BUFFALO – Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe, who missed Thursday’s 5-1 road loss to the St. Louis Blues with an upper-body injury, will likely play Saturday afternoon against the Vancouver Canucks.
McCabe, 26, practiced this afternoon beside Rasmus Ristolainen inside KeyBank Center.
“Just going to assess this practice with him now,” Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said of McCabe’s status. “It looks like he’ll be part of the mix.”
McCabe said: “It’s a coach’s decision, but I felt great out there today.”
In other news, winger Zemgus Girgensons missed today’s session for maintenance. Krueger expects the Latvian to play Saturday.
“Just managing some minor issues,” he said.
