Canucks at Sabres

CANUCKS (4-9-3) AT SABRES (7-8-0)

Canucks projected lineup
Ilya Mikheyev -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Nils Hoglander
Vasily Podkolzin -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- William Lockwood
Quinn Hughes -- Tyler Myers
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ethan Bear
Riley Stillman -- Luke Schenn
Spencer Martin
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Jack Rathbone, Kyle Burroughs, Sheldon Dries
Injured: Jack Studnicka (undisclosed), Tanner Pearson (hand), Curtis Lazar (undisclosed), Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Zemgus Girgensons -- Dylan Cozens -- JJ Peterka
Peyton Krebs -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Asplund -- Riley Sheahan -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Owen Power -- Rasmus Dahlin
Jacob Bryson -- Henri Jokiharju
Lawrence Pilut -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Craig Anderson
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Anders Bjork, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Jack Quinn (undisclosed), Kyle Okposo (lower body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body)
Status report
Studnicka, a forward, was placed on injured reserve and Lockwood was recalled from from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League. … Jokiharju will return after missing 11 games with an upper-body injury. … Samuelsson participated in the morning skate, his first time skating with the team since he was injured Oct. 22. The defenseman is expected to return within two weeks. … Quinn, a forward, is day to day.