Avalanche at Kings

AVALANCHE (47-24-6) at KINGS (45-24-10)

Avalanche projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Denis Malgin -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin
Andrew Cogliano -- Lars Eller -- Logan O'Connor
Ben Meyers -- Alex Newhook -- Matt Nieto
Devon Toews -- Samuel Girard
Jack Johnson -- Bowen Byram
Kurtis MacDermid -- Erik Johnson
Alexandar Georgiev
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Brad Hunt
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Josh Manson (lower body), Artturi Lehkonen (finger), Cale Makar (lower body), Darren Helm (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Quinton Byfield -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Iafallo -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Carl Grundstrom -- Rasmus Kupari -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Drew Doughty
Sean Durzi -- Matt Roy
Jordan Spence -- Sean Walker
Pheonix Copley
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot , Zack MacEwen
Injured: Alexander Edler (upper body), Mikey Anderson (undisclosed), Kevin Fiala (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body)
Status report
The Avalanche did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Anderson, a defenseman, was a full participant in practice on Saturday despite wearing a non-contact jersey but will miss his fifth straight game. … Anderson-Dolan and Spence each is likely to enter the lineup. ... Copley will start after making 22 saves in relief of Korpisalo in a 5-2 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.