The Edmonton Oilers take on the Buffalo Sabres at Key Bank Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
OILERS (37-22-4) at SABRES (24-32-6)
7 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SNW
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Adam Henrique — Corey Perry
Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Kasperi Kapanen
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Alec Regula (knee)
Status Report:
Jeff Skinner will play after being scratched the past three games. … Kapanen, a forward, will be scratched.
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Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka — Josh Norris — Tage Thompson
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Alex Tuch
Zach Benson — Peyton Krebs — Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn — Sam Lafferty — Jordan Greenway
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram — Jacob Bryson
Owen Power — Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Isak Rosen, Josh Dunne
Injured: Jiri Kulich (illness)
Status report:
Zucker is expected to return after missing six games because of a lower-body injury. … Greenway is a game-time decision after missing a 4-0 loss at the Florida Panthers on Saturday because of illness. … Kulich, who also did not play Saturday, was on the ice for the morning skate, but the forward is not well enough to play.
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