Senators at Sabres

SENATORS (17-25-4) at SABRES (16-24-8)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Nick Paul -- Connor Brown
Alex Formenton --
Tim Stutzle
-- Adam Gaudette
Parker Kelly -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Zach Sanford -- Chris Tierney -- Tyler Ennis
Victor Mete -- Nikita Zaitsev
Nick Holden -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Josh Brown
Anton Forsberg
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Clark Bishop
Injured: Matt Murray (undisclosed), Colin White (shoulder), Shane Pinto (upper body), Drake Batherson (ankle), Josh Norris (shoulder), Thomas Chabot (undisclosed)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Peyton Krebs -- Dylan Cozens -- Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Asplund -- Cody Eakin -- Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork -- Mark Jankowski -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Casey Fitzgerald
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Mattias Samuelsson
Injured: Jack Quinn (lower body), Will Butcher (lower body), Vinnie Hinostroza (lower body), Zemgus Girgensons (lower body), Colin Miller (upper body), Malcolm Subban (upper body), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body)
Status report
The Senators' starting goalie will be a game-time decision; Forsberg did not practice Wednesday but was on the ice for the Ottawa morning skate Thursday. … Hagg will return after being scratched for a 6-3 win against the New York Islanders on Tuesday.