Golden Knights at Sabres

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (12-2-0) AT SABRES (7-6-0)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Chandler Stephenson -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Michael Amadio -- Brett Howden -- Phil Kessel
William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched:Jake Leschyshyn, Ben Hutton, Paul Cotter
Injured: Laurent Brossoit (hip)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Vinnie Hinostroza
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Alex Tuch
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Jacob Bryson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Lawrence Pilut -- Owen Power
Kale Clague -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Eric Comrie
Craig Anderson
Scratched:Jack Quinn, Casey Fitzgerald
Injured:Mattias Samuelsson (lower body), Henri Jokiharju (upper body)
Status report
The Golden Knights are not expected to make any lineup changes. ... Thompson is expected to start for the fourth time in the past five games. ... The Sabres held an optional morning skate. ... Lyubushkin participated in the morning skate after not practicing Wednesday. ... Jokiharju, a defenseman, skated with the Sabres for the second straight day in a no-contact jersey.