SAN JOSE -- Just minutes after the San Jose Sharks' morning skate ended Saturday, coach Todd McLellan got the news he had been waiting for regarding injured forward Martin Havlat.

"He came to see me and said he's ready to go," McLellan said. "So we'll find a spot for him."

The Sharks trailed the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 in their Western Conference Semifinal series heading into Game 3 Saturday (NBCSN, TSN, RDS). With Havlat back in the lineup, the Sharks' lines have a new look at HP Pavilion.

Havlat had been out with a lower-body injury since midway through the first period of Game 1 of the Sharks' Western Conference Quarterfinal series against the Vancouver Canucks.

"We have to really sit down now and discuss how we're going to put things together," McLellan said before the game.

Havlat had been a top-six forward, skating with center Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau. But Joe Pavelski skated on that line in Game 2 when the Sharks scored three goals, and McLellan might leave him there and slot Havlat on the third line with center Scott Gomez.

Wherever Havlat lines up, the Sharks can take advantage of his experience and skill, especially with forward Raffi Torres suspended and forward Adam Burish out with a broken right hand.

"His experience is important," McLellan said of Havlat. "He's played a number of games at the playoff level. He's an older player. He's been through it a lot."

What is McLellan looking for from Havlat?

"I want a good, hard, honest effort from Marty," he said. "I want him to bring his 'A' game. I want him to compete hard all over the rink and make a difference. You could ask me about 19 other players that are going to dress and I'd tell you the exact same thing."

The Kings aren't standing pat, either. Rookie Tanner Pearson is making his NHL debut in Game 3. Fourth-line left wing Jordan Nolan is a scratch.

Pearson, 20, played 64 games for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League this season, totaling 19 goals and 28 assists.

"I was coming up to be a 'Black Ace,' just expecting to skate with them," Pearson, the team's 2012 first-round draft pick, said. "I guess anything can happen. We'll see what happens [Saturday]."

Sutter hasn't been shy about throwing a young player into his lineup when he's "earned the right" with strong play.

"Give them their opportunity and see how they play," Sutter said.

During the morning skate, rookie Tyler Toffoli moved from right wing on the fourth line to the third line. Trevor Lewis moved from right wing to center on the third line, bumping Brad Richardson to right wing on the fourth line. Colin Fraser centered the fourth line, between Pearson and Richardson.

In yet another Kings switch, defenseman Keaton Ellerby replaced Alec Martinez and was paired with Jake Muzzin.

Here's how the lineups were expected to look Saturday:

SHARKS

Patrick Marleau - Logan Couture - Joe Pavelski

TJ Galiardi - Joe Thornton - Brent Burns

Tommy Wingels - Scott Gomez - Martin Havlat

James Sheppard - Tim Kennedy - Andrew Desjardins

Matt Irwin - Dan Boyle

Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Justin Braun

Scott Hannan - Brad Stuart

Antti Niemi

Thomas Greiss

Scratched: Matt Tennyson, Bracken Kearns, Matt Pelech

Injured: Adam Burish (right hand), Jason Demers (left ankle)

Suspended: Raffi Torres

KINGS

Dustin Brown - Anze Kopitar - Justin Williams

Dwight King - Mike Richards - Jeff Carter

Dustin Penner - Trevor Lewis - Tyler Toffoli

Tanner Pearson - Colin Fraser - Brad Richardson

Robyn Regehr - Drew Doughty

Rob Scuderi - Slava Voynov

Jake Muzzin - Keaton Ellerby

Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Bernier

Injured: Jarret Stoll (undisclosed), Kyle Clifford (undisclosed), Willie Mitchell (knee)

Scratched: Matt Greene, Jordan Nolan, Alec Martinez