Panthers at Sabres

PANTHERS (37-13-5) at SABRES (18-31-8)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Mason Marchment
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Frank Vatrano -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Noel Acciari -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Lucas Carlsson -- Brandon Montour
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Jonas Johansson, Maxim Mamin
Injured: Ryan Lomberg (undisclosed), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Joe Thornton (undisclosed)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Casey Mittelstadt -- Dylan Cozens -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Asplund -- Peyton Krebs -- Victor Olofsson
Vinnie Hinostroza -- Cody Eakin -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Jacob Bryson
Mattias Samuelsson -- Casey Fitzgerald
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Anders Bjork, Mark Jankowski
Injured: Henri Jokiharju (lower body), Will Butcher (lower body), Zemgus Girgensons (lower body), Colin Miller (upper body), Malcolm Subban (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body)
Status report
Tuch, who left a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in the third period on Sunday after crashing into the post, was on the ice for an optional morning skate Monday. … Jokiharju also participated; the defenseman has been out since Feb. 25. … Knight, who was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Sunday, will start his first NHL game since Feb. 1.