Panthers at Sabres

PANTHERS (20-20-4) AT SABRES (21-18-2)

Panthers projected lineup
Anton Lundell -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Eric Staal -- Nick Cousins
Ryan Lomberg -- Colin White -- Givani Smith
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Zac Dalpe, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Spencer Knight (undisclosed), Anthony Duclair (Achilles tendon), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Casey Mittelstadt -- Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Craig Anderson
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza, Kale Clague
Injured: None
Status report
Fitzgerald, a defenseman claimed off waivers from Buffalo on Wednesday, has yet to play for Florida since being acquired. … Girgensons returned to practice Sunday and is expected to play after missing one game because of illness. … Krebs was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Sunday. ... Buffalo loaned goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
to Rochester.