The Vegas Golden Knights take on the Buffalo Sabres at Key Bank Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS (39-19-7) at SABRES (25-33-6)
12:30 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, MSG-B, SN1, TVAS
Golden Knights projected lineup
Tanner Pearson — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Tomas Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Victor Olofsson — Nicolas Roy — Reilly Smith
Ivan Barbashev — Brett Howden — Keegan Kolesar
Nicolas Hague — Alex Pietrangelo
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Brayden McNabb — Kaedan Korczak
Adin Hill
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Cole Schwindt, Jonas Rondbjerg
Injured: William Karlsson (lower body), Raphael Lavoie (upper body), Shea Theodore (upper body)
Status Report:
The Golden Knights, who held an optional practice Friday, are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 4-0 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
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Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Jordan Greenway
Peyton Krebs — Jiri Kulich — Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn — Tyson Kozak — Sam Lafferty
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power — Connor Clifton
Bowen Byram — Jacob Bryson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker
Injured: Josh Norris (undisclosed), JJ Peterka (lower body)
Status report:
Norris is questionable to play; the forward did not practice Friday and was being evaluated by team doctors for an undisclosed injury. … Peterka, a forward, will miss a second straight game; coach Lindy Ruff anticipates he’ll return at some point during Buffalo’s upcoming four-game road trip, which begins at the Boston Bruins on Monday. … Bernard-Docker, a defenseman, practiced with the Sabres on Friday for the first time since being acquired, along with Norris, in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on March 7.
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