The Los Angeles Kings welcome the Calgary Flames to Crypto.com Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
FLAMES (40-27-14) at KINGS (48-24-9)
9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1, SN
Flames Projected Lineup
Aydar Suniev — Nazem Kadri — Adam Klapka
Blake Coleman — Mikael Backlund — Matt Coronato
Yegor Sharangovich — Morgan Frost — Joel Farabee
Dryden Hunt — Sam Morton — Ryan Lomberg
MacKenzie Weegar — Daniil Miromanov
Kevin Bahl — Zayne Parekh
Brayden Pachal — Hunter Brzustewicz
Dan Vladar
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau, Kevin Rooney, Jake Bean, Joel Hanley, Martin Pospisil
Injured: Connor Zary (lower body)
Status Report:
The Flames will hold out forwards Huberdeau, Rooney, and Pospisil and defensemen Andersson, Bean and Hanley after being eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention Tuesday. … Parekh, Suniev, Brzustewicz and Morton each will make his NHL debut; Brzustewicz and Morton each was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.
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Kings Projected Lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Jeff Malott
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Alex Turcotte
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Taylor Ward — Samuel Helenius — Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich
Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore, Akil Thomas, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed)
Status Report:
Byfield practiced Thursday and could play after missing one game because of an upper-body injury sustained in a 5-0 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Monday; he was injured on a cross-check by Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse, who was assessed a one-game suspension. … Edmundson will play after missing five games because of an upper-body injury. … Ward will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Ontario of the AHL on Thursday. … Forwards Kempe and Moore each could be held out, and coach Jim Hiller said there may be other lineup changes ahead of Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round against the Oilers on Monday.
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