Sabres at Ducks

SABRES (4-1-1) at DUCKS (2-4-1)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Anders Bjork -- Arttu Ruotsalainen -- John Hayden
Drake Caggiula -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Will Butcher
Jacob Bryson -- Colin Miller
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Christian Wolanin, Brett Murray
Injured: Cody Eakin (upper body), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Henri Jokiharju (lower body)
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Trevor Zegras -- Rickard Rakell
Sam Steel -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Sonny Milano -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Benoit-Olivier Groulx -- Max Comtois
Hampus Lindholm -- Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Anthony Stolarz
John Gibson
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Derek Grant, Sam Carrick
Injured: Mason McTavish (lower body), Max Jones (upper body)
Status report
Eakin, a center, participated in the morning skate wearing a non-contact jersey, his first practice with the Sabres since he was injured at practice Oct. 20. He won't play against the Ducks and there is no timetable for his return. … Steel returns to lineup for the Ducks after being scratched for a 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.