SABRES (3-3-0) at CANADIENS (2-2-1)
6:30 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Peyton Krebs -- Tage Thompson -- Josh Doan
Zach Benson -- Noah Ostlund -- Jack Quinn
Jiri Kulich -- Josh Norris -- Konsta Helenius
Ryan McLeod -- Sam Carrick -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Owen Power
Olen Zellweger -- Louis Crevier
Dennis Gilbert -- Zach Metsa
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Justin Danforth, Tyson Kozak
Injured: Rasmus Dahlin (upper body), Alex Lyon (upper body), Conor Timmins (lower body), Jason Zucker (sports hernia)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Chris Kreider -- Alex Newhook -- Josh Anderson
Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Alexandre Texier
Owen Beck -- Jake Evans -- Kirby Dach
Lane Hutson -- Noah Dobson
Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- Adam Engstrom
Jacob Fowler
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: None
Injured: Samuel Montembeault (lower body), Ivan Demidov (lower body), Oliver Kapanen (lower body), Florian Xhekaj (undisclosed), Mike Matheson (lower body)
Status report
The Sabres did not hold a morning skate following a 5-3 win against the Florida Panthers on Monday. … Dahlin, a defenseman, was injured Monday and did not make the trip. ... Grzelcyk, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve and Gilbert was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League. … Luukkonen will likely start; he played the final 33:34 on Monday and stopped 13 of 14 shots after relieving Ellis following Florida's second goal. … Fowler will make his third straight start since he was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Oct. 7. … Matheson, a defenseman, will not play and is day to day. … Beck will make his season debut after being recalled from Laval on Monday and the Canadiens will dress 12 forwards and six defensemen after going with 11 and seven in a 1-0 shootout win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. … Florian Xhekaj, a forward, will miss a second straight game.
