Blackhawks at Sabres projected lineups

BLACKHAWKS (0-2-0) at SABRES (0-1-0)

7 p.m. ET; CHSN, MSG-B

Blackhawks projected lineup

Roman Kantserov -- Frank Nazar -- Patrick Kane

Tyler Bertuzzi -- Anton Frondell -- Teuvo Teravainen

Ryan Donato -- Oliver Moore -- Nick Lardis

Cole Smith -- Ryan Greene -- Jordan Greenway

Alex Vlasic -- Ian Cole

Wyatt Kaiser -- Artyom Levshunov

Kevin Korchinski -- Ethan Del Mastro

Spencer Knight

Arvid Soderblom

Scratched: Bowen Byram, Sam Rinzel

Injured: Connor Bedard (shoulder), Andrew Mangiapane (lower body)

Sabres projected lineup

Josh Norris -- Tage Thompson -- Josh Doan

Zach Benson -- Noah Ostlund -- Jack Quinn

Peyton Krebs -- Konsta Helenius -- Ryan McLeod

Jiri Kulich -- Sam Carrick -- Beck Malenstyn

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin

Olen Zellweger -- Owen Power

Matt Grzelcyk -- Louis Crevier

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Colten Ellis

Scratched: Tyson Kozak, Justin Danforth, Zach Metsa

Injured: Alex Lyon (upper body), Conor Timmins (lower body), Jason Zucker (sports hernia)

Status report

Byram, acquired with Greenway from Buffalo in an offseason trade, will not play. The defenseman is tending to a family matter, Chicago coach Jeff Blashill said. … Korchinski and Del Mastro will each play make their season debut after being scratched for the Blackhawks’ first two games. … The Sabres held an optional morning skate. Zellweger will make his season debut after recovering from a concussion sustained in a preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sept. 22.