SABRES (9-11-4) at WILD (14-7-4)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNOX, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Josh Doan — Noah Ostlund — Tyson Kozak
Josh Dunne — Peyton Krebs — Beck Malenstyn
Bowen Byram — Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power — Conor Timmins
Jacob Bryson — Zach Metsa
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Jordan Greenway, Colten Ellis
Injured: Michael Kesselring (lower body), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body), Josh Norris (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson (concussion)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov — Danila Yurov — Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Ryan Hartman — Yakov Trenin — Nico Sturm
Liam Ohgren — Ben Jones — Tyler Pitlick
Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
Jake Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
Zeev Buium — Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: David Jiricek, Hunter Haight
Injured: Vladamir Tarasenko (lower body), Marco Rossi (lower body), Marcus Foligno (lower body), Vinnie Hinostroza (undisclosed)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday after each team played Friday. … Samuelsson, a defenseman, left during the third period of a 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday after a hit from Devils forward Timo Meier; it was not known whether Samuelsson had cleared concussion protocol postgame. … Norris could return; the center has missed 23 games and has not played since being injured in the season opener Oct. 9; Norris skated on a line with Ostlund and Kozak during practice Tuesday and also rotated in on the top power-play unit. … If Norris plays, Kozak could center the fourth line, with Krebs at left wing and Dunne scratched. … Gustavsson starts as the Wild will alternate their starting goalie for the ninth straight game.
