Sabres at Islanders

SABRES (34-31-6) at ISLANDERS (37-27-9)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Casey Mittelstadt -- Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Owen Power -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Jacob Bryson -- Kale Clague
Eric Comrie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Craig Anderson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Devon Levi, Riley Stillman
Injured: Jordan Greenway (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Simon Holmstrom
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Alexander Romanov -- Ryan Pulock
Samuel Bolduc -- Noah Dobson
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Josh Bailey, Ross Johnston, Parker Wotherspoon
Injured: Sebastian Aho (undisclosed), Mathew Barzal (lower body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body).
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … It is expected Comrie starts after Luukkonen made 27 saves in a 5-4 win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday. … Varlamov could start after Sorokin made 22 saves in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.