The Utah Hockey Club faces the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
UTAH (4-3-1) at KINGS (4-2-2)
4 p.m. ET; FDSNW, Utah16, SN
Utah projected lineup
Clayton Keller — Barrett Hayton — Nick Schmaltz
Dylan Guenther — Logan Cooley — Josh Doan
Matias Maccelli — Lawson Crouse — Nick Bjugstad
Jack McBain — Kevin Stenlund — Alexander Kerfoot
Mikhail Sergachev — Michael Kesselring
Maveric Lamoureux — Jusso Valimaki
Vladislav Kolyachonok — Robert Bortuzzo
Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched: Michael Carcone, Liam O’Brien, Ian Cole
Injured: Sean Durzi (shoulder surgery), John Marino (upper body)
Status report
- Bjugstad is set to make his Utah debut after missing the first eight games of the season because of an upper-body injury.
- Utah placed Kailer Yamamoto, a forward, on waivers Friday; if he clears, he will be assigned to Tucson of the American Hockey League.
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Kings projected lineup
Quinton Byfield — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Warren Foegele — Alex Turcotte — Alex Laferriere
Andre Lee — Trevor Lewis — Tanner Jeannot
Mikey Anderson — Jordan Spence
Vladislav Gavrikov — Kyle Burroughs
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich
Scratched: Andreas Englund, Akil Thomas, Caleb Jones
Injured: Drew Doughty (ankle), Arthur Kaliyev (clavicle)
Status report
- Kuemper could make his first start since Oct. 14 at the Ottawa Senators; he missed four games because of a lower-body injury before returning to back up Rittich in a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.
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- LA Kings Game Notes: Sneaking Past Sharks in Home Opener
- Projected Lineups for the Sharks vs Kings – 10/24/24
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