The Ottawa Senators take on the Buffalo Sabres today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SENATORS (37-27-5) at SABRES (28-35-6)
7 p.m. ET; MSG-B, TSN5, RDS2
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk — Tim Stutzle — Fabian Zetterlund
David Perron — Dylan Cozens — Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig — Shane Pinto — Claude Giroux
Matthew Highmore — Adam Gaudette — Michael Amadio
Jake Sanderson — Travis Hamonic
Thomas Chabot — Artem Zub
Tyler Kleven — Nikolas Matinpalo
Anton Forsberg
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Nick Cousins (knee), Nick Jensen (lower body)
Status report:
Tkachuk will play after not practicing Monday for maintenance. … Senators coach Travis Green said there could be some game-time decisions. … Cozens will face the Sabres for the first time since the Senators acquired him in a trade March 7.
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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
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram — Connor Clifton
Owen Power — Jacob Bernard-Docker
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Jacob Bryson
Injured: Jordan Greenway (lower body), Josh Norris (middle body), Sam Lafferty (groin)
Status report:
Norris, a center acquired from Ottawa as part of the same trade, will miss his sixth straight game. … Kulich likely will return after missing four games because of a concussion; he was a full participant at the Buffalo morning skate, including working in his usual spot in the right circle on power-play drills. … Greenway is day to day; the forward was injured during the first period of a 5-3 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
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