Projected Lineups for Kings vs Red Wings – 1/27/25

The Los Angeles Kings take on the Detroit Red Wings tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

KINGS (26-14-6) at RED WINGS (23-21-5)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNW, FDSNDETX, NHLN

Kings projected lineup

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

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

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratched: Andreas Englund, Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas

Injured: Drew Doughty (ankle)

Status report

Doughty is with the Kings on their road trip and is expected to play once he gets full clearance from the medical staff.

Latest for THW:

• Revisiting Wayne Gretzky’s Time with the LA Kings
• Kings Takeaways: Scoring Troubles Continue in 3-2 OT Loss to Blue Jackets
• Blue Jackets Grind Past Kings on Marchenko’s OT Goal

Red Wings projected lineup

Marco Kasper — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Vladimir Tarasenko — Andrew Copp — Alex DeBrincat
Joe Veleno — Tyler Motte — Jonatan Berggren
Michael Rasmussen – Christian Fischer – Elmer Soderblom

Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Albert Johansson
Erik Gustafsson — Justin Holl

Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon

Scratched: None

Injured: Jeff Petry (undisclosed), Patrick Kane (upper body), J.T. Compher (undisclosed)

Status report

Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said Tarasenko is questionable with an illness; they’ll have a player on standby in case he isn’t able to play. … Compher, a forward, is day to day after a hit from defenseman Emil Lilleberg during a 2-0 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Latest for THW:

• Ranking the Last 5 Stanley Cup Final Game 7s
• 10 NHL Teams With the Most Stanley Cups
• Projected Lineups for Lightning vs Red Wings – 1/25/25