Oilers at Kings

OILERS (41-25-5) at KINGS (38-24-10)

Oilers projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Zach Hyman -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Derick Brassard -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Zack Kassian
Warren Foegele -- Ryan McLeod -- Derek Ryan
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak -- Tyson Barrie
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Kris Russell, Devin Shore, Josh Archibald
Injured: Kyle Turris (upper body)
Kings projected lineup
Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Carl Grundstrom -- Quinton Byfield -- Gabriel Vilardi
Brendan Lemieux -- Rasmus Kupari -- Arthur Kaliyev
Matt Roy -- Sean Durzi
Olli Maatta -- Jordan Spence
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Lias Andersson, Jacob Moverare, Austin Strand
Injured: Blake Lizotte (upper body), Dustin Brown (upper body), Andreas Athanasiou (upper body), Drew Doughty (upper body), Mikey Anderson (upper body)
Status report
Draisaitl is expected to return after missing a 2-1 overtime win at the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday because of a lower-body injury. … Lemieux will return after missing 16 games because of a lower-body injury. … Roy will return after missing 12 games because of a lower-body injury. … Athanasiou, a forward, returned to practice in a no-contact jersey Wednesday but will miss his 14th straight game. … Lizotte, a forward, participated in the Kings' optional skate Thursday wearing a no-contact jersey; he will miss his sixth consecutive game.