Sabres at Panthers

SABRES (8-11-3) at PANTHERS (15-4-3)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Brett Murray -- Dylan Cozens -- Kyle Okposo
Zemgus Girgensons -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Rasmus Asplund
Mark Jankowski -- Cody Eakin -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Dahlin -- Mark Pysyk
Jacob Bryson -- Henri Jokiharju
Robert Hagg -- Colin Miller
Aaron Dell
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched:Anders Bjork, John Hayden, Will Butcher
Injured:Drake Caggiula (upper body), Craig Anderson (upper body), Alex Tuch (shoulder)
COVID-19 protocol: Dustin Tokarski
Panthers projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Carter Verhaeghe
Maxim Mamin
-- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Frank Vatrano -- Joe Thornton -- Owen Tippett
Ryan Lomberg -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Matt Kiersted
-- Radko Gudas
Lucas Carlsson -- Brandon Montour
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Kevin Connauton, Aleksi Heponiemi
Injured: Aleksander Barkov (knee), Mason Marchment (upper body), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Anthony Duclair (lower body), Gustav Forsling (lower body)
Status report
Mittelstadt was activated off injured reserve after missing 21 games with an upper-body injury. ... Tokarski, a goalie, was placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol and Luukkonen was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League. ... Buffalo acquired goalie Malcolm Subban in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations. ... Bryson will play after missing a 7-4 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Monday with an undisclosed injury. ... Duclair is day to day and the forward could return to practice Friday, Panthers coach Andrew Brunette said.