Panthers at Sabres

PANTHERS (1-0-0) at SABRES (1-0-0)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Matthew Tkachuk -- Sam Bennett -- Rudolfs Balcers
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Colin White
Ryan Lomberg -- Nick Cousins -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: None
Injured: None
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
Eric Comrie
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, Anders Bjork, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Riley Sheahan (muscular issue)
Status report
Due to salary cap constraints, the Panthers are only carrying 20 players. … Comrie is expected to start and make his Sabres debut after signing a two-year contract July 13. ... Sheahan is day to day, Buffalo coach Don Granato said; the forward skated in a regular practice jersey Friday after wearing a no-contact jersey Thursday.