Stars at Sabres

STARS (34-17-13) at SABRES (32-27-4)

Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov
Max Domi -- Tyler Seguin -- Mason Marchment
Joel Kiviranta -- Radek Faksa -- Ty Dellandrea
Miro Heiskanen -- Colin Miller
Esa Lindell --
Jani Hakanpaa
Ryan Suter -- Joel Hanley
Jake Oettinger
Matt Murray
Scratched: Nils Lundkvist, Fredrik Olofsson
Injured: Luke Glendening (upper body), Scott Wedgewood (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Jordan Greenway
Casey Mittelstadt -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
JJ Peterka -- Peyton Krebs -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Tyson Jost -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Riley Stillman -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Eric Comrie
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Vinnie Hinostroza, Jacob Bryson, Kale Clague
Injured: Alex Tuch (lower body)
Status report
The Stars held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Oettinger will make his seventh start in eight games. ... Hanley will enter the lineup after being scratched the past two games and four of the past five. … Samuelsson and Stillman each is expected to return after missing two games, each with an upper-body injury. ... Comrie is expected to start for the second time in eight games; he made 33 saves in a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in his last start on Saturday.