Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Jiri Kulich -- Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker -- Peyton Krebs -- Alex Tuch
Beck Malenstyn -- Tyson Kozak -- Sam Lafferty
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Bowen Byram -- Connor Clifton
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosen
Injured: Jordan Greenway (lower body), Josh Norris (middle body)
Senators projected lineup
Claude Giroux -- Tim Stutzle -- Fabian Zetterlund
David Perron -- Dylan Cozens -- Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio
Matthew Highmore -- Adam Gaudette -- Angus Crookshank
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert, Travis Hamonic
Injured: Nick Cousins (knee), Brady Tkachuk (upper body)
Status report
Bryson, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game. … Forwards Greenway and Norris each is “still in rehab,” according to Sabres coach Lindy Ruff; neither player made the trio to Ottawa. … Jensen did not take part in the Senators morning skate, but is expected to play. … Tkachuk, a forward injured on a hit by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves in a 1-0 overtime loss Sunday, will “hopefully" only miss one game, coach Travis Green said. … In Tkachuk’s absence, Amadio will move up to the third line and Greig will slide over to play left wing. … Crookshank was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
