Sabres at Blue Jackets

SABRES (41-33-7) at BLUE JACKETS (25-47-9)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway -- Dylan Cozens -- Lukas Rousek
JJ Peterka -- Peyton Krebs -- Jack Quinn
Victor Olofsson -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Owen Power -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Riley Stillman -- Jacob Bryson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Tyson Jost, Vinnie Hinostroza, Kale Clague, Craig Anderson, Devon Levi
Injured: Mattias Samuelsson (upper body), Tage Thompson (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Kuraly -- Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson -- Jack Roslovic -- Liam Foudy
Joona Luoto -- Hunter McKown -- Emil Bemstrom
Mikael Pyyhtia -- Tyler Angle
Gavin Bayreuther -- Andrew Peeke
Tim Berni -- Adam Boqvist
Stanislav Svozil -- Billy Sweezey
Samuel Knazko
Jon Gillies
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched: None
Injured: Zach Werenski (shoulder), Justin Danforth (shoulder), Patrik Laine (triceps), Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Mathieu Olivier (leg), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body), Jake Bean (shoulder), Lane Pederson (upper body), Eric Robinson (upper body), Boone Jenner (back)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Friday after each team played Thursday. ... Thompson, a center, did not travel; he has been nursing an injury that caused him to miss three games from March 27-April 1. ... Rousek will replace him in the lineup. ... The Blue Jackets could dress the same skaters, comprised of 11 forwards and seven defensemen, they used in a 3-2 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.