Hurricanes at Sabres

HURRICANES (45-16-8) at SABRES (25-34-11)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Vincent Trocheck -- Max Domi
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Martin Necas -- Derek Stepan -- Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Steven Lorentz
Injured: Ethan Bear (lower body), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Peyton Krebs -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Cody Eakin -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Mattias Samuelsson -- Jacob Bryson
Will Butcher -- Casey Fitzgerald
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Mark Pysyk, Colin Miller, Anders Bjork, John Hayden
Injured: Malcolm Subban (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body)
Status report
Andersen will start for the seventh time in nine games. ... Lorentz, a forward, could enter the lineup, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. ... Anderson will start for the 10th time in 14 games. ... Butcher will return to the lineup after being scratched the past two games; Pysyk, a defenseman, will come out.