Sabres at Hurricanes

SABRES (7-3-0) at HURRICANES (7-2-1)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Kyle Okposo
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch
Jack Quinn -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Rasmus Asplund
Jacob Bryson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Kale Clague -- Owen Power
Lawrence Pilut -- Casey Fitzgerald
Craig Anderson
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, Jeremy Davies
Injured: Ilya Lyubushkin (lower body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body), Henri Jokiharju (upper body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen -- Paul Stastny -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Ondrej Kase (concussion)
Status report
Anderson will start for the first time since making 23 saves in a 4-3 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. ... Lyubushkin, a defenseman, did not participate in the Sabres morning skate Friday and is expected to miss his fourth straight game. … The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Friday following a 4-3 shootout win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. ... Raanta could start after Andersen made 23 saves Thursday.