The Buffalo Sabres visit the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SABRES (27-34-6) at WILD (39-25-5)
2 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, MSG-B, FDSNWI
Sabres Projected Lineup
JJ Peterka — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Brett Murray — Ryan McLeod — Jason Zucker
Jordan Greenway — Peyton Krebs — Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn — Tyson Kozak — Sam Lafferty
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram — Jacob Bryson
Owen Power — Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker
Injured: Zach Benson (illness), Josh Norris (undisclosed), Jiri Kulich (concussion)
Status Report:
Benson may return after missing Thursday’s 5-2 loss at the Utah Hockey Club due to illness.
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Wild Projected Lineup
Matt Boldy — Marco Rossi — Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson — Frederick Gaudreau — Gustav Nyquist
Liam Ohgren — Ryan Hartman — Vinnie Hinostroza
Yakov Trenin — Devin Shore — Justin Brazeau
Jake Middleton — Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin — Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill — Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: David Jiricek, Brendan Gaunce, Declan Chisholm
Injured: Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Marcus Foligno (upper body)
Status report:
Brodin is expected to return after missing nine games with a lower-body injury. … Foligno, a forward, will miss a third straight game.
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