Penguins at Sabres

PENGUINS (14-8-4) at SABRES (12-13-1)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Josh Archibald
Brian Dumoulin -- Jeff Petry
Marcus Pettersson -- Jan Rutta
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: None
Injured: Kris Letang (stroke), Ryan Poehling (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Victor Olofsson -- Tyson Jost -- Casey Mittelstadt
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Casey Fitzgerald
Craig Anderson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Lawrence Pilut, Rasmus Asplund
Injured: Vinnie Hinostroza (undisclosed), Ilya Lyubushkin (lower body), Eric Comrie (lower body)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate Friday. … Jarry will make his fifth consecutive start. ... Letang, a defenseman, is day to day and will miss his fifth straight game. ... Poehling, a forward, has been cleared for contact but will miss his second game in a row. ... Fitzgerald will return after being scratched Wednesday.