The New Jersey Devils take on the Buffalo Sabres at Keybank Center this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
DEVILS (29-18-6) at SABRES (20-26-5)
1 p.m. ET; MSGSN, MSG-B, SN
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier — Dawson Mercer — Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter — Justin Dowling — Tomas Tatar
Kurtis MacDermid — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler — Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon — Brett Pesce
Luke Hughes — Johnathan Kovacevic
Jake Allen
Nico Daws
Scratched: Brian Halonen
Injured: Jacob Markstrom (MCL sprain), Nico Hischier (upper body), Santeri Hatakka (shoulder), Erik Haula (ankle)
Status report
Haula, a forward, traveled with the Devils to Buffalo but will not play. … New Jersey recalled Daws from Utica of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
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Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
Jason Zucker — Dylan Cozens — Alex Tuch
Zach Benson — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn — Peyton Krebs — Sam Lafferty
Bowen Byram — Rasmus Dahlin
Mattias Samuelsson — Owen Power
Jacob Bryson — Henri Jokiharju
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Tyson Kozak (illness), Connor Clifton (illness), Jordan Greenway (middle body)
Status report
Kozak did not practice Saturday and is not expected to play.
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