Flames at Kings preview

FLAMES (9-6-1) at KINGS (5-9-1)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, FS-W, NHL.TV

The Kings lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday after defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday in their first game under Desjardins, who took over after John Stevens was fired Sunday. Los Angeles is 3-2-0 on a seven-game homestand that ends Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Flames center Sean Monahan enters the game one point shy of 300 points in his NHL career. Monahan has 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) this season and at least one point in 13 of 16 games. He has 146 goals and 153 assists in 409 NHL games.
The Flames had a four-game winning streak end with a 3-2 loss at Anaheim on Wednesday.

Players to watch

Flames forward Elias Lindholm has nine points (three goals, six assists) during a six-game point streak. He has four assists in his past two games.
Kings defenseman Alec Martinez has three assists in his past two games.

They said it

"They're more than happy to have the puck on the wall and have battles in the blue paint on both ends. We're going to have to dig in." -- Flames coach Bill Peters
"It's obviously been kind of tough, but I think I hit a low point maybe six games into the year. I had a look at everything, and there was only one way to go from there. I think recently my game has pointed up, but there are still things I can do better." -- Kings forward Tanner Pearson, who has no goals and one assist through 15 games

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- James Neal
Sam Bennett -- Derek Ryan -- Michael Frolik
Garnet Hathaway -- Mark Jankowski -- Austin Czarnik
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin -- Travis Hamonic
Juuso Valimaki -- Rasmus Andersson
David Rittich
Mike Smith
Scratched:Dalton Prout, Anthony Peluso, Michael Stone
Injured:Dillon Dube (concussion protocol)

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Ilya Kovalchuk -- Jeff Carter -- Tyler Toffoli
Tanner Pearson -- Michael Amadio -- Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford -- Adrian Kempe -- Nate Thompson
Dion Phaneuf -- Drew Doughty
Jake Muzzin -- Alec Martinez
Derek Forbort -- Oscar Fantenberg
Jack Campbell
Peter Budaj
Scratched:Paul LaDue, Matt Luff
Injured:Jonathan Quick (knee), Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder)

Status report

Dube did not travel with the Flames for the three-game California road trip. Rittich will make his first start since Nov. 3. … Amadio has not appeared in a game since Oct. 25. He has one goal in nine games

Stat pack

Neal has 499 points (266 goals, 233 assists) in 719 NHL games. He has two goals and no assists in his past 12 games. Tkachuk has six points (three goals, three assists) during a four-game point streak. … … Campbell has a 1.35 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in his past three starts (2-1-0). The Kings have scored two goals or fewer in 10 of their 15 games (0-9-1).