Senators at Sabres

SENATORS (39-35-7) at SABRES (40-33-7)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat -- Shane Pinto -- Drake Batherson
Mathieu Joseph -- Mark Kastelic -- Patrick Brown
Egor Sokolov
-- Dylan Gambrell -- Julien Gauthier
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Nick Holden
Tyler Kleven -- Maxence Guenette
Mads Sogaard
Cam Talbot
Scratched: None
Injured: Josh Norris (shoulder), Anton Forsberg (MCL tears), Parker Kelly (undisclosed), Jakob Chychrun (hamstring), Thomas Chabot (upper body), Derick Brassard (broken fibula), Travis Hamonic (lower body), Austin Watson (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway -- Dylan Cozens -- Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka -- Victor Olofsson -- Jack Quinn
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Owen Power -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Riley Stillman -- Jacob Bryson
Craig Anderson
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Devon Levi, Tyson Jost, Vinnie Hinostroza, Jacob Bryson, Kale Clague
Injured: Mattias Samuelsson (undisclosed)
Status report
Sogaard will make his second straight start. ... Anderson will return after missing seven games because of an upper-body injury. It could be the final NHL game for the 41-year-old. … Olofsson will play after being scratched the past five games; he skated at center during line rushes at the Sabres morning skate but coach Don Granato said he won't play there and not to read into the lines. … Samuelsson will not dress; the defenseman has been playing through an injury.