MAPLE LEAFS (41-22-9) at SABRES (35-34-5)
7 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SNP, SNO, CBC
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Auston Matthews -- Max Domi
Bobby McMann -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Matthew Knies -- Pontus Holmberg -- Nicholas Robertson
Connor Dewar -- David Kampf -- Ryan Reaves
TJ Brodie -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Simon Benoit -- Jake McCabe
Mark Giordano -- Conor Timmins
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Martin Jones, Noah Gregor, Marshall Rifai
Injured: Calle Jarnkrok (hand), Mitch Marner (high ankle sprain), Morgan Rielly (upper body), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Matt Murray (hip), Timothy Liljegren (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Jeff Skinner -- Peyton Krebs -- Jordan Greenway
Zemgus Girgensons – Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Owen Power -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Scratched: Eric Robinson, Kale Clague, Eric Comrie
Injured: Lukas Rousek (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson (upper body)
Status report
Marner, a forward, was placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to March 7 and recalled defenseman Marshall Rifai from Toronto of the American Hockey League. … Liljegren, a defenseman, is week to week. … Samsonov will start after Woll started the previous three games. ... The Sabres did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Luukkonen is expected to start after Levi made 28 saves in a 5-2 win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday.
