Projected Lineups for the Golden Knights vs Sabres - 3/15/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

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.