LOS ANGELES -- After being suspended for the past two games, New York Rangers defenseman John Moore was back in the lineup Saturday for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center (NBC, CBC, RDS).
Los Angeles leads the best-of-7 series 1-0 after a 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday.
Moore received a two-game suspension for a check to the head of Montreal Canadiens forward Dale Weise in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final. New York won that series in six games.
Moore is expected to play alongside Kevin Klein, his normal defense partner. Raphael Diaz was scratched.
Moore skated with Klein in practice Friday, after which Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said he wouldn't give away the lineup but added, "You watched practice, so …"
Moore has appeared in 17 games in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He has one assist and is plus-4.
Goaltender Cam Talbot is out again. He hasn't practiced with the Rangers since they clinched the Eastern Conference championship last week. Vigneault has not provided an update on his injury other than to say he's day-to-day.
David Leneveu is the backup to Henrik Lundqvist again.
Here are the lineups based on warm-ups:
RANGERS
Chris Kreider - Derek Stepan - Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin - Brad Richards - Martin St. Louis
Benoit Pouliot - Derick Brassard - Mats Zuccarello
Brian Boyle - Dominic Moore - Derek Dorsett
Injured: Cam Talbot (undisclosed)
Scratched: Daniel Carcillo (suspended), Justin Falk, Raphael Diaz, J.T. Miller, Jesper Fast
KINGS
Dustin Brown - Anze Kopitar - Marian Gaborik
Tanner Pearson - Jeff Carter - Tyler Toffoli
Dwight King - Jarret Stoll - Justin Williams
Kyle Clifford - Mike Richards - Trevor Lewis
Willie Mitchell - Slava Voynov
Injured: none
Scratched: Robyn Regehr, Colin Fraser, Jeff Schultz, Jordan Nolan
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Injured: Cam Talbot (undisclosed)
Scratched: Daniel Carcillo (suspended), Justin Falk, Raphael Diaz, J.T. Miller, Jesper Fast
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