SABRES (13-15-3) at COYOTES (14-13-2)
9 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Casey Mittelstadt -- Dylan Cozens -- JJ Peterka
Eric Robinson -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Brett Murray -- Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Dahlin -- Mattias Samuelsson
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Ryan Johnson -- Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Eric Comrie, Eric Johnson
Injured: Jordan Greenway (upper body), Zemgus Girgensons (lower body), Jack Quinn (Achilles), Jeff Skinner (upper body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Jason Zucker
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Michael Carcone -- Jack McBain -- Alex Kerfoot
Zach Sanford -- Logan Cooley -- Liam O’Brien
J.J. Moser -- Matt Dumba
Juuso Valimaki -- Troy Stecher
Travis Dermott -- Michael Kesselring
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched:* Josh Brown, Milos Kelemen*
Injured: Barrett Hayton (upper body), Vladislav Kolyachonok (lower body), Travis Boyd (upper body), Sean Durzi (lower body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday. ... Luukkonen could start after Levi made 33 saves in a 5-2 win at the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. ... Vejmelka will start after Ingram made 21 saves in a 1-0 win against the San Jose Sharks on Friday; it will be Vejmelka's second start in 11 games.
