Maple Leafs at Sabres

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

MAPLE LEAFS (34-15-8) AT SABRES (28-22-4)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
John Tavares -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Mitch Marner
Pierre Engvall -- David Kampf -- Calle Jarnkrok
Zach Aston-Reese -- Noel Acciari -- Alex Kerfoot
Morgan Rielly -- Justin Holl
Mark Giordano -- Timothy Liljegren
TJ Brodie -- Conor Timmins
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll
Scratched:Jordie Benn, Joey Anderson
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (undisclosed), Jake Muzzin (neck), Victor Mete (upper body), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder), Matt Murray (ankle)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Victor Olofsson
Casey Mittelstadt -- Peyton Krebs -- Jack Quinn
Zemgus Girgensons -- Tyson Jost -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Mattias Samuelsson -- Owen Power
Jacob Bryson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Eric Comrie
Scratched:Rasmus Asplund, Craig Anderson
Injured:Kale Clague (lower body)
Status report
Sandin, a defenseman will miss a second straight game. … Clague, a defenseman, is day to day. … Bryson will play after being scratched the past three games. … Luukkonen is expected to start for the 11th time in 16 games.

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