Mike Smith will start in goal vs. LA. Smith has stopped 191 of 204 shots, a .936 save percentage, since returning from injury on Oct. 16.
"He's healthy, he's in a good frame of mind and I think he's making the adjustments from game to game that he needs to make," General Manager John Chayka told Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. "Overall he's in a really good place and that gives us a chance to win every night."
Backup goalie Louis Domingue was removed from the injured-reserve list after missing three games because of a lower-body injury. Domingue will dress for the game vs. LA, and goalie Justin Peters was assigned back to the American Hockey League.
The Coyotes will have Oliver Ekman-Larsson in the lineup. The key defenseman missed the third period of Tuesday's game at San Jose because of an upper-body injury, but the injury is not considered serious.
"I'm feeling good," Ekman-Larsson said. "… It's not a big thing. At the same time, you want to make sure it's nothing too serious. I'm feeling good."
Max Domi will enter the game on a hot streak having scored three goals in the past five games. He and Radim Vrbata co-lead the team with 15 points.
Rookie defenseman Jakob Chychrun will return to the lineup after missing the past four games as a healthy scratch. Head Coach Dave Tippett hinted before Tuesday's game that Chychrun would play again soon after needing a break to reboot.
Captain Shane Doan is expected to pass Wayne Gretzky and gain sole possession of 19th place on the NHL's all-time games played list by skating in his 1,488th career game.
