Sabres at Coyotes

SABRES (13-22-7) at COYOTES (10-28-4)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Peyton Krebs -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Anders Bjork
Rasmus Asplund -- Dylan Cozens -- Victor Olofsson
Mark Jankowski -- Cody Eakin -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Mattias Samuelsson -- Jacob Bryson
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: John Hayden
Injured: Collin Miller (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body), Vinnie Hinostroza (undisclosed), Will Butcher (upper body), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body), Jack Quinn (lower body), Zemgus Girgensons (lower body)
Suspended: Aaron Dell
COVID-19 protocol: Michael Houser
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Andrew Ladd -- Ryan Dzingel -- Phil Kessel
Lawson Crouse -- Alex Galchenyuk -- Loui Eriksson
Antoine Roussel -- Riley Nash -- Christian Fischer
Kyle Capobianco -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Jakob Chychrun -- Ilya Lyubushkin
J.J. Moser -- Anton Stralman
Karel Vejmelka
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Liam O'Brien
Injured: Johan Larsson (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Dysin Mayo
Status report
Sabres coach Don Granato said several players tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and are being retested so the Buffalo lineup could change. ... Anderson will make his first start since Nov. 2 because of an upper-body injury. ... Houser was placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Friday and is the sixth Sabres goalie lost to injury, illness or suspension this season. ... Tokarski, who hasn't played since Dec. 2 (COVID-19 protocol), went through a full practice Friday and could back up Anderson. … Okposo is expected to play after missing three games with an upper-body injury. … Girgensons aggravated a lower-body injury Tuesday and will be out through the All-Star break. … Larsson, a forward, is day to day after sitting out the Coyotes' 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Friday.