Devils at Sabres

DEVILS (16-4-0) AT SABRES (9-11-0)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jesper Boqvist -- Fabian Zetterlund
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Akira Schmid
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched:Tyler Wotherspoon
Injured:Jonathan Bernier (hip), Ondrej Palat (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Victor Olofsson -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Zemgus Girgensons -- Tyson Jost -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Casey Fitzgerald -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Craig Anderson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched:Peyton Krebs, Lawrence Pilut
Injured:Jacob Bryson (lower body), Rasmus Asplund (upper body), Eric Comrie (lower body)
Status report
The Devils did not have a morning skate. … Okposo will play after missing six games because of a lower-body injury. … Bryson is week to week. The defenseman was injured against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. … Asplund participated in the morning skate but the forward remains day to day and will not play.