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NHL schedule and starting goalies: Six games on Friday night

There are six games scheduled in the NHL on Friday night. Here’s a complete look at the schedule and game time information.

Rich Lam

There are six games in the NHL on Friday night, with two games in the Eastern Conference and four games in the West.

The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins will meet for the second time in three days when they complete the tail-end of a home-and-home on Friday night. Pittsburgh has struggled in their last two games, being outscored by their opponents, 10-3.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will regain control of the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a regulation victory over the St. Louis Blues, while the San Jose Sharks look to take over the fourth seed with a win against the Calgary Flames.

Here’s a full look at the schedule and Friday night’s starting goaltenders:

Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
7 p.m. ET | TV: SNET-E, TVA, MSG-B
Goalies: Robin Lehner (confirmed), Ryan Miller (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Silver Seven, Die by the Blade

New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
7 p.m. ET | TV: RDS, NHLN-US, MSG PLUS, ROOT
Goalies: Henrik Lundqvist (confirmed), Marc-Andre Fleury (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Blueshirt Banter, PensBurgh

Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues
8 p.m. ET | TV: FS-O, FS-MW
Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky (expected), Jake Allen (expected)
Blog coverage: The Cannon, St. Louis Game Time

Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
9 p.m. ET | TV: FS-D, ALT
Goalies: Jimmy Howard (expected), TBD
Blog coverage: Winging it in Motown, Mile High Hockey

Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks
10 p.m. ET | TV: FS-SW+, FS-W
Goalies: Kari Lehtonen (expected), Viktor Fasth (confirmed)
Blog coverage: Defending Big D, Anaheim Calling

Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks
10:30 p.m. ET | TV: NBCSN, SNET-W, CSN-CA
Goalies: TBD, Antti Niemi (expected)
Blog coverage: Matchsticks and Gasoline, Fear the Fin

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