Senators at Sabres

SENATORS (0-0-0) at SABRES (0-0-0)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Drake Batherson
Alex DeBrincat -- Josh Norris -- Claude Giroux
Tyler Motte -- Shane Pinto -- Mathieu Joseph
Parker Kelly --
Mark Kastelic
-- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Artem Zub
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom -- Nick Holden
Anton Forsberg
Magnus Hellberg
Scratched: Derick Brassard , Dylan Gambrell, Nikita Zaitsev
Injured: Cam Talbot (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Jack Quinn -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Alex Tuch
Peyton Krebs -- Dylan Cozens -- JJ Peterka
Zemgus Girgensons -- Rasmus Asplund -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Craig Anderson
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, Anders Bjork, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Riley Sheahan (muscular issue)
Status report
The Senators held an optional morning skate Thursday. … Giroux and DeBrincat each is expected to make his Ottawa debut playing on the same line. ... Zub, who missed practice Monday with an undisclosed injury, practiced Wednesday and will play. ... Sanderson will make his NHL debut. … Sheahan, a forward, took part in the Sabres morning skate wearing a no-contact jersey.