Game details
Date
Friday, December 18, 2026
Time
7:30 PM ET
TV / Stream
Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu
Venue
KeyBank Center
Injury report
Jason Zucker LWInjured ReserveZucker has spent the start of the regular season recovering from offseason sports hernia surgery, and while he appears to be trending in the right direction in BUF
Alex Lyon GInjured ReserveAccording to head coach Lindy Ruff, Lyon is still without a timetable for return from the injury he suffered late in the preseason. However, his presence at TueBUF
Conor Timmins DInjured ReserveAfter getting hurt in Saturday's preseason finale against Pittsburgh, Timmins is on injured reserve for the beginning of the 2026-27 campaign. He registered eigBUF
Topias Leinonen GInjured ReserveLeinonen will probably report to AHL Rochester when he's ready to return to game action. He sustained the injury during the offseason.BUF
Jack Rathbone DInjured Reserveir-nrBUF
Ivan Demidov RWInjured ReserveDemidov's placement on injured reserve is simply procedural after the Canadiens announced Tuesday that he'll be sidelined for 2-4 weeks due to a lower-body injuMTL
Oliver Kapanen COutoutMTL
Kaiden Guhle DInjured ReserveSt. Louis said that he isn't sure whether Guhle will require one or two more weeks to recover, but the 24-year-old defenseman appears to be trending in the righMTL
Bryce Pickford DInjured Reserveir-nrMTL
Lucas Condotta LWInjured Reserveir-nrMTL
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