The Coyotes will play minus center Alexander Burmistrov who suffered an upper-body injury during Friday's game at Dallas. Burmistrov took part in Sunday's morning skate and is considered day-to-day.
Buffalo (26-24-10), which owns a six-game winning streak vs. the Coyotes in Glendale, played at Colorado on Saturday night and lost, 5-3, in its first game back after its NHL-mandated "bye week."
The Sabres are six points behind Boston, which currently holds the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
"We have 21 (games) left now," Head Coach Dan Bylsma told the team's web site after Saturday's loss. "We know we have to win 15 of them to get back in this thing, to get to a mark where we may be able to get in the playoffs."
Forward Evander Kane leads Buffalo with 21 goals. He has scored seven of those goals in February.
Forward Jack Eichel missed the first 21 games of the season due to injury, but he has produced 34 points in 40 games since returning.
Goalie Robin Lehner, who has won a career-high 17 games this season, made 25 saves in the loss at Colorado. He could play again on back-to-back nights considering the Sabres are fresh off their "bye week."
OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BROADCAST INFO:
TV: FOX Sports Arizona
Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM
COYOTES PROJECTED LINEUP VS. SABRES:
Forwards
Domi - Hanzal - Vrbata
Perlini - Dvorak - Doan
McGinn - Holland - Rieder
Crouse - Martinook - White
Defensemen
Ekman-Larsson - Murphy
Goligoski - DeAngelo
Chychrun - Schenn
Goalies
Domingue
Smith