The San Jose Sharks 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.
SHARKS (20-43-9) at KINGS (40-23-9)
10 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360
Sharks projected lineup
William Eklund — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
Collin Graf — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Ty Dellandrea — Patrick Giles — Cam Lund
Carl Grundstrom — Zack Ostapchuk — Barclay Goodrow
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Lucas Carlsson — Timothy Liljegren
Luca Cagnoni — Jimmy Schuldt
Georgi Romanov
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Noah Gregor, Klim Kostin, Nikolai Kovalenko
Injured: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Logan Couture (groin), Jan Rutta (lower body), Henry Thrun (upper body), Vincent Desharnais (upper body)
Status report
Neither team will hold a morning skate. … Schuldt sustained an injury in the third period of a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday; Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky did not have an update on the defenseman after the game. … Vlasic, a defenseman who has missed the past four games, will travel with the team. … Kostin could be a healthy scratch after the forward was benched in the second period. He did not play the final 15:12 of the second before playing four shifts in 3:43 of ice time in the third period.
Latest for THW:
- Sharks Looking to End Season on a Positive Note
- Projected Lineups for the Rangers vs Sharks – 3/29/25
- Projected Lineups for the Maple Leafs vs Sharks – 3/27/25
Kings projected lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Jeff Malott — Samuel Helenius — Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
David Rittich
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte (upper body)
Status report
Rittich is expected to start after Kuemper made 23 saves in a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Latest for THW:
- Projected Lineups for the Maple Leafs vs Kings – 3/29/25
- Kings Proving Importance of Securing Home-Ice Advantage in Loss to Avalanche
- Projected Lineups for the Kings vs Avalanche – 3/27/25
