SABRES (47-23-8) at RANGERS (33-36-9)
7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, MSG
Sabres projected lineup
Peyton Krebs -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Zach Benson -- Josh Norris -- Josh Doan
Josh Dunne -- Tyler Kozak -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Owen Power
Conor Timmins -- Michael Kesselring
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Zach Metsa, Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn, Jordan Greenway, Tanner Pearson
Injured: Sam Carrick (upper body), Noah Ostlund (upper body), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body), Alex Lyon (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Tye Kartye -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Sheary
Will Cuylle -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jonny Brodzinski
Adam Sykora -- Noah Laba -- Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Matthew Robertson -- Will Borgen
Drew Fortescue -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Adam Edstrom, Taylor Raddysh, Dylan Garand
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body)
Status report
Kozak will return after being scratched for a 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday; he will replace Greenway, a forward who played in each of the past four games. … Kesselring will play for the first time in 14 games; he hasn't been in the Sabres' lineup since March 10. … Timmins also will enter the lineup after being scratched the past four games. … Kesselring and Timmins will replace Schenn and Stanley, who made up the third defense pair against the Lightning. ... Lyon, Buffalo's third goalie, sustained a minor injury during the morning skate, coach Lindy Ruff said; Lyon was not expected to dress for the game. … The Rangers don't appear to be making any changes from the lineup they used in an 8-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
