Sharks at Sabres

SHARKS (17-16-1) at SABRES (10-17-6)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl
Noah Gregor -- Jasper Weatherby -- Jonathan Dahlen
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Matt Nieto
Jonah Gadjovich -- Scott Reedy -- Jeffrey Viel
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jaycob Megna --
Ryan Merkley
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
Adin Hill
Zach Sawchenko
Scratched: Nicolas Meloche, Adam Raska , Jayden Halbgewachs , Nick Merkley
Injured: James Reimer (lower body), Erik Karlsson (upper body), Jake Middleton (upper body), Kevin Labanc (upper body), Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Rudolfs Balcers (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Logan Couture , Lane Pederson
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Asplund -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Brett Murray -- Mark Jankowski -- Zemgus Girgensons
Ryan MacInnis
-- Cody Eakin -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Will Butcher -- Mark Pysyk
Ethan Prow -- Colin Miller
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: None
Injured:Robert Hagg (lower body), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body), Craig Anderson (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Dustin Tokarski, Jacob Bryson, Kyle Okposo, Casey Fitzgerald, Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, Anders Bjork
Status report
Karlsson and Middleton, each a defenseman, will not play after being injured in a 6-2 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. … Ferraro will return after missing three games in COVID-19 protocol. ... MacInnis will make his Sabres debut. … Miller will play after missing three games with an undisclosed injury. … Hagg, a defenseman who has been out since Dec. 14, skated with Buffalo for the first time since he was injured.