Sabres at Blue Jackets

SABRES (16-26-8) at BLUE JACKETS (24-23-1)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Peyton Krebs -- Dylan Cozens -- Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork -- Cody Eakin -- John Hayden
Robert Hagg -- Henri Jokiharju
Mattias Samuelsson -- Casey Fitzgerald
Jacob Bryson -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Mark Jankowski
Injured: Jack Quinn (lower body), Will Butcher (lower body), Vinnie Hinostroza (lower body), Zemgus Girgensons (lower body), Colin Miller (upper body), Malcolm Subban (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body), Rasmus Dahlin (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Yegor Chinakhov
Gustav Nyquist -- Sean Kuraly -- Max Domi
Brendan Gaunce -- Jack Roslovic -- Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Gavin Bayreuther -- Dean Kukan
J-F Berube
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson
Injured: Daniil Tarasov (lower body), Alexandre Texier (hand), Jake Bean (lower body), Eric Robinson (lower body), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Emil Bemstrom
Status report
Dahlin, a defenseman, is out and being evaluated for a lower-body injury. Sabres coach Don Granato said he doesn't expect it to be long term. ... Anderson will start after Tokarski made 31 saves in a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. … Berube will start after Merzlikins, a goalie, was injured in practice Saturday and Korpisalo, remains out. Columbus coach Brad Larsen said Sunday morning he is not sure who will be the goalie in reserve. … Larsen said Merzlikins and Korpisalo are day-to-day. ... Danforth will return after missing 20 games with an MCL sprain in his left knee. ... The Blue Jackets assigned forward Trey Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Saturday.