Neuvirth will be in the crease Friday against the Panthers, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports. Neuvirth hasn't provided much reason for optimism in over a month, as he lost all three of his December starts while surrendering a total of 14 goals. He'll be getting the call for the first end of the Sabres' weekend back-to-back set, but doesn't figure to pose much of a threat to Jhonas Enroth's standing atop the depth chart until he proves more reliable in spot-start scenarios such as Friday's.