Bruins at Sabres

BRUINS (9-6-0) at SABRES (7-9-2)

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- Charlie Coyle -- Nick Foligno
Jake DeBrusk -- Erik Haula -- Craig Smith
Anton Blidh -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Derek Forbort -- Brandon Carlo
Mike Reilly -- Jakub Zboril
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Connor Clifton, Karson Kuhlman
Injured: Trent Frederic (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Arttu Ruotsalainen -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork -- Cody Eakin -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Mark Pysyk
Jacob Bryson -- Henri Jokiharju
Robert Hagg -- Colin Miller
Aaron Dell
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Will Butcher, Christian Wolanin, Drake Caggiula
Injured: Craig Anderson (upper body), Alex Tuch (shoulder), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body)
Status report
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said the starting goalie will be a game-time decision after Ullmark, who was scheduled to start, "tweaked something" during the morning skate. ... Mittelstadt participated in the Sabres morning skate Wednesday wearing a non-contact jersey. It's the first time the center has practiced since he was injured in their season-opener against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 14. ... Sabres coach Don Granato said Ruotsalainen will play after being scratched the past two games, but would not confirm who would come out.