The Los Angeles Kings take on the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
KINGS (47-24-9) at KRAKEN (35-40-6)
10:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360
Kings projected lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala — Alex Turcotte — Alex Laferriere
Jeff Malott — Samuel Helenius — Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson — Brandt Clarke
Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence
Jacob Moverare — Kyle Burroughs
David Rittich
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Drew Doughty, Akil Thomas, Trevor Lewis
Injured: Quinton Byfield (upper body), Joel Edmundson (upper body), Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed)
Status report:
The Kings did not hold a morning skate following a 5-0 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Monday . … Rittich could start after playing 11:47 in relief of Kuemper on Monday. … Byfield is not expected to play; the center was injured in the second period Monday after being cross-checked by Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse.
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Kraken projected lineup
Jaden Schwartz — Chandler Stephenson — Jordan Eberle
Eeli Tolvanen — Matty Beniers — Kaapo Kakko
Jared McCann — Shane Wright — Andre Burakovsky
Ryan Winterton — Tye Kartye — Michael Eyssimont
Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Ryker Evans — Brandon Montour
Jamie Oleksiak — Ville Ottavainen
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Josh Mahura
Injured: None
Status Report:
The Kraken held an optional morning skate. … Ottavainen is expected to make his NHL debut after being recalled on an emergency basis from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday; all six regular defensemen participated in Seattle’s skate, so it is unclear who Ottavainen will replace in the lineup.
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