Devils at Sabres

DEVILS (45-18-8) at SABRES (33-31-6)

Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat -- Jesper Boqvist -- Tomas Tatar
Nolan Foote -- Michael McLeod -- Yegor Sharangovich
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Kevin Bahl -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Brendan Smith
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body), Nathan Bastian (upper body), Miles Wood (undisclosed), Curtis Lazar (lower body)
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
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Owen Power -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Riley Stillman -- Jacob Bryson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Devon Levi, Craig Anderson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Kale Clague
Injured: Jordan Greenway (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson (upper body)
Status report
The Devils did not hold a morning skate Friday. … The Sabres held an optional morning skate. … Bryson is expected to enter the lineup after being scratched the past two games. ... Luukkonen will make his second start in three games. ... Comrie is expected to dress as the backup; he has missed six games with a lower-body injury. ... Levi, a goalie, skated with Buffalo for the first time since signing a three-year entry-level contract March 17, following his junior season at Northeastern.