The Buffalo Sabres face the Los Angeles Kings at KeyBank Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
KINGS (0-0-0) at SABRES (0-2-0)
7 p.m. ET; BSW, MSG-B
Kings projected lineup
Alex Laferriere — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Tanner Jeannot — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Warren Foegele
Andre Lee — Alex Turcotte — Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson — Jordan Spence
Vladislav Gavrikov — Kyle Burroughs
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich
Scratched: Akil Thomas, Andreas Englund, Caleb Jones
Injured: Drew Doughty (ankle), Arthur Kaliyev (upper body)
Status report
– Lee will make his NHL debut for the Kings.
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Sabres projected lineup
Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Zach Benson — Dylan Cozens — Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod — Jordan Greenway
Beck Malenstyn — Peyton Krebs — Sam Lafferty
Rasmus Dahlin — Henri Jokiharju
Bowen Byram — Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson — Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Dennis Gilbert
Injured: JJ Peterka (concussion), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (lower body)
Status report
– Benson is a game-time decision because of a lower-body injury; Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said he anticipates him being able to play.
– Peterka, a forward, practiced Wednesday and participated in an optional morning skate Thursday but will not play.
– Buffalo will play for the first time since losing twice against the New Jersey Devils in the 2024 NHL Global Series Czechia in Prague on Friday and Saturday.
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