SABRES (26-17-5) at PREDATORS (23-21-4)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Konsta Helenius -- Noah Ostlund -- Josh Doan
Jordan Greenway -- Peyton Krebs -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Owen Power
Michael Kesselring -- Zach Metsa
Alex Lyon
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Colten Ellis, Tyson Kozak
Injured: Josh Norris (upper body), Josh Dunne (middle body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Luke Evangelista
Michael Bunting -- Erik Haula -- Steven Stamkos
Matthew Wood -- Fedor Svechkov -- Jonathan Marchessault
Tyson Jost -- Michael McCarron -- Cole Smith
Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi
Nicolas Hague -- Nick Perbix
Nick Blankenburg -- Justin Barron
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: None
Injured: Ozzy Wiesblatt (upper body), Adam Wilsby (lower body)
Status report
The Sabres did not hold a morning skate after a 2-1 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. Lyon could make his first start since Dec. 29; he was out with a lower-body injury but backed up Luukkonen at Carolina. … Kesselring tweaked an ankle injury and was unavailable Monday but could play. … Wiesblatt, a forward, will be a game-time decision. … The Predators reassigned forward Reid Schaefer to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
