SABRES (4-4-2) at CAPITALS (5-4-0)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Jason Zucker -- Tage Thompson -- Konsta Helenius
Ryan McLeod -- Josh Norris -- Josh Doan
Tyson Kozak -- Peyton Krebs -- Beck Malenstyn
Rasmus Dahlin -- Mattias Samuelsson
Olen Zellweger -- Owen Power
Zach Metsa -- Louis Crevier
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Jiri Kulich (upper body), Justin Danforth (upper body), Sam Carrick (middle body), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body), Alex Lyon (upper body), Conor Timmins (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Tuch -- Dylan Strome -- Jordan Kyrou
Alaiksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin -- Ilya Protas -- Anthony Beauvillier
Boone Jenner -- Justin Sourdif -- Ryan Leonard
Jakob Chychrun -- Matt Roy
Martin Fehervary -- Timothy Liljegren
Cole Hutson -- Dylan McIlrath
Charlie Lindgren
Mitch Gibson
Scratched: Ethen Frank, Ivan Miroshnichenko
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (knee), Logan Thompson (lower body), Vincent Desharnais (appendectomy)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Kulich did not travel to Washington; the forward left practice on Friday after taking a puck to the face during power-play drills. ... Thompson, a goalie, faced some shots at the beginning of the Capitals morning skate and is day to day. … Dubois and Sourdif each will return from an illness; Dubois missed five games, Sourdif two. ... Desharnais, a defenseman, had surgery and was placed on injured reserve Friday. … Gibson was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Friday and will back up Lindgren.
