Projected Lineups for the Penguins vs Kings - 1/20/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

PENGUINS (19-21-8) at KINGS (25-13-5)

10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, SN-PIT

Penguins projected lineup

Anthony Beauvillier — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting — Evgeni Malkin — Cody Glass
Drew O’Connor — Kevin Hayes — Philip Tomasino
Matt Nieto — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari

Marcus Pettersson — Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk — Erik Karlsson
Owen Pickering — P.O Joseph

Alex Nedeljkovic
Joel Blomqvist

Scratched: Ryan Shea, Ryan Graves, Rickard Rakell

Injured: None

Status report

Rakell, a forward, did not participate in a morning skate Monday. He sustained an apparent hand injury in practice Thursday, but played against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday and the Washington Capitals on Saturday. … Joseph will return after missing the 4-1 loss at the Capitals on Saturday because of illness.

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Kings projected lineup

Alex Turcotte — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele — Quinton Byfield — Tanner Jeannot
Kevin Fiala — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Trevor Lewis — Samuel Helenius

Mikey Anderson — Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Jacob Moverare — Jordan Spence
Kyle Burroughs

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratched: Andreas Englund, Akil Thomas

Injured: Alex Laferriere (upper body), Drew Doughty (ankle)

Status report

Laferriere will miss his third straight game. Kings coach Jim Hiller said it’s doubtful the forward will play against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. … Doughty practiced with the Kings on Monday for the first time since breaking his left ankle during a preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sept. 25. The defenseman wore a no-contact jersey, and there is no update on when he will make his season debut.

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