Islanders at Sabres

ISLANDERS (31-16-5) at SABRES (14-32-7)

Islanders projected lineup
Leo Komarov -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Kyle Palmieri -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Braydon Coburn, Sebastian Aho, Michael Dal Colle, Ross Johnston, Travis Zajac, Cory Schneider
Injured: None
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Sam Reinhart -- Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Tage Thompson
Anders Bjork -- Dylan Cozens -- Arttu Ruotsalainen
Riley Sheahan -- Cody Eakin - Drake Caggiula
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Colin Miller
Michael Houser
Stefanos Lekkas
Scratched: Dustin Tokarski, Will Borgen, Tobias Rieder, Matt Irwin
Injured: Linus Ullmark (lower body), Carter Hutton (lower body)
Status report
Pageau is expected to return after missing a 4-2 loss at the Sabres on Monday with an undisclosed injury. ... Houser will make his second straight start after making 34 saves in his NHL debut Monday. ... Miller will play after being scratched the past four games and will replace Borgen, a defensman. … Ullmark skated Tuesday but will not play. The goalie could return before the end of the season. … Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will miss Buffalo's remaining three games with a lower-body injury. ... Tokarski has returned home to tend to a family matter; the goalie will not return before the end of the season.