BUFFALO – Two exhibition games, two regular-season lineups.
The Sabres will mostly utilize their top players again for this afternoon’s preseason contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets in KeyBank Center. They dressed most of their NHL talent for Saturday’s 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, a game in which JJ Peterka scored three goals.
The complete lineup is below. Three notable offseason acquisitions – center Ryan McLeod, defenseman Dennis Gilbert and winger Jason Zucker – are set to make their debuts.
In other news, defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, out since suffering what coach Lindy Ruff called a “mid-body injury,” skated in a non-contact jersey this morning with a few teammates. He hasn’t practiced since Wednesday. He began skating again last week.
Forwards: McLeod, Peterka, Zucker, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Zach Benson, Dylan Cozens, Jordan Greenway, Peyton Krebs, Sam Lafferty, Beck Malenstyn, Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson.
Defense: Gilbert, Bowen Byram, Connor Clifton, Henri Jokiharju, Owen Power and Mattias Samuelsson.
Goalies: Devon Levi and Felix Sandstrom.