Sabres at Senators

SABRES (7-9-0) at SENATORS (5-9-1)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Peyton Krebs -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Riley Sheahan -- Rasmus Asplund
Rasmus Dahlin -- Owen Power
Jacob Bryson -- Henri Jokiharju
Lawrence Pilut -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Eric Comrie
Craig Anderson
Scratched:Anders Bjork, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured:Jack Quinn (undisclosed), Kyle Okposo (lower body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat -- Derick Brassard -- Mathieu Joseph
Tyler Motte -- Shane Pinto -- Drake Batherson
Parker Kelly -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin Watson
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jacob Larsson -- Nick Holden
Anton Forsberg
Cam Talbot
Scratched:Nikita Zaitsev, Dylan Gambrell
Injured:Josh Norris (shoulder), Artem Zub (upper body), Thomas Chabot (concussion)
Status report
Comrie will start after Anderson made 27 saves in a 5-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. ... The Sabres did not hold a morning skate. ... Quinn, a forward, is day to day. … Zub, a defenseman, practiced in a regular jersey for the first time since sustaining an upper-body injury Oct. 27. Senators coach D.J. Smith said he is hopeful Zub will play this week. ... Batherson and Joseph swapped spots on the second and third line. "We need more guys going, and to not rely on a top six," Smith said. "I think we need a top nine right now to get more guys involved in the game."