Morning Skate | Reinhart questionable against Flyers

Sam Reinhart will be a game-time decision for the Sabres' opener of a two-game series in Philadelphia on Monday.
Reinhart sustained a lower-body injury during the second period against Washington on Friday, causing him to briefly head to the dressing room before returning to finish the game. He moved to a line with Taylor Hall and Jack Eichel later that night, sparking Buffalo's lone goal of the contest.
Reinhart remained alongside Hall and Eichel during the team's skate this morning.

"Sam is questionable," Krueger said. "We'll make the final decision in the pre-activation tonight. Still questionable to play."

In the event Reinhart is unable to play, Krueger said Casey Mittelstadt would be activated from the taxi squad to take his place in the lineup. The 22-year-old last appeared in an NHL game on Dec. 10 of last season, after which he was sent to continue his development with AHL Rochester.
"Casey had a really strong finish in Rochester last year," Krueger said during training camp. "First of all, he went back to the minors to learn and to grow and develop and after some bumps at the very beginning, he really embraced that opportunity.
"Now, we have to see how that transfers into the National Hockey League and into our roster. He will be an important part of our group this season. I love his competitiveness; I love his spirt. He gives us a lot of options."

The lineup

Here are the lines from the morning skate, according to The Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski.
4 Taylor Hall - 9 Jack Eichel - 23 Sam Reinhart
68 Victor Olofsson - 12 Eric Staal - 24 Dylan Cozens
13 Tobias Rieder - 20 Cody Eakin - 72 Tage Thompson
53 Jeff Skinner - 27 Curtis Lazar - 15 Riley Sheahan
19 Jake McCabe - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
26 Rasmus Dahlin - 62 Brandon Montour
33 Colin Miller - 10 Henri Jokiharju
Dylan Cozens moves up to the second line alongside Victor Olofsson and Eric Staal following a strong first two games, which we detailed Sunday. Tage Thompson, who started the season alongside Hall and Eichel, has moved to a line with Tobias Rieder and Cody Eakin.
"I think we play the same way," Thompson said. "It doesn't matter. We've got a lot of solid players throughout our lineup. We're pretty deep, so I think just trying to find the right combos. I like playing with those guys. We've had some good [chemistry] right off the hop here."
Linus Ullmark was the first goaltender off the ice, which typically signifies the starter. Ullmark is coming off a 19-save outing in the loss to the Capitals on Friday.
UPDATE (5:25 p.m.) - Ullmark will miss tonight's game for personal reasons. The team has recalled goaltender Jonas Johansson from the taxi squad.

Scouting the Flyers

Philadelphia scored 11 goals during its two-game sweep of Pittsburgh, the most for any NHL team through its first two games this season. Travis Konecny led the way with a hat trick on Friday.
Carter Hart earned the victory in both contets, allowing five goals on 67 shots for a save percentage of .925. Hart will get the start in tonight's contest.
The Flyers will be without center Sean Couturier, their second-leading point scorer last season and the reigning Selke Trophy winner. Couturier is expected to miss at least two weeks after sustaining a Costochondral separation - a separation of the rib from the breastbone - on Friday.

Celebrating equality

The Sabres will join the rest of the NHL in wearing "Celebrate Equality" decals on their helmets tonight through the end of Black History Month as a tribute to Willie O'Ree, who broke the NHL's color barrier with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958. The achievement coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States.
Read more here.

Tune in

The game will be nationally televised on NBCSN. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.