Kings at Ducks preview

KINGS (12-18-2) at DUCKS (13-14-4)
10 p.m. ET; PRIME, FS-W, NHL.TV

The Kings haven't won away from home since a 3-2 victory at the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 22. Los Angeles, 3-6-1 in its past 10 games overall, is coming off a 3-1 win against the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday, ending a four-game losing streak that began with a 4-2 loss at Anaheim on Dec. 2.
Goalie Jonathan Quick is expected to start; he's 2-4-1 with a 2.30 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in his past seven starts.
The Ducks, 4-8-4 in their past 16 games, look to win consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 29 (7-4 win against the Winnipeg Jets) and Nov. 1 (2-1 overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks).

Players to watch

Kings defenseman Matt Roy had two assists against the Rangers for the first multi-point game in his 57-game NHL career.
Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf has five points (one goal, four assists) in a four-game point streak and 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in his past 11 games.

They said it

"Eventually, we'll break the seal on the road if we keep playing the way we are and play as a team." -- Kings coach Todd McLellan
"Max can be a dangerous player. All we're encouraging Max to do is bring that swagger. ... He doesn't need to tiptoe around in this league." -- Ducks coach Dallas Eakins on rookie forward Max Comtois, who moved back into the lineup after forward Nick Ritchie sustained a knee injury against the Washington Capitals on Friday that's expected to keep him out 6-10 weeks

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Jeff Carter -- Michael Amadio -- Tyler Toffoli
Adrian Kempe -- Blake Lizotte -- Austin Wagner
Kyle Clifford -- Nikolai Prokhorkin -- Trevor Lewis
Joakim Ryan -- Drew Doughty
Ben Hutton -- Matt Roy
Kurtis MacDermid -- Sean Walker
Jonathan Quick
Jack Campbell
Scratched: Ilya Kovalchuk, Paul LaDue, Matt Luff
Injured: Alec Martinez (wrist), Derek Forbort (back)

Ducks projected lineup

Devin Shore -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Rickard Rakell -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Comtois -- Sam Steel -- Ondrej Kase
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Derek Grant -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Cam Fowler -- Erik Gudbranson
Brendan Guhle -- Korbinian Holzer
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Sam Carrick, Michael Del Zotto
Injured: Nick Ritchie (knee)

Status report

Martinez and Forbort were on the ice before the morning skate on Thursday but remain out. ... Steel is expected to return to the lineup after he was a healthy scratch in a 3-2 win at the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

Stat pack

The Kings are 9-2-0 this season when leading after the first period. ... Kopitar has 66 points (24 goals, 42 assists) in 69 games against the Ducks. … Anaheim is 19-6-5 in its past 30 regular-season games against Los Angeles.