Panthers at Kings

PANTHERS (6-4-1) at KINGS (6-6-1)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew Tkachuk
Rudolfs Balcers -- Sam Bennett -- Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Colin White
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Matt Kiersted -- Marc Staal
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Aleksi Heponiemi, Lucas Carlsson
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (upper body), Anthony Duclair (lower body), Aaron Ekblad (groin)
Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar -- Gabriel Vilardi
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala -- Rasmus Kupari -- Carl Grundstrom
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Sean Durzi -- Matt Roy
Alexander Edler -- Sean Walker
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke
Injured: Alex Iafallo (lower body)
Status report
Hornqvist, a forward, is day-to-day after being injured on an illegal check to the head by San Jose Sharks forward Luke Kunin in a 4-3 win Thursday; coach Paul Maurice said he does not believe the injury is long term. … White will return after not playing Thursday because of an upper-body injury. … Heponiemi, a forward, was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Friday. … Byfield, a forward, participated in the Kings morning skate Saturday but will not play; he missed the past four games because of illness. … Kupari was recalled from Ontario of the American Hockey League on Saturday after being assigned to the AHL on Friday because of NHL salary cap purposes.