Sabres at Coyotes

SABRES (14-14-2) at COYOTES (10-14-4)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Casey Mittelstadt -- Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs - - Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Kale Clague -- Casey Fitzgerald
Lawrence Pilut -- Jeremy Davies
Craig Anderson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza
Injured: Henri Jokiharju (lower body), Ilya Lyubushkin (lower body), Eric Comrie (lower body), Jacob Bryson (lower body), Owen Power (lower body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Nick Ritchie -- Jack McBain -- Christian Fischer
Barrett Hayton -- Zack Kassian
Jakob Chychrun -- Shayne Gostisbehere
J.J. Moser -- Josh Brown
Patrik Nemeth -- Troy Stecher
Juuso Valimaki
Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched: Jan Jenik
Injured: Liam O'Brien (undisclosed)
Status report
Okposo returns after missing one game with a lower-body injury … Skinner is back in the lineup following a three-game suspension for cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel during a 4-3 overtime loss Dec. 9. ... Bryson, a defenseman, could return against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. … Power, a defenseman who was a late scratch for a 4-2 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, was on the ice briefly during the Sabres morning skate Saturday but will not play. … Davies will play after being recalled Friday from Rochester of the American Hockey League. … Lyubushkin, a defenseman, took part in the morning skate but is not yet ready to play. … The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate Saturday following a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders on Friday. ... O'Brien, a forward, was limited to 7:41 of ice time Friday and is likely to be out. ... Jenik, a forward, was recalled from Tucson of the AHL and either he or Kassian will enter the lineup.