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The Pittsburgh Penguins play the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL’s only game on Friday night. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here on Last Word on Hockey!

Just 14 games to go. With playoff positioning still up for grabs, the Florida Panthers (41-24-3) will visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (31-28-8) on Thursday at Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. ET. “They’re fast,

The Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid don't appear quite so lucky. McDavid had to leave Thursday's matchup against Winnipeg with a lower-body injury. He was hurt on a rather innocuous play, skating past Josh Morrissey into the zone and taking a bit of a bump to the left midsection.

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch did not have an update on McDavid, who sustained a lower-body injury during the second period, or goalie Stuart Skinner, who went into concussion protocol following a collision in the crease with Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi at 15:03 of the third.

Oilers captain Connor McDavid sustained a lower-body injury and has been ruled out from playing in the third period in Edmonton’s home game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets