SABRES (4-3-1) at CANADIENS (3-3-1)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNE, MSG-B, NHLN
Sabres projected lineup
Peyton Krebs -- Tage Thompson -- Josh Doan
Zach Benson -- Noah Ostlund -- Jack Quinn
Ryan McLeod -- Jiri Kulich -- Konsta Helenius
Beck Malenstyn -- Josh Norris -- Justin Danforth
Olen Zellweger -- Mattias Samuelsson
Owen Power -- Zach Metsa
Dennis Gilbert -- Louis Crevier
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Tyson Kozak, Sam Carrick
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
Kirby Dach -- Jake Evans -- Oliver Kapanen
Lane Hutson -- Noah Dobson
Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- David Reinbacher
Jacob Fowler
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Adam Engstrom, Owen Beck
Injured: Samuel Montembeault (lower body), Ivan Demidov (lower body), Florian Xhekaj (lower body), Mike Matheson (lower body)
Status report
Kulich rejoined the Sabres for their optional morning skate and will play; he returned to Buffalo following the morning skate Thursday with an illness and missed a 5-4 overtime win at the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Norris was on the ice for a second straight day and will play after taking part in practice Friday after going through concussion protocol Thursday. … Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said his lineup will be a game-time decision. … Zucker, a forward, was on the ice and will not play, but could make his season debut against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. ... Fowler will make his fourth start in five games since being recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Oct. 7. … Kapanen will make his season debut after missing the first seven games with a lower-body injury. … Reinbacher will make his season debut after being recalled from Laval on Wednesday. … Engstrom, a defenseman, and Beck, a forward, will be left out of the lineup.
