FLAMES (5-13-3) at SABRES (7-8-4)
7:30 p.m. ET; MSG-B, TVAS2, SN1
Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Morgan Frost -- Matt Coronato
Yegor Sharangovich -- Nazem Kadri -- Joel Farabee
Connor Zary -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Ryan Lomberg -- Sam Morton -- Adam Klapka
Kevin Bahl -- Rasmus Andersson
Yan Kuznetsov -- MacKenzie Weegar
Jake Bean -- Brayden Pachal
Devin Cooley
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: John Beecher, Joel Hanley, Dryden Hunt
Injured: Martin Pospisil (undisclosed), Zayne Parekh (upper body), Samuel Honzek (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Josh Doan -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Isak Rosen -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway -- Tyson Kozak -- Peyton Krebs
Josh Dunne -- Noah Ostlund -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Jacob Bryson -- Owen Power
Bowen Byram -- Conor Timmins
Colten Ellis
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Alex Lyon, Zach Metsa, Mason Geertsen
Injured: Michael Kesselring (lower body), Jason Zucker (illness), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Zach Benson (lower body), Justin Danforth (lower body), Josh Norris (upper body)
Status report
The Flames did not hold a morning skate Wednesday following a 5-2 loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. … Cooley is expected to start after Wolf allowed four goals on 22 shots at Chicago. … Calgary claimed Beecher, a forward, off waivers from the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. … Benson rejoined the Sabres for their morning skate but will miss his ninth straight game; Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said it will be “a short period of time” before the forward will return. … Zucker, a forward who has missed seven games, will be available to play when the Sabres host the Blackhawks on Friday. ... Kesselring, a defenseman, will be out weeks, Ruff said Tuesday.
