Projected Lineups for Penguins vs Sabres – 3/27/25

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

PENGUINS (29-33-11) at SABRES (29-35-6)

7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSG-B

Penguins projected lineup

Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen — Kevin Hayes — Philip Tomasino
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Bokondji Imama — Joona Koppanen — Emil Bemstrom

Matt Grzelcyk — Kris Letang
Erik Karlsson — Conor Timmins
Ryan Shea — Vladislav Kolyachonok

Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic

Scratched: Ryan Graves

Injured: Evgeni Malkin (upper body), P.O Joseph (upper body), Tommy Novak (lower body)

Status report:

Malkin will miss a second straight game; the center, who was a late scratch for a 6-1 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, is day to day. … Shea will return after missing seven games with an upper-body injury.

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Sabres projected lineup

Zach Benson — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker — Peyton Krebs — Alex Tuch
Beck Malenstyn — Tyson Kozak — Isak Rosen

Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power — Jacob Bernard-Docker
Bowen Byram — Connor Clifton

James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Jason Zucker

Injured: Jordan Greenway (lower body), Josh Norris (middle body), Sam Lafferty (groin)

Status report:

Zucker will not play because of a family matter; the Sabres hope the forward will be available at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. … Lafferty joined the team for the first time since he was injured during a 4-1 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, but is not expected to play.

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