Sabres at Panthers

SABRES (37-31-7) at PANTHERS (39-31-7)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Riley Stillman -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Kale Clague, Eric Comrie, Tyson Jost
Injured: Craig Anderson (upper body)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Sam Reinhart
Givani Smith -- Colin White -- Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Alex Lyon
Mack Guzda
Scratched: Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Sam Bennett (undisclosed), Sergei Bobrovsky (non-COVID-19 illness)
Status report
The Sabres did not hold a morning skate. … Thompson practiced Monday and could play after missing three games because of an upper-body injury. ... Bobrovsky, a goalie, could serve as the backup, but Lyon will make his fourth straight start. ... Bennett skated Tuesday but the forward will miss his eighth consecutive game. Coach Paul Maurice said Bennett could play at the Washington Capitals on Saturday.