Sabres at Flames

SABRES (2-1-0) at FLAMES (3-0-0)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Vinnie Hinostroza -- Dylan Cozens -- JJ Peterka
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Peyton Krebs -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Casey Fitzgerald
Eric Comrie
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Jack Quinn, Riley Sheahan
Injured: Ilya Lyubushkin (lower body)
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Elias Lindholm -- Tyler Toffoli
Dillon Dube -- Nazem Kadri -- Andrew Mangiapane
Blake Coleman -- Mikael Backlund -- Trevor Lewis
Milan Lucic -- Kevin Rooney -- Brett Ritchie
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar -- Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov -- Michael Stone
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Adam Ruzicka, Connor Mackey
Injured: None
Status report
Fitzgerald could make his season debut in place of Lyubushkin, a defenseman. ... The Flames held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Hanifin, who did not practice Wednesday and did not participate in the optional morning skate, will "probably" play, according to coach Darryl Sutter. ... Vladar signed a two-year contract with Calgary on Thursday.