Coyotes at Kings

COYOTES (19-15-5) at KINGS (14-17-6)

Coyotes projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Nick Schmaltz -- Conor Garland
Clayton Keller -- Christian Dvorak -- Phil Kessel
Lawson Crouse -- Johan Larsson -- Christian Fischer
John Hayden -- Derick Brassard --
Lane Pederson
Jakob Chychrun -- Jordan Oesterle
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Alex Goligoski -- Jason Demers
Adin Hill
Ivan Prosvetov
Scratched:Dryden Hunt, Jordan Gross, Drake Caggiula
Injured:Niklas Hjalmarsson (upper body), Darcy Kuemper (lower body), Tyler Pitlick (lower body), Antti Raanta (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Trevor Moore -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan -- Carl Grundstrom
Andreas Athanasiou -- Blake Lizotte -- Jeff Carter
Adrian Kempe -- Brendan Lemieux -- Austin Wagner
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Kurtis MacDermid -- Sean Walker
Kale Clague -- Austin Strand
Cal Petersen
Jonathan Quick
Scratched:Gabriel Vilardi, Drake Rymsha
Injured:Tobias Bjornfot (upper body), Olli Maatta (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol:Matt Roy
Status report
Oesterle will return after not playing in a 5-2 win at the Kings on Monday because of an undisclosed injury. … The Kings held an optional morning skate. … Lemieux will make his Kings debut after being acquired in a trade from the New York Rangers on March 27. … Vilardi, a forward, will be scratched for the first time this season. … Maatta, a defenseman, is expected to play during the Kings' two-game set against the San Jose Sharks on Friday and Saturday.