SABRES (1-4-1) at BLACKHAWKS (2-2-1)

8 p.m. ET; CHSN, MSG-B

Sabres projected lineup

JJ Peterka — Tage Thompson — Alex Tuch

Jiri Kulich — Dylan Cozens — Jack Quinn

Jason Zucker — Ryan McLeod — Jordan Greenway

Beck Malenstyn — Peyton Krebs — Sam Lafferty

Rasmus Dahlin — Henri Jokiharju

Bowen Byram — Owen Power

Mattias Samuelsson — Connor Clifton

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Devon Levi

Scratched: Jacob Bryson, Dennis Gilbert, Zach Benson

Injured: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (lower body)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Nick Foligno — Connor Bedard — Teuvo Teravainen

Taylor Hall — Philipp Kurashev — Tyler Bertuzzi

Ilya Mikheyev — Jason Dickinson — Andreas Athanasiou

Ryan Donato — Lukas Reichel — Craig Smith

Alex Vlasic — Seth Jones

Wyatt Kaiser — T.J. Brodie

Nolan Allan — Connor Murphy

Arvid Soderblom

Petr Mrazek

Scratched: Isaak Phillips

Injured: Alec Martinez (lower body), Patrick Maroon (lower body), Joey Anderson (illness)

Status report

Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said “a couple” of unspecified players would be game-time decisions based on health; Benson skated as an extra forward during Buffalo’s morning skate Saturday and is likely to play if another forward cannot go … Luukkonen is likely to start after Levi allowed six goals on 25 shots in a 6-4 loss at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday … Maroon, a forward, is out after blocking a shot in a 4-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday … Donato returns to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for the previous two games. … and Athanasiou returns after being scratched against San Jose … Soderblom will start after Mrazek started the previous three games. … The Blackhawks held an optional morning skate Saturday.