Here are the projected lineups:
HURRICANES
Eric Staal - Jordan Staal - Elias Lindholm
Jeff Skinner - Andrej Nestrasil - Alexander Semin
Chris Terry - Victor Rask - Nathan Gerbe
Brad Malone - Jay McClement - Patrick Dwyer
Ron Hainsey - Justin Faulk
Brett Bellemore - John-Michael Liles
Michal Jordan - Danny Biega
Cam Ward
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Ryan Murphy
Injured: Riley Nash (concussion), Rasmus Rissanen (knee), Jack Hillen (concussion)
SABRES
Matt Moulson - Johan Larsson - Tyler Ennis
Marcus Foligno - Mikhail Grigorenko - Brian Gionta
Zac Dalpe - Philip Varone - Cody Hodgson
Nicolas Deslauriers - Matt Ellis - Patrick Kaleta
Tyson Strachan - Zach Bogosian
Andrej Meszaros - Rasmus Ristolainen
Nikita Zadorov - Andre Benoit
Anders Lindback
Andrey Makarov
Scratched: None
Injured: Mike Weber (undisclosed), Matt Hackett (lower body), Jerry D'Amigo (facial surgery), Zemgus Girgensons (foot), Josh Gorges (lower body), Chad Johnson (lower body), Cody McCormick (blood clots), Evander Kane (shoulder)
Status Report: Nash and Rissanen wore non-contact jerseys during the Hurricanes' morning skate. … Tim Schaller skated with the Sabres on Monday, but with Moulson healthy he was returned to Rochester of the American Hockey League. … Nolan said they would know more about Weber's status soon.
Who's Hot: Lindholm has a point in two straight games, with one goal and one assist. … Terry has two goals and two assists in the past five games. … Meszaros has four goals and an assist in five games.