SABRES (30-36-6) at CAPITALS (47-16-9)
3 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSG-B, TVAS2, SN360
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Jiri Kulich -- Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker -- Peyton Krebs -- Alex Tuch
Beck Malenstyn -- Tyson Kozak -- Isak Rosen
Owen Power -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Bowen Byram -- Connor Clifton
Mattias Samuelsson -- Jacob Bryson
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: None
Injured: Rasmus Dahlin (illness), Jordan Greenway (lower body), Josh Norris (middle body), Sam Lafferty (groin)
Capitals projected lineup
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Alex Ovechkin
Connor McMichael -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane -- Lars Eller -- Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin -- John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alex Alexeyev, Ethen Frank
Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report
Dahlin is "doubtful," according to Sabres coach Lindy Ruff; the defenseman was a late scratch for a 7-4 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. ... Reimer could start after Luukkonen allowed seven goals on 32 shots against the Flyers.
