Lightning at Sabres

LIGHTNING (2-2-1) AT SABRES (3-1-1)

Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Steven Stamkos
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Mathieu Joseph
Alex Barre-Boulet
-- Ross Colton -- Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Taylor Raddysh
Victor Hedman -- Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Andrej Sustr
Brian Elliott
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched:Patrick Maroon
Injured:Nikita Kucherov (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Gemel Smith (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Drake Caggiula -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork -- Arttu Ruotsalainen -- John Hayden
Rasmus Dahlin -- Will Butcher
Jacob Bryson -- Colin Miller
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Christian Wolanin, Brett Murray
Injured: Cody Eakin (upper body), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Henri Jokiharju (lower body)
Status report
Maroon, a forward, will miss the game after his wife gave birth Sunday. ... Elliott will play his first game of the season. ... Sabres forwards Eakin and Mittelstadt and defenseman Jokiharju are scheduled to be evaluated by team doctors Monday. Coach Don Granato is hopeful Eakin will be available for Buffalo's next game, at the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.