SABRES (29-29-5) at PREDATORS (35-25-3)
8 p.m. ET; BSSO, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Jordan Greenway -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Jeff Skinner -- Dylan Cozens -- Kyle Okposo
Zach Benson -- Peyton Krebs -- JJ Peterka
Zemgus Girgensons -- Victor Olofsson -- Eric Robinson
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Owen Power -- Connor Clifton
Ryan Johnson -- Bowen Byram
Eric Comrie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Erik Johnson, Jacob Bryson
Injured: Mattias Samuelsson (upper body), Jack Quinn (lower body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Cody Glass
Mark Jankowski -- Tommy Novak -- Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Kiefer Sherwood
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Ryan McDonagh -- Luke Schenn
Jeremy Lauzon -- Alexandre Carrier
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Tyson Barrie, Denis Gurianov
Injured: None
Status report
The Sabres did not hold a morning skate Thursday following a 2-1 overtime loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. ... Byram could make his Buffalo debut after he was acquired in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche for forward Casey Mittelstadt on Wednesday. ... Comrie could start after Luukkonen made 25 saves at Toronto. ... Forsberg did not participate in the Predators morning skate Thursday but is expected to play.
