Sabres shuffle lines as Bogosian returns and Mittelstadt remains injured

The Buffalo Sabres take on the New York Rangers later tonight and some changes had to be made as defenseman Zach Bogosian makes his return to the lineup. 

Bogosian has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury. He will replace Matt Hunwick on a defense pair with rookie Rasmus Dahlin.

The Sabres conclude their seven-game homestand and head coach Phil Housley also confimed that forward Casey Mittelstadt will miss another game with a lower-body injury. Housley added that Mittelstadt is getting close to returning and will join the Sabres for their upcoming road trip but remains day-to-day.

"It's tough," Mittelstadt said following the morning skate. "You never want to be watching, but I think it's a good learning experience for me. How many guys go their whole career without getting hurt? It's something to learn. Learn the whole rehab situation and getting back at it."

Here is the projected lineup for tonight's game following the morning skate: 

Skinner-Eichel-Pominville 
Sheary-Rodrigues-Reinhart 
Smith-Sobotka-Thompson 
Girgensons-Larsson-Okposo

Scandella-Ristolainen 
Dahlin-Bogosian 
McCabe-Pilut
Beaulieu-Hunwick