@BuffaloSabres - Game Roster - at Washington Capitals - 5:00 pm ET - TV - MSG - NHL Network - Radio - ESPN Radio 1520 AM.
Goalies - Lieuwen - Makarov.
Forwards - Adam - Armia - Dalpe - Deslauriers - Ellis - Flynn - Grigorenko - Karabacek - Larsson - Mitchell - Reinhart - Varone.
Defenseman - Benoit - Ristolainen - Ruhwedel - Strachan - Weber - Zadorov.
@BuffaloSabres - Lieuwen first off the ice, likely starter this evening.
@ChrisRyndak - Forward Lines - Deslauriers-Reinhart-Armia. Ellis-Varone-Larsson. Karabacek-Grigorenko-Flynn. Adam-Dalpe-Mitchell.
Defense Pairings - Zadorov-Strachan, Weber-Ristolainen, Ruhwedel-Benoit.
@SabresProspects - Nice to see Karabacek get into today's lineup vs Washington.
Good hands and skill level to show the coaches before heading back to Gatineau.
I wouldn't mind if the #Sabres tried a PP unit with five #1 picks. Armia-Reinhart-Grigorenko, Zadorov-Ristolainen.
All five of those guys could get a confidence boost with the extra space to navigate. It'd need to be earned, of course.
@BNHarrington - Among those skating in #Sabres game group - Reinhart, Grigo, Armia, Ristolainen, Zadorov. Lieuwen-Makarov in goal.
Nolan true to his word that vets will play later games. Only vet #Sabres in game group are Weber, Benoit, Ellis, Flynn, Mitchell.
Reinhart took line rushes between Armia and Deslauriers.
Aside from Reinhart - newcomers playing tonight are Dalpe, Benoit, Strachan and Karabacek.
@BuffaloSabres - No captain for tonight's game, Nolan says. The veterans Ellis, Weber, Benoit will carry A's.
@BNHarrington - Nolan says Lieuwen will play goal tonight, likely the whole game.