Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Maxim Mamin
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Mason Marchment -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Reinhart
Frank Vatrano -- Noel Acciari -- Patric Hornqvist
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Petteri Lindbohm -- Brandon Montour
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Lucas Carlsson
Injured: Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Joe Thornton (undisclosed), Ryan Lomberg (undisclosed), Anton Lundell (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault --
Martin Frk
Lias Andersson -- Quinton Byfield --
Rasmus Kupari
Carl Grundstrom -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Olli Maatta -- Jordan Spence
Tobias Bjornfot -- Sean Durzi
Jacob Moverare -- Christian Wolanin
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Gabriel Vilardi, Austin Strand
Injured: Matt Roy (lower body), Dustin Brown (upper body), Andreas Athanasiou (upper body), Drew Doughty (upper body), Mikey Anderson (upper body), Brendan Lemieux (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body), Alexander Edler (ankle)
Status report
Knight will start after being recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Jonas Johansson, a goalie, was assigned to Charlotte for a conditioning assignment. … Thornton, a forward, could return against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. He has not played since Jan. 31. … The Kings did not hold a morning skate following a 5-0 loss at the Sharks on Saturday. … Brown, a forward, will miss an "extended period" after sustaining an upper-body injury in the second period against the Sharks, coach Todd McLellan said after the game. Brown was placed on injured reserve Sunday. … Doughty, a defenseman, was also placed on injured reserve Sunday. … The status of Roy, a defenseman, was not immediately known after he was injured against the Sharks. … Frk, Vilardi and Strand were recalled from Ontario of the AHL on Sunday. Vilardi, a forward, and Strand, a defenseman, are not expected to play against the Panthers.
