PANTHERS (1-0-2) at KINGS (0-1-1)
10 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN+
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk -- Sam Reinhart -- Brad Marchand
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sandis Vilmanis
Bokondji Imama -- Lars Eller -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Kulikov -- Gustav Forsling
Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones
Uvis Balinskis -- Radko Gudas
Jacob Markstrom
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Aaron Ekblad, Sam Lafferty, Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Aleksander Barkov (lower body), Jonah Gadjovich (neck), Brad Marchand (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Quinton Byfield -- Adrian Kempe
Mats Zuccarello -- Alex Turcotte -- Alex Laferriere
Trevor Moore -- Erik Haula -- Scott Laughton
Corey Perry -- Joel Armia
Brian Dumoulin -- Drew Doughty
Erik Gustafsson -- Brandt Clarke
Mikey Anderson -- Cody Ceci
Joel Edmundson
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Andre Lee, Samuel Helenius
Injured: Kevin Fiala (leg surgery)
Status report
The Panthers, who held an optional skate, expect to dress the same lineup they used in a 3-2 overtime loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. … Barkov will be out 6-8 weeks after being injured in a 4-3 overtime loss at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday; coach Paul Maurice said the center will not need surgery. ... The Kings held an optional skate. … Kuemper will start, the only lineup change from a 5-4 overtime loss at the Sharks on Saturday. … Fiala has resumed skating on his own; Kings general manager Ken Holland previously said the forward could return in early November after having follow-up surgery in September for fractures to his left lower leg playing for Team Switzerland in the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.
