WILD (5-6-2) at SABRES (6-6-1)
7 p.m. ET; BSNX, BSWI, MSG-B, SN1
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Marco Rossi -- Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Foligno -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Pat Maroon
Brandon Duhaime -- Connor Dewar -- Vinni Lettieri
Jonas Brodin -- Brock Faber
Dakota Mermis -- Jared Spurgeon
Jake Middleton -- Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Jon Merrill, Nic Petan
Injured: Jared Spurgeon (upper body), Frederick Gaudreau (upper body), Alex Goligoski (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Matt Savoie
Jordan Greenway -- Casey Mittelstadt -- JJ Peterka
Peyton Krebs -- Dylan Cozens -- Lukas Rousek
Zemgus Girgensons -- Tyson Jost -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Ryan Johnson
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Connor Clifton -- Erik Johnson
Devon Levi
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Victor Olofsson
Injured: Alex Tuch (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body), Brandon Biro (upper body), Zach Benson (lower body), Eric Comrie (lower body), Jack Quinn (Achilles)
Status report
The Wild did not hold a morning skate following a 4-1 loss at the New York Rangers on Thursday. ... Spurgeon was activated from long-term injured reserve and could make his season debut after sustaining an upper-body injury during a preseason game Oct. 5. To make room on the roster, defenseman Daemon Hunt was sent to Iowa of the American Hockey League. ... Gustavsson will start after Fleury made 24 saves Thursday. … The Sabres held an optional morning skate. … Cozens “should be” back in after missing two games because of an upper-body injury, Buffalo coach Don Granato said. … Savoie will make his NHL debut. … Tuch, a forward, is “questionable” to play, Granato said. ... Levi is expected to start after Luukkonen made 24 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
