SABRES (4-4-0) at MAPLE LEAFS (3-4-1)
5 p.m. ET; SN1, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Jiri Kulich -- Tage Thompson
Josh Doan -- Ryan McLeod -- Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker -- Noah Ostlund -- Jack Quinn
Mason Geertsen -- Peyton Krebs -- Beck Malenstyn
Bowen Byram -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Conor Timmins
Mattias Samuelsson -- Zach Metsa
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Alex Lyon
Injured: Jacob Bryson (concussion protocol), Justin Danforth (lower body), Josh Norris (upper body), Michael Kesselring (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway (middle body), Tyson Kozak (lower body)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Bobby McMann -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Matthew Knies -- John Tavares -- Matias Maccelli
Dakota Joshua -- Nicolas Roy -- Easton Cowan
Steven Lorentz -- Max Domi -- Nicholas Robertson
Jake McCabe -- Brandon Carlo
Simon Benoit -- Philippe Myers
Morgan Rielly -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Cayden Primeau
Dennis Hildeby
Scratched: Sammy Blais, Joseph Woll, Calle Jarnkrok, Anthony Stolarz
Injured: Scott Laughton (lower body), Chris Tanev (upper body)
Status report
Kozak left in the first period of a 5-3 win against the Maple Leafs on Friday; the center is having further imaging done to determine the extent of his injury and will not play. ... Luukkonen could start and make his season debut after missing the first eight games of the season with a lower-body injury. He backed up Lyon on Friday. ... Dunne, a defenseman, was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Saturday. ... Nylander will play; the forward left in the third period Friday after taking a cross-check from Zucker. ... Rielly will return after missing the game Friday with an undisclosed injury. ... Robertson will replace Jarnkrok, a forward. ... Hildeby was recalled from Toronto of the AHL on Saturday and will back up Primeau; Stolarz, a goalie, will not dress.
