Blue Jackets at Sabres

BLUE JACKETS (21-22-1) at SABRES (14-24-7)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Yegor Chinakhov -- Sean Kuraly -- Max Domi
Trey Fix-Wolansky -- Jack Roslovic -- Brendan Gaunce
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Gavin Bayreuther -- Dean Kukan
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Carson Meyer, Gabriel Carlsson
Injured: Justin Danforth (left knee), Daniil Tarasov (lower body), Alexandre Texier (hand), Jake Bean (lower body), Eric Robinson (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Emil Bemstrom
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Anders Bjork -- Dylan Cozens -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Asplund -- Peyton Krebs -- Victor Olofsson
Mark Jankowski -- Cody Eakin -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Mattias Samuelsson -- Casey Fitzgerald
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Dustin Tokarski
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Jacob Bryson
Injured: Jack Quinn (lower body), Will Butcher (upper body), Vinnie Hinostroza (upper body), Zemgus Girgensons (lower body), Colin Miller (upper body), Malcolm Subban (upper body), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body)
Status report
Laine participated in the the Blue Jackets morning skate but could be a game-time decision after leaving practice early Wednesday because of an upper-body injury. If Laine is unavailable, Meyer, a forward, could make his NHL debut.