Sabres at Predators

SABRES (10-19-6) at PREDATORS (24-11-2)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch
Rasmus Asplund -- Mark Jankowski -- Victor Olofsson
Vinnie Hinostroza -- Zemgus Girgensons --
Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork -- Cody Eakin -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Mark Pysyk
Robert Hagg -- Colin Miller
Aaron Dell
Michael Houser
Scratched: Will Butcher, Brett Murray
Injured: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body), Malcolm Subban (upper body), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body), Craig Anderson (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol:Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs, Dustin Tokarski
Predators projected lineup
Eeli Tolvanen -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Nick Cousins -- Ryan Johansen -- Luke Kunin
Matt Luff
-- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith
-- Michael McCarron -- Philip Tomasino
Roman Josi -- Matt Benning
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Philippe Myers -- Dante Fabbro
Juuse Saros
David Rittich
Scratched: Ben Harpur
Injured:Mark Borowiecki (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol:Filip Forsberg, Yakov Trenin
Status report
Hagg returns after missing seven games with a lower-body injury. ... Tuch and Okposo will return from NHL COVID-19 protocol. Sabres coach Don Granato said he's hopeful Krebs, a forward, will return soon. … Dell was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League and signed Houser to a one-year contract Wednesday. ... Forward
Jack Quinn
and defenseman
Casey Fitzgerald
were reassigned to Rochester. ... Predators coach John Hynes said Borowiecki is day to day after the defenseman sustained a lower-body injury during a 5-4 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. He said Forsberg is "trending in the right direction," but there's no update on when the forward could return.