Sabres at Devils

SABRES (40-32-7) at DEVILS (50-22-8)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway -- Dylan Cozens -- Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka -- Tyson Jost -- Jack Quinn
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Riley Stillman -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Devon Levi
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Eric Comrie, Victor Olofsson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Jacob Bryson, Kale Clague
Injured: Craig Anderson (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier -- Jesper Boqvist -- Yegor Sharangovich
Miles Wood -- Curtis Lazar -- Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Brendan Smith, Kevin Bahl
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Michael McLeod (undisclosed)
Status report
The Sabres did not conduct a morning skate Tuesday. ... Levi could start after making 26 saves in a 3-2 shootout win at the New York Rangers on Monday. ... Luke Hughes will make his NHL debut. ... Haula (maintenance) and Hamilton (illness) each participated in the Devils morning skate Tuesday after missing practice Monday. ... McLeod skated on his own but the center is doubtful after taking a hit from Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand in a 2-1 loss Saturday. ... Lazar could replace McLeod after missing 11 games with a lower body injury. ... Vanecek is expected to start after Blackwood made 38 saves Saturday.