Sabers vs Wild Projected Lineups – 11/29/25 – The Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups
The Buffalo Sabers take on the Minnesota Wild tonight at Casino Arena. Here are the projected/anticipated lineups from NHL.com staff writers, independent reporters and others.
SABERS (9-11-4) Wild (14-7-4)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNOX, MSG-B
Sabers projected lineup
Zach Benson – Tachi Thompson – Alex Tucci
Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod – Jack Quinn
Josh Doan — Noah Ostlund — Tyson Kozak
Josh Dunn — Peyton Krebs — Beck Marenstein
Bowen Byram — Rasmus Darling
Owen Ball — Connor Timmins
Jacob Bryson — Zach Mesa
Uk-Pekka Lukonen
Alex Lyon
Scratches: Jordan Greenaway, Colten Ellis
Injuried: Michael Kesselring (lower body), Jiri Kulic (blood clot), Justin Danforth (lower body), Josh Norris (upper body), Matthias Samuelsson (concussion)
status report
Following Friday’s game, both teams held morning skates on Saturday. Defenseman Samuelson left the game in the third quarter of the New Jersey Devils’ 5-0 loss on Friday after a hit from Devils forward Timo Meier; it was unclear whether Samuelson cleared concussion protocol after the game. … Norris could return; the center has missed 23 games and has not played since being injured in the season opener on Oct. 9; Norris skated with Ostlund and Kozak in Tuesday’s practice and also rotated the top power play unit. … If Norris plays, Kozak could center the fourth line, with Krebs on the left wing and Dunn on the wing.
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Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov – Daniela Yurov – Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johnson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Ryan Hartman – Yakov Trenin – Nico Sturm
Liam Ogren – Ben Jones – Tyler Pitlick
Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
Jack Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
Zeev Buium — Zach Bogosian
Philip Gustafson
Jesper Wallstetter
Scratches: David Jirichek, Hunter Hight
Injuried: Vladamir Tarasenko (lower body), Marco Rossi (lower body), Marcus Foligno (lower body), Vinnie Sinostroza (undisclosed)
status report
With Gustafsson starting, the Wild will rotate their starting goalie for the ninth straight game.
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