SABRES (9-9-2) at DEVILS (8-9-1)
7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, MSG
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Casey Mittelstadt -- JJ Peterka
Tyson Jost -- Peyton Krebs -- Victor Olofsson
Isak Rosen -- Kyle Okposo -- Jiri Kulich
Rasmus Dahlin -- Mattias Samuelsson
Owen Power -- Ryan Johnson
Connor Clifton -- Erik Johnson
Henri Jokiharju
Eric Comrie
Devon Levi
Scratched: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jacob Bryson
Injured: Tage Thompson (upper body), Jack Quinn (Achilles), Jordan Greenway (undisclosed), Zemgus Girgensons (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Tyler Toffoli -- Dawson Mercer -- Alexander Holtz
Ondrej Palat -- Michael McLeod -- Curtis Lazar
Brendan Smith -- Chris Tierney -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Kevin Bahl -- John Marino
Luke Hughes -- Colin Miller
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Max Willman
Injured: Nico Hischier (upper body), Timo Meier (lower body), Tomas Nosek (upper body)
Status report
The Sabres did not hold a morning skate Saturday. ... Rosen and Kulich each was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Saturday. ... Girgensons was placed on injured reserve Saturday; the forward left during the second period of a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. ... Greenway, a forward, was a late scratch Friday. ... Lazar is questionable after sustaining a lower-body injury in a 2-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. ... Hischier has participated in three practice sessions this week but the center remains questionable. ... Meier, a forward, participated in a limited optional skate Saturday but likely will miss his fifth straight game. ... Vanecek is expected to start after Schmid made 26 saves Friday.
