Projected Lineups for Flames vs Sabres – 1/23/25

The Calgary Flames take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

SABRES (18-24-5) at FLAMES (22-16-7)

9 p.m. ET; SN1, MSG-B

Sabres projected lineup

JJ Peterka — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
Tyson Kozak — Dylan Cozens — Alex Tuch
Zach Benson — Peyton Krebs — Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn — Sam Lafferty

Rasmus Dahlin — Bowen Byram
Mattias Samuelsson — Owen Power
Dennis Gilbert — Connor Clifton
Henri Jokiharju

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer

Scratched: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Jacob Bryson

Injured: Jason Zucker (illness), Ryan McLeod (upper body), Jordan Greenway (middle body)

Status report

Zucker, a forward, will miss his second straight game. … Coach Lindy Ruff said the Sabres could use 11 forwards and seven defensemen for a second straight game.

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Flames projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau — Nazem Kadri — Martin Pospisil
Blake Coleman — Mikael Backlund — Matt Coronato
Rory Kerins — Yegor Sharangovich — Andrei Kuzmenko
Ryan Lomberg — Clark Bishop — Jakob Pelletier

Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar — Daniil Miromanov
Jake Bean — Brayden Pachal

Dustin Wolf
Dan Vladar

Scratched: Kevin Rooney, Joel Hanley, Tyson Barrie

Injured: Connor Zary (knee)

Status report

The Flames held an optional morning skate. … Bishop, recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Thursday, will make his Flames debut and play his first NHL game since Feb. 15, 2022, with the Ottawa Senators.

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