SABRES (28-17-5) at ISLANDERS (27-18-5)
1 p.m. ET; MSGSN, MSG-B, SN
Sabres projected lineup
Josh Doan — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Jack Quinn
Zach Benson — Noah Ostlund — Konsta Helenius
Jordan Greenway — Peyton Krebs — Beck Malenstyn
Mattias Samuelsson — Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram — Owen Power
Zach Metsa — Michael Kesselring
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colten Ellis
Scratched: Alex Lyon, Tyson Kozak, Zac Jones
Injured: Jacob Bryson (upper body), Josh Norris (upper body), Josh Dunne (middle body), Conor Timmins (broken leg), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin — Bo Horvat — Emil Heineman
Anders Lee — Mathew Barzal – Anthony Duclair
Max Shabanov — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Calum Ritchie
Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
Adam Pelech — Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist — Isaiah George
David Rittich
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Maxim Tsyplakov, Marc Gatcomb
Injured: Ryan Pulock (upper body), Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Status report
Dahlin is expected to play after not practicing Friday for maintenance. … Bryson was placed on injured reserve after the defenseman left during the second period of a 4-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. … Jones was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League but it’s unknown if the defenseman will play. … Horvat is expected to return after missing nine games because of a lower-body injury. … Pulock is day to day and being evaluated after the defenseman was injured during a 4-1 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. … George was recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … The Islanders returned defenseman Cole McWard to Bridgeport.
