DEVILS (36--33--5) AT SABRES (34--34--5)
7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, NHLN, MSG-B, SN1
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Jack Hughes -- Erik Haula -- Alexander Holtz
Ondrej Palat -- Tomas Nosek -- Dawson Mercer
Max Willman -- Chris Tierney -- Curtis Lazar
Kevin Bahl -- John Marino
Luke Hughes -- Nick DeSimone
Brendan Smith -- Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nolan Foote, Santeri Hatakka
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (torn pectoral muscle), Nathan Bastian (lower body), Jonas Siegenthaler (concussion)
Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Jeff Skinner -- Peyton Krebs -- Jordan Greenway
Eric Robinson -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Victor Olofsson
Owen Power -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton
Devon Levi
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Tyson Jost, Kale Clague, Eric Comrie
Injured: Lukas Rousek (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson (upper body)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Jack and Luke Hughes are expected to play after each had a maintenance day Thursday. … Allen will start for the seventh time in nine games. … Greenway is expected to be in the lineup after leaving practice early Thursday when he reaggravated an undisclosed injury. … Rousek participated in the skate, his first with the Sabres since the forward was injured at practice Tuesday.
