (56/1 d, doubtful)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Kris Letang (60/15 f), Brian Dumoulin (62/2 d)(both doubtful), Olli Maatta (55/1 d)
Carolina Hurricanes v Los Angeles Kings
Carolina Hurricanes: Scott Darling (8/88.4% saves goalkeeper, personal reasons)
Los Angeles Kings: Alec Martinez (43/4 d, doubtful)
Washington Capitals v Ottawa Senators
Washington Capitals: no absences
Ottawa Senators: Mark Borowiecki (38/0 d, doubtful), Clarke MacArthur (0/0 f), Marian Gaborik (0/0 f)
Boston Bruins v San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins: Kevan Miller (36/0 d), Torey Krug (51/6 d)(both doubtful), David Pastrnak (56/31 f, top scorer)
San Jose Sharks: Marcus Sörensen (62/11 f), Erik Karlsson (51/3 d)(both doubtful)
Detroit Red Wings v Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings: Thomas Vanek (54/12 f), Jimmy Howard (42/91.0% saves goalkeeper, illness)(both doubtful), Henrik Zetterberg (0/0 f), Johan Franzen (0/0 f, retired), Evgeny Svechnikov (0/0 f)
Montreal Canadiens: no absences
Winnipeg Jets v Minnesota Wild
Winnipeg Jets: Josh Morrissey (59/6 d, doubtful), Joe Morrow (39/1 d), Dustin Byfuglien (37/4 d)
Minnesota Wild: Victor Rask (10/1 f, doubtful), Mikko Koivu (48/8 f, captain), Matt Dumba (32/12 d)
St. Louis Blues v Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues: Brayden Schenn (55/11 f), Carl Gunnarsson (18/3 d), David Perron (45/17 f)(all doubtful)
Nashville Predators: Craig Smith (61/16 f), Dan Hamhuis (53/0 d), Zac Rinaldo (23/1 f), Miikka Salomaki (37/3 f), Austin Watson (34/7 f, suspended)
Arizona Coyotes v Florida Panthers
Arizona Coyotes: Christian Dvorak (0/0 f, doubtful), Kyle Capobianco (2/0 d), Nick Schmaltz (17/5 f), Michael Grabner (25/7 f), Antti Raanta (12/90.6% saves goalkeeper), Jason Demers (18/1 d), Marian Hossa (0/0 f), Dave Bolland (0/0 f)
Florida Panthers: Denis Malgin (46/7 f), Mike Matheson (56/5 d)(both doubtful), Derek MacKenzie (1/0 f), Colton Sceviour (49/5 f)
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Vegas Golden Knights v Dallas Stars
Vegas Golden Knights: Ryan Carpenter (49/4 f, doubtful), William Carrier (48/8 f), Erik Haula (15/2 f), David Clarkson (0/0 f)
Dallas Stars: Jamie Benn (61/21 f, doubtful), Mats Zuccarello (1/1 f), Tyler Pitlick (43/6 f), Martin Hanzal (7/1 f), Marc Methot (9/0 d), Stephen Johns (0/0 d)
Philadelphia Flyers v Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers: Samuel Morin (0/0 d), Carter Hart (22/91.7% saves goalkeeper)(both doubtful), Radko Gudas (58/2 d, suspended), Michal Neuvirth (7/85.9% saves, goalkeeper)
Buffalo Sabres: Casey Mittelstadt (58/8 f, illness, doubtful)
New York Islanders v Calgary Flames
New York Islanders: Thomas Hickey (32/0 d), Andrew Ladd (14/3 f)(both doubtful)
Calgary Flames: James Neal (55/5 f), Michael Stone (11/0 d)
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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).
