The Buffalo Sabres take on the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SABRES (30-36-6) at CAPITALS (47-16-9)
3 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSG-B, TVAS2, SN360
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker — Peyton Krebs — Alex Tuch
Beck Malenstyn — Tyson Kozak — Isak Rosen
Owen Power — Jacob Bernard-Docker
Bowen Byram — Connor Clifton
Mattias Samuelsson — Jacob Bryson
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: None
Injured: Rasmus Dahlin (illness), Jordan Greenway (lower body), Josh Norris (middle body), Sam Lafferty (groin)
Status report:
Dahlin is “doubtful,” according to Sabres coach Lindy Ruff; the defenseman was a late scratch for a 7-4 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. … Reimer could start after Luukkonen allowed seven goals on 32 shots against the Flyers.
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Capitals projected lineup
Aliaksei Protas — Dylan Strome — Alex Ovechkin
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane — Lars Eller — Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alex Alexeyev, Ethen Frank
Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)
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