Islanders at Sabres

ISLANDERS (6-4-3) at SABRES (4-4-2)

Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Michael Dal Colle -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Leo Komarov -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Ross Johnston, Sebastian Aho, Cory Schneider
Injured:Anthony Beauvillier (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Jack Eichel -- Victor Olofsson
Taylor Hall -- Eric Staal -- Sam Reinhart
Tobias Rieder -- Cody Eakin -- Kyle Okposo
Tage Thompson -- Riley Sheahan -- Steven Fogarty
Rasmus Dahlin -- Colin Miller
Matt Irwin -- Henri Jokiharju
Brandon Davidson -- Will Borgen
Linus Ullmark
Carter Hutton
Scratched:Rasmus Asplund
Injured:None
COVID-19 Protocol:Dylan Cozens, Curtis Lazar, Jake McCabe, Casey Mittelstadt, Brandon Montour, Rasmus Ristolainen
Status report
Islanders coach Barry Trotz says Beauvillier, a forward who has been out for eight games, is "close to being able to play." ... Sabres coach Ralph Krueger is expected to be behind the bench after recovering from COVID-19. ... Reinhart did not participate in the morning skate because of an undisclosed injury and is a game-time decision. Rieder was removed from the NHL COVID-19 protocol list and is expected to play. Defensemen McCabe and Montour, who remain on the list, took part in the morning skate, but will not play.