Penguins at Sabres

PENGUINS (4-4-2) at SABRES (6-3-0)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen -- Drew O'Connor -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn -- Ryan Poehling -- Josh Archibald
Brian Dumoulin -- Jeff Petry
Marcus Pettersson -- Jan Rutta
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Sam Poulin
Injured: Kris Letang (illness), Jeff Carter (lower body), Teddy Blueger (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Kyle Okposo
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch
Jack Quinn -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Rasmus Asplund
Jacob Bryson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Kale Clague -- Owen Power
Lawrence Pilut -- Casey Fitzgerald
Eric Comrie
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Vinnie Hinostroza, Jeremy Davies
Injured: Ilya Lyubushkin (lower body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body), Henri Jokiharju (upper body)
Status report
The Penguins did not hold a morning skate Wednesday following a 6-5 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. ... Letang did not play Tuesday; it is not known whether the defenseman will return against the Sabres. ... Buffalo is expected to dress the same lineup it used in an 8-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. ... Comrie is expected to make his seventh start of the season.