PANTHERS (34-15-4) at SABRES (23-25-4)
7 p.m. ET; BSFL, MSG-B
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Nick Cousins -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Evan Rodrigues
Jonah Gadjovich -- Kevin Stenlund -- Ryan Lomberg
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Dmitry Kulikov
Anthony Stolarz
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Steven Lorentz, William Lockwood
Injured: None
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Kyle Okposo
Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- JJ Peterka
Jordan Greenway -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Alex Tuch
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton
Ryan Johnson -- Erik Johnson
Eric Comrie
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Eric Robinson
Injured: Owen Power (upper body), Jack Quinn (lower body), Mattias Samuelsson (upper body)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Thursday following a 5-2 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. ... Stolarz could start after Bobrovsky made 25 saves at Pittsburgh. ... Luukkonen, a goalie, is day to day with a lower-body injury, the Sabres announced Thursday. As a result, Buffalo recalled Tokarski from Rochester of the American Hockey League. ... Aside from Luukkonen, the Sabres are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 7-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. ... Quinn, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Thursday. He's expected to be out 4-6 more weeks.
