Penguins at Sabres

PENGUINS (39-16-9) at SABRES (22-33-8)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Evan Rodrigues
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brian Boyle -- Teddy Blueger --
Radim Zohorna
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- John Marino
Marcus Pettersson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Mark Friedman
Injured: Jason Zucker (core muscle), Brock McGinn (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Peyton Krebs -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Cody Eakin -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Mattias Samuelsson -- Jacob Bryson
Colin Miller -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Anders Bjork, Will Butcher
Injured: Casey Fitzgerald (upper body), Malcolm Subban (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: John Hayden
Status report
The Penguins did not hold a morning skate Wednesday following a 5-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. ... DeSmith could start after Jarry made 26 saves against Columbus. ... Fitzgerald took part in the Sabres' morning skate Wednesday but the defenseman will miss his fifth straight game. ... Anderson will make his ninth start in 11 games. ... Pysyk will play after being scratched for a 3-2 overtime win at the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.