Sabres at Jets

SABRES (25-19-3) at JETS (31-17-1)

Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Casey Mittelstadt -- Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Eric Comrie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Craig Anderson, Rasmus Asplund, Kale Clague
Injured: None
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cole Perfetti
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Morgan Barron -- Adam Lowry -- Karson Kuhlman
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Kevin Stenlund -- Saku Maenalanen
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley -- Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
David Rittich
Scratched: Kyle Capobianco, Sam Gagner, Dylan Samberg
Injured: Mason Appleton (wrist), David Gustafsson (upper body)
Status report
Comrie is expected to start for the first time since he made 18 saves in a 4-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 10. ... Appleton, a center who has missed 35 games, skated in a non-contact jersey Thursday and likely will return following the NHL All-Star break, Jets coach Rick Bowness said. … Gustafsson, a center who has missed eight games, had an MRI Wednesday and is a few days away from skating. ... Hellebuyck will make his 13th start in 16 games.