Sabres at Sharks

SABRES (5-2-1) at SHARKS (5-3-0)

Sabres projected lines
Jeff Skinner -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Tage Thompson -- Drake Caggiula
Zemgus Girgensons -- Cody Eakin -- Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork -- Arttu Ruotsalainen -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Will Butcher
Jacob Bryson -- Colin Miller
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Brett Murray, Christian Wolanin
Injured: Victor Olofsson (soft tissue), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Henri Jokiharju (lower body)
Sharks projected lines
Jonathan Dahlen -- Logan Couture -- Rudolfs Balcers
William Eklund -- Tomas Hertl -- Alexander Barabanov
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- John Leonard
Jasper Weatherby -- Lane Pederson -- Nick Merkley
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Santeri Hatakka -- Nicolas Meloche
Jaycob Megna -- Ryan Merkley
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Scratched: Jonah Gadjovich
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Jeffrey Viel (finger)
COVID-19 protocol: Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc, Erik Karlsson , Jacob Middleton, Matt Nieto , Radim Simek, Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Status report
Olofsson, a forward, will not play Tuesday after leaving practice Monday, Sabres coach Don Granato said. ... Eakin returns for the first time since sustaining an upper-body injury during practice on Oct. 20... The Sharks held an optional morning skate Tuesday... Cogliano and Dahlen each was removed from the NHL COVID-19 protocol Tuesday... Labanc and Meier entered protocol after each forward played in a 2-1 OT win against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.