Lightning at Sabres

LIGHTNING (23-9-5) at SABRES (10-18-6)

Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Steven Stamkos
Patrick Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk -- Mathieu Joseph -- Taylor Raddysh
Victor Hedman -- Jan Rutta
Mikhail Sergachev -- Erik Cernak
Cal Foote -- Zach Bogosian
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Andrej Sustr
Injured: Ryan McDonagh (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Ross Colton
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Rasmus Asplund -- Victor Olofsson
Jack Quinn
-- Dylan Cozens -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Anders Bjork -- Cody Eakin -- John Hayden
Zemgus Girgensons -- Mark Jankowski --
Brett Murray
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Colin Miller
Will Butcher -- Mark Pysyk
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: None
Injured: Robert Hagg (lower body), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Drake Caggiula (upper body), Craig Anderson (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Tage Thompson, Kyle Okposo , Casey Fitzgerald , Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, Dustin Tokarski
Status report
The Lightning held an optional morning skate Tuesday. … McDonagh, a defenseman, and Colton, a forward, will each be a game-time decision. ... Bogosian will play his first game against the Sabres since Buffalo placed him on unconditional waivers on Feb. 21, 2020. ... Quinn will make his NHL debut. … Forwards Okposo and Tuch were back on the ice and participated in the Sabres' optional morning skate but will not play.