The Buffalo Sabres take on the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SABRES (24-27-5) at HURRICANES (33-21-4)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway — Dylan Cozens — Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn — Peyton Krebs — Zach Benson
Bowen Byram — Rasmus Dahlin
Mattias Samuelsson — Owen Power
Dennis Gilbert — Henri Jokiharju
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Sam Lafferty, Jacob Bryson, Connor Clifton
Injured: None
Status report:
The Sabres held an optional morning skate Thursday. … Zucker will be a game-time decision after blocking a shot with his skate during an 8-2 win against the New York Rangers on Saturday; Lafferty, a forward, will enter the lineup if Zucker is unavailable.
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Hurricanes projected lineup
Mikko Rantanen — Sebastian Aho — Andrei Svechnikov
Eric Robinson — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Jack Roslovic
Jordan Martinook– Jordan Staal — Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall — Tyson Jost — Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Riley Stillman
Injured: William Carrier (lower body)
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