**SABRES (11-13-1) at BLUE JACKETS (8-14-2)****7:30 p.m. ET; TNT, SN NOW****Sabres projected lineup**Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex TuchJJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack QuinnCasey Mittelstadt -- Tyson Jost -- Victor OlofssonZemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle OkposoMattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus DahlinOwen Power -- Henri JokiharjuJacob Bryson -- Casey FitzgeraldUkko-Pekka LuukkonenCraig Anderson***Scratched:**Lawrence Pilut, Rasmus Asplund****Injured:**Vinnie Hinostroza (undisclosed), Ilya Lyubushkin (lower body), Eric Comrie (lower body)***Blue Jackets projected lineup**Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik LaineGustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Kent JohnsonKirill Marchenko -- Cole Sillinger -- Yegor ChinakhovEric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu OlivierVladislav Gavrikov -- Marcus BjorkTim Berni -- Erik GudbransonGavin Bayreuther -- Andrew PeekeJoonas KorpisaloElvis Merzlikins***Scratched:**Liam Foudy, Carson Meyer, [Jake Christiansen](https://www.nhl.com/player/jake-christiansen-8481161?stats=career-r-ahl&season=null)****Injured:**Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Adam Boqvist (broken foot), Jakub Voracek (concussion), Zach Werenski (torn labrum), Nick Blankenburg (broken ankle), Jake Bean (torn labrum)***Status report**The Sabres are expected to use the same lineup from a 6-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. … Korpisalo starts after Merzlikins made 30 saves in a 4-1 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. … Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said there could be several game-time decisions because of illness.
