Oilers at Kings preview

OILERS (23-24-4) at KINGS (28-19-5)
10:30 p.m. ET; FS-W, SNW, NHL.TV

Kuemper, who will try for his fourth straight win, made 28 saves in a 3-0 victory at the Dallas Stars on Jan. 30, and made 27 shots in a 6-0 triumph against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. He is 8-1-3 this season with a 1.76 goals-against average and .943 save percentage for the Kings, 4-2-0 in their past six games after a six-game losing streak.
Oilers center Connor McDavid, who scored four goals for the first time in his NHL career in a 6-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, has six goals in his past two games and 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in his past eight games.
Edmonton is 5-1-1 in its past seven games after going 1-6-1 in its previous eight games.

Players to watch

Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl has six points (one goal, five assists) in a three-game point streak, and 23 points (five goals, 18 assists) in his past 19 games.
Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"When you feel good about your game as an individual, you tend to make more plays. When your high-end players are playing that way, they can drag everybody's confidence up with them." -- Oilers coach Todd McLellan on center Connor McDavid
"They got a lot of speed, so we've got to focus in on our forecheck. We've got to make sure we don't have many turnovers and keep the puck going forward." -- Kings forward Alex Iafallo on facing the Oilers

Oilers projected lineup

Michael Cammalleri -- Connor McDavid -- Leon Draisaitl
Milan Lucic -- Jujhar Khaira -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Pat Maroon -- Ryan Strome -- Drake Caggiula
Iiro Pakarinen -- Mark Letestu -- Anton Slepyshev
Oscar Klefbom -- Matt Benning
Darnell Nurse -- Kris Russell
Andrej Sekera -- Brandon Davidson
Cam Talbot
Al Montoya
Scratched:Zack Kassian, Yohann Auvitu
Injured: Adam Larsson (personal), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper body)

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Tyler Toffoli
Tanner Pearson -- Adrian Kempe -- Dustin Brown
Kyle Clifford -- Torrey Mitchell -- Trevor Lewis
Andy Andreoff -- Michael Amadio -- Jonny Brodzinski
Derek Forbort -- Drew Doughty
Jake Muzzin -- Paul LaDue
Kevin Gravel -- Christian Folin
Darcy Kuemper
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Marian Gaborik, Nicholas Shore
Injured: Alec Martinez (lower body), Jeff Carter (lower body)

Status report

Martinez will be a game-time decision, Kings coach John Stevens said. … Carter will not travel with Los Angeles on its upcoming seven-game road trip, and will continue his rehabilitation.

Stat pack

The Oilers have allowed a power-play goal in four of their past five games. … The Kings are 7-for-20 on the power play (35.0 percent) in their past six games. … The Oilers have allowed six power-play goals in 15 attempts (40.0 percent) in their past five games.