WILD (26-13-9) at SABRES (26-16-4)
12:30 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, NHLN, MSG-B
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Danila Yurov -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Ryan Hartman -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Marcus Foligno -- Nico Sturm -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Yakov Trenin -- Ben Jones -- Tyler Pitlick
Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber
Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
Daemon Hunt -- David Spacek
Filip Gustavsson
Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, David Jiricek, Hunter Haight
Injured: Matt Boldy (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Jonas Brodin (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Peyton Krebs -- Noah Ostlund -- Josh Doan
Jordan Greenway -- Tyson Kozak -- Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Owen Power
Jacob Bryson -- Zach Metsa
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Michael Kesselring, Konsta Helenius
Injured: Josh Norris (upper body), Josh Dunne (middle body), Alex Lyon (lower body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)
Status report
Forwards Boldy and Eriksson Ek each was placed on injured reserve Friday; Boldy played 19:16 during a 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and Eriksson Ek has missed three games. ... The Wild recalled Aube-Kubel, Haight, a forward, and Jiricek, a defenseman, from Iowa of the American Hockey League and reassigned defenseman Carson Lambos to Iowa. ... Minnesota coach John Hynes said Thursday he was “not sure” if Bogosian, a defenseman, would travel for the three-game road trip; Bogosian has missed five games. ... Norris is day to day after he was cross-checked by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler during a 5-2 win Wednesday; the center missed a 5-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. ... It’s unknown if Kesselring will be in the lineup; the defenseman has been available to play since Wednesday after missing five games with a lower-body injury. … Helenius, a forward, was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Thursday but did not dress against Montreal; if he plays, it would be his NHL debut.
