SABRES (43-20-6) at KINGS (28-24-16)
4 p.m. ET; FDSNW, MSG-B
Sabres projected lineup
Zach Benson — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Noah Ostlund — Josh Norris — Josh Doan
Peyton Krebs — Sam Carrick — Beck Malenstyn
Rasmus Dahlin — Mattias Samuelsson
Bowen Byram — Owen Power
Logan Stanley — Zach Metsa
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Luke Schenn, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne
Injured: Tanner Pearson (decrease physique), Colten Ellis (undisclosed), Tyson Kozak (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway (center physique), Conor Timmins (damaged leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (decrease physique)
Kings projected lineup
Artemi Panarin — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Alex Turcotte — Scott Laughton — Joel Armia
Jeff Malott — Samuel Helenius — Taylor Ward
Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin — Cody Ceci
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Jacob Moverare, Jared Wright
Injured: Andrei Kuzmenko (meniscus)
Status report
The Sabres held an non-compulsory observe Friday. … Luukkonen will begin, the one Buffalo lineup change anticipated following a 5-0 win at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. … Armia will return after lacking 10 video games due to a again harm. … Kempe is predicted to play as he continues to cope with a lower-body harm that stored him out of a 4-1 win at the New York Rangers on Monday.
