The Buffalo Sabres take on the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SABRES (35-36-6) at BLUE JACKETS (35-33-9)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson — Jiri Kulich — Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker — Peyton Krebs — Alex Tuch
Beck Malenstyn — Noah Ostlund — Sam Lafferty
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power — Jacob Bernard-Docker
Bowen Byram — Connor Clifton
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Jacob Bryson
Injured: Tyson Kozak (hip strain), Jordan Greenway (lower body), Josh Norris (middle body)
Status report:
The Sabres are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 3-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
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Blue Jackets projected lineup
Boone Jenner — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Dmitri Voronkov — Cole Sillinger — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Denton Mateychuk — Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen — Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Christian Fischer, Jack Williams, Damon Severson, Luke Kunin, Yegor Chinakhov, Jack Johnson
Injured: None
Status report:
The Blue Jackets may use the same lineup from a 5-2 win against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, though coach Dean Evason said there might be some changes.
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