PENGUINS (9-9-0) at SABRES (8-9-2)
6 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Reilly Smith -- Evgeni Malkin -- Radim Zohorna
Drew O’Connor -- Lars Eller -- Alex Nylander
Matt Nieto -- Noel Acciari -- Jeff Carter
Ryan Graves -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- John Ludvig
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Jansen Harkins, Dmitri Samorukov
Injured: Bryan Rust (lower body), Rickard Rakell (upper body), Chad Ruhwedel (lower body), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Casey Mittelstadt -- JJ Peterka
Jordan Greenway -- Peyton Krebs -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Mattias Samuelsson
Owen Power -- Ryan Johnson
Connor Clifton -- Erik Johnson
Henri Jokiharju
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Scratched: Eric Comrie, Jacob Bryson, Tyson Jost
Injured: Tage Thompson (upper body), Jack Quinn (Achilles)
Status report
Rust, a forward, participated in the morning skate after not practicing Thursday but will not play. … The Penguins recalled Harkins, a forward, from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Benson will play his 10th NHL game, activating the first year of his entry-level contract. … Coach Don Granato said the Sabres might dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen "out of necessity." They were waiting on feedback on a player who might not be healthy to play.
