The Los Angeles Kings take on the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
KINGS (12–8-3) at DUCKS (9-9-3)
3:30 p.m. ET; KTTV, Victory+, FDSNW
Kings projected lineup
Warren Foegele — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore — Quinton Byfield — Tanner Jeannot
Alex Turcotte — Phillip Danault — Trevor Lewis
Kevin Fiala — Samuel Helenius — Alex Laferriere
Mikey Anderson — Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Jacob Moverare — Jordan Spence
Erik Portillo
David Rittich
Scratched: Andreas Englund, Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas
Injured: Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Caleb Jones (upper body), Drew Doughty (ankle), Arthur Kaliyev (clavicle)
Status report
- Portillo is expected to make his NHL debut. Kuemper, a goalie, participated in the morning skate prior to the 4-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, but is doubtful for the back-to-back games against Anaheim and the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
- Foegele was moved up to the top line with Kopitar and Kempe against Winnipeg, which will likely remain intact after combining for two goals and two assists.
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Ducks projected lineup
Trevor Zegras — Mason McTavish — Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano — Ryan Strome — Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier — Isac Lundestrom — Brett Leason
Ross Johnston — Jansen Harkins — Sam Colangelo
Pavel Mintyukov — Radko Gudas
Jackson Lacombe — Olen Zellweger
Brian Dumoulin — Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
John Gibson
Scratched: Tyson Hinds
Injured: Cam Fowler (upper body), Robby Fabbri (lower body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body), Brock McGinn (lower body), Leo Carlsson (upper body)
Status report
- Carlsson, a forward, is day to day. He was injured in a 3-2 loss against the Seattle Kraken on Monday and did not play in a 5-2 win againt the Kraken on Wednesday.
- Anaheim recalled Hinds, a defenseman, from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
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