OTTAWA – New York Rangers forward Rick Nash will not play Sunday against the Ottawa Senators (3 p.m. ET; MSG, RDS2, TSN5) because of a left leg injury.

Coach Alain Vigneault said Nash, who is day-to-day, was injured blocking a shot in the Rangers' 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, but expects him to play Monday against the Buffalo Sabres at Madison Square Garden.

"I think there's a good chance he'll be okay for [Monday]," Vigneault said. "We'll see how it goes here in the next 24 hours."

CHICAGO -- The St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks each are looking forward to the end of a tough grind in their schedule heading into their game at United Center on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, TVA Sports, FS-MW, WGN).

Outside of morning skates, each team has practiced once in January and conducted but a handful of off-day practices since the Christmas break. Prior to puck drop on the third installment of their season series, they're tied for the most games played in the NHL to date (51).

"We're so fortunate we've got good veteran players that can carry the day without practicing, but we've got a list that's three pages long of things that we want to work on," St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said after the morning skate. "I'm sure Chicago does [too], but you can't work on it. You've got to decide whether you're going to have energy or structure with no energy. So, we've opted for energy, just as the Hawks have. So, you just kind of close your eyes and hope like heck you've got better energy at the end of the day."

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Forward David Jones will replace the injured Micheal Ferland on the Calgary Flames' top line when they play the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Sunday (6 p.m. ET; SN, FS-CR).

Ferland left Calgary's 4-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday with an upper-body injury. Flames coach Bob Hartley has used a rotation at right wing on a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, but he believes Jones is currently the best fit.

"Jones is a great up-and-down player," Hartley said. "He drives hard to the net and gets in there on the forecheck. The player who plays right wing with them, his job is to open up some room and be a net presence.

"I felt that he was skating very well. We need speed around those two guys. We need a guy who can make things happen."

EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to go into an extended NHL All-Star break with a win when they host the Nashville Predators at Rexall Place on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, FS-TN).

Edmonton (19-25-5) has nine days between games and does not play again until Feb. 2, when center Connor McDavid could return from a fractured clavicle to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.

"This game scares the [heck] out of me all the time," Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. "Your team is either really, really in it, they're focused, they have an energy going because they're going to get a little bit of time off, or they're already off. I believe our group will come and compete real hard."

WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets could have forwards Alexander Burmistrov and Drew Stafford back in their lineup against the New Jersey Devils at MTS Centre on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; SN, MSG+ 2).

Stafford has missed the past three games because of an upper-body injury. Burmistrov missed a 4-1 home loss against the Nashville Predators on Thursday because of an undisclosed injury.

Coach Paul Maurice said he is “reasonably confident” Burmistrov and Stafford will dress.

“We’ll give them the afternoon to make sure that they feel as well as they did [Saturday] morning, and then we’ll have to make a decision.” Maurice said.

SAN JOSE -- Goaltender Darcy Kuemper, coming off a 32-save shutout of the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, will start for the Minnesota Wild on Saturday against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center (4 p.m. ET; FS-N, FS-WI, CSN-CA), coach Mike Yeo said.

Kuemper made 25 saves in a 2-0 shutout of the Sharks on Dec. 12 in San Jose, another factor that affected Yeo's decision.

Kuemper is 2-1-2 with a 2.40 goals-against average and .909 save percentage for his career against San Jose.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Looking to spark the Arizona Coyotes after four straight losses on home ice, coach Dave Tippett may drop rookie forward Anthony Duclair to the fourth line against when they play the Los Angeles Kings at Gila River Arena on Saturday (9 p.m. ET; FS-W, FS-A, PLUS).

The Coyotes didn’t skate Saturday, but Viktor Tikhonov was skating with Max Domi and Martin Hanzal on the second line during practice Friday. Duclair, who has two of his 12 goals in the past 15 games, joined Kyle Chipchura and Boyd Gordon on the fourth line.

There might be some shake-ups on defense as well, but it won’t be known until pregame. Defenseman Jarred Tinordi has not made his Arizona debut since being acquired from the Montreal Canadiens last week.

“These are tight games, there are just things we can do a little better to get the result we want,” Tippett said. “I didn’t like the way we started the game (Thursday), and that’s not just young guys. It goes right through our lineup. For some guys, it’s all about work, while other guys tend to rely more on their skill. Right now, we need everybody to work in games.”

DETROIT -- According to the NHL's original schedule, the Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings each would be playing the second of back-to-back games when they face off at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday (7 p.m., CITY, PRIME, FS-SD, FS-D).

But only Detroit (24-15-8) will be playing for the second consecutive night; Anaheim (20-18-7) had its scheduled game Friday at the Washington Capitals postponed because of the severe snowstorm impacting the Washington area.

The game was first moved from 7 p.m., to 5 p.m., and then postponed at a little after 1 p.m.

The Ducks arrived in Detroit on Friday night.

“For us, it hasn't been that hard,” Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “We didn't have to play a game or anything. We just had to get back on an airplane. We were able to get here in time last night to have a good dinner. We got in around 5.”

DALLAS -- Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson will return to the lineup Saturday against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center (8 p.m. ET; ALT, FS-SW).

Johnson, who missed the past nine games with a lower-body injury, will play for the first time since Jan. 4. He was one of five players to take the ice Saturday morning as the Avalanche didn't hold a full skate after defeating the St. Louis Blues 2-1 at Pepsi Center on Friday.

The Stars are looking to reverse their recent fortunes against the Avalanche, having lost 10 of 11 (1-7-3) against them under coach Lindy Ruff.

"I think their goalie has had our number a little bit on some occasions where we've totally dominated games and haven't put it away. There was a couple of games we let them back into the game late where it looked like they weren't going to get into it," Ruff said of the Stars' struggles against the Avalanche.

BOSTON – The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost 186 man-games to injury this season, so they should be celebrating the return of forwards Nick Foligno and Matt Calvert to their lineup against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; FS-O, NESN).

But a fluke injury has put a damper on things.

The Blue Jackets will be without coach John Tortorella, who did not make the trip to Boston because he broke two ribs in a collision in practice on Friday. Associate coach Craig Hartsburg will fill in for Tortorella.

Foligno had one goal and five assists in four games before he went out of the lineup for six games with an upper-body injury. He has six goals and 19 assists in 39 games and Calvert, who missed nine games with a knee injury, has six goals and one assist in 39 games. Both will be welcome additions for the Blue Jackets, who are last in the Eastern Conference with 38 points.