The Buffalo Sabres take on the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden Arena today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SABRES (0-1-0) at BRUINS (2-0-0)
7 p.m. ET; NESN, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Jason Zucker — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
Jack Quinn — Ryan McLeod — Alex Tuch
Josh Doan — Peyton Krebs — Justin Danforth
Beck Malenstyn — Tyson Kozak — Mason Geertsen
Bowen Byram — Rasmus Dahlin
Jacob Bryson — Ryan Johnson
Mattias Samuelsson — Conor Timmins
Alex Lyon
Colten Ellis
Scratched: None
Injured: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body), Michael Kesselring (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway (middle body), Owen Power (illness), Josh Norris (upper body), Zach Benson (face)
Status report
Norris, a center, will “miss a significant amount of time but is still be evaluated,” according to Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, who added the injury was unrelated to the oblique injury Norris sustained last season. … Power, a defenseman, is expected to miss his second straight game. … Benson, a forward who took a puck to the face during practice Wednesday, will not play; he was released from the hospital Friday after being admitted for complications.
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Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie — Elias Lindholm — David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha — Casey Mittelstadt — Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Michael Eyssimont
Marat Khusnutdinov — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic
Mason Lohrei — Charlie McAvoy
Jordan Harris — Andrew Peeke
Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: John Beecher, Jeffrey Truchon-Viel
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body)
Status report
Defenseman Hampus Lindholm did not skate Saturday and is day to day after leaving in the first period of a 4-3 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday; Bruins coach Marco Sturm said he expected Lindholm to return to practice Sunday.
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