Colorado Avalanche v Buffalo Sabres
Colorado Avalanche: Nikita Zadorov (56/7 d, doubtful), Gabriel Landeskog (68/33 f), Matt Nieto (58/3 f), Vladislav Kamenev (24/2 f)
Buffalo Sabres: Jake McCabe (55/4 d)
San Jose Sharks v St. Louis Blues
San Jose Sharks: Evander Kane (64/27 f), Erik Karlsson (51/3 d)(both doubtful)
St. Louis Blues: Carl Gunnarsson (18/3 d), David Perron (45/17 f)(both doubtful)
Columbus Blue Jackets v Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets: Ryan Murray (56/1 d, doubtful)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Bryan Rust (62/17), Kris Letang (60/15 f)(both doubtful), Chad Ruhwedel (18/1 d), Olli Maatta (55/1 d)
New York Rangers v New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers: no absences
New Jersey Devils: Kevin Rooney (28/4 f, illness), Sami Vatanen (48/4 d, illness), Nathan Bastian (4/1 f), Nico Hischier (62/17 f), Mirco Mueller (47/1 d), Miles Wood (56/8 f), John Quenneville (16/0 f)(all doubtful), Jesper Bratt (51/9 f), Pavel Zacha (53/12 f), Taylor Hall (33/11 f)
New York Islanders v Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders: Robin Lehner (38/92.6% saves goalkeeper), Cal Clutterbuck (59/8 f), Matt Martin (52/5 f)(all doubtful)
Philadelphia Flyers: Nolan Patrick (59/12 f), Carter Hart (22/91.7% saves goalkeeper)(both doubtful), Michal Neuvirth (7/85.9% saves, goalkeeper)
Tampa Bay Lightning v Detroit Red Wings
Tampa Bay Lightning: Anton Stralman (45/2 d, doubtful)
Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin (65/27 f, top scorer, doubtful), Mike Green (43/5 d), Henrik Zetterberg (0/0 f), Johan Franzen (0/0 f, retired), Evgeny Svechnikov (0/0 f)
Boston Bruins v Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins: Jake DeBrusk (57/22 f, doubtful), Marcus Johansson (4/0 f), Kevan Miller (36/0 d), David Pastrnak (56/31 f, top scorer)
Ottawa Senators: Christian Jaros (50/1 d), Rudolfs Balcers (19/3 f, illness)(both doubtful), Clarke MacArthur (0/0 f), Marian Gaborik (0/0 f)
Edmonton Oilers v Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers: Jesse Puljujarvi (46/4 f)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Nazem Kadri (59/15 f, doubtful), Travis Dermott (60/4 d), Jake Gardiner (60/2 d), Nathan Horton (0/0 f)
Dallas Stars v Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars: Radek Faksa (66/12 f), Mats Zuccarello (1/1 f)(both doubtful), Tyler Pitlick (43/6 f), Martin Hanzal (7/1 f), Marc Methot (9/0 d), Stephen Johns (0/0 d)
Chicago Blackhawks: Cam Ward (30/89.3% saves goalkeeper), Drake Caggiula (21/4 f)(both doubtful)
Nashville Predators v Carolina Hurricanes
Nashville Predators: Yannick Weber (53/2 d), Dan Hamhuis (53/0 d)(both doubtful), Zac Rinaldo (23/1 f), Miikka Salomaki (37/3 f), Austin Watson (34/7 f, suspended)
Carolina Hurricanes: Scott Darling (8/88.4% saves goalkeeper)
Arizona Coyotes v Los Angeles Kings
Arizona Coyotes: Derek Stepan (64/13 f), Kyle Capobianco (2/0 d), Nick Schmaltz (17/5 f), Antti Raanta (12/90.6% saves goalkeeper), Marian Hossa (0/0 f), Dave Bolland (0/0 f)
Los Angeles Kings: Austin Wagner (49/9 f, doubtful)
Vancouver Canucks v Vegas Golden Knights
Vancouver Canucks: Ben Hutton (64/5 d), Ryan Spooner (6/0 f), Sven Baertschi (22/8 f)(all doubtful), Jake Virtanen (58/12 f), Chris Tanev (53/2 d), Brandon Sutter (26/4 f)
Vegas Golden Knights: William Carrier (48/8 f), Erik Haula (15/2 f), David Clarkson (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).
