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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. , 7 p.m. ETAfter starting the season 22-6-4 the Penguins have won just five of their past 16 games and are going through their first Mike Gartner Jersey real slump of the season. But even more than their recent slump is the their season-long struggle against the Metropolitan Division where they are just 6-9-4 and only 1-5-3 in their past nine games. They look to break out of both of those slumps against a New Jersey team that has earned a point in six of its past eight games, including five wins. Pick: Penguins 3, Devils 1 vs. , 9 p.m. ETTwo teams competing for two very different things at this Chris Kreider Kids Jersey point. Nashville is in the running for the top spot in the Central Division and the No. 1 overall seed in the Western Conference. Colorado is just trying to scratch and claw it's way back into the playoff race, entering the night four points out of the final wild card spot in the West. A win can bring them to within two points of Calgary. The Avs have earned a point in nine of their past 12 games, while the Predators are coming off of an entertaining shootout lo s Phil Esposito Jersey to the on Thursday night. Pick: Predators 4, Avalanche 3 vs. , 10 p.m. ETThe only game on Friday's schedule that features multiple playoff teams is in Anaheim where the Ducks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago is in the middle of a lengthy six-game western road trip that started on Wednesday night with a 4-3 lo s to the . At this point Anaheim has its spot on top of the Pacific Division pretty much secured, and now it's all about going after the top spot in the West. Pick: Blackhawks 3, Ducks 2 The rest of Friday's scheduleSt. Louis Blues vs. , 7 p.m. ET vs. , 10 p.m. ETThree 1. , Nashville Predators: Forsberg is riding a three-game Nick Holden Kids Jersey point streak heading into Friday's game and has scored a goal in back-to-back games for the Predators.2. , Vancouver Canucks: Miller gets to go up against his New York Rangers Men Jersey former team -- Buffalo -- at home which should always be good for a story. And it should be good for a great night in the crease when the former team also happens to be the worst team in the NHL. 3. , St. Louis Blues: One of the NHL's leading goal scorers this season, he has an outside shot at reaching the 50-goal mark if he can hit a hot streak in the second half.