Kings at Flames preview

KINGS (24-11-5) at FLAMES (19-16-4)
9 p.m. ET; SNW, FS-W, NHL.TV

The Flames did not disclose the reason for Jagr's absence from the lineup. Jagr, 45, has seven points (goal, six assists) in 22 games.
Jagr, who has missed seven of the past 12 games with a lower-body injury, is third on the NHL's all-time list with 1,733 games played. Gordie Howe is the all-time leader with 1,767 and Mark Messier (1,756) is second.
The Flames are 1-2-1 in their past four games and 3-4-2 in their past nine, and have scored two goals or fewer in seven of their past nine games.
The Kings, who seek their third straight win, are 12-3-2 in their past 17 games and trail the Vegas Golden Knights by three points for first place in the Pacific Division.

Players to watch

Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick is 4-1-1 with 10 goals allowed and one shutout in his past six starts.
Flames goaltender Mike Smith is 3-4-2 with 18 goals allowed in his past nine starts.

They said it

"At times, guys were not having fun in past years. A lot of that had to do with losing hockey games and not being a very good team and not being in the playoffs. That's the biggest difference. Everyone here is having fun." -- Kings defenseman Drew Doughty
"It's a big test. These are important points for us. We see the standings and teams moving around every day. We have to keep getting two points every night." -- Flames captain Mark Giordano

Kings projected lineup

Tanner Pearson -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Marian Gaborik -- Adrian Kempe -- Tyler Toffoli
Kyle Clifford -- Nicholas Shore -- Trevor Lewis
Andy Andreoff -- Torrey Mitchell -- Jussi Jokinen
Jake Muzzin -- Drew Doughty
Kurtis MacDermid -- Alec Martinez
Derek Forbort -- Oscar Fantenberg
Jonathan Quick
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Kevin Gravel](https://www.nhl.com/player/kevin-gravel-8475857), Alex Iafallo, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured:Jeff Carter (ankle), Christian Folin (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Troy Brouwer
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski -- Garnet Hathaway
Andrew Mangiapane
-- Matt Stajan -- Curtis Lazar
Mark Giordano -- Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie -- Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak -- Michael Stone
Mike Smith
David Rittich
Scratched: Marek Hrivik](https://www.nhl.com/player/marek-hrivik-8475949), Matt Bartkowski
Injured: Kris Versteeg (hip), Michael Frolik (upper body), Jaromir Jagr (undisclosed)

Status report

Andreoff is expected to replace Iafallo in the lineup. … The Flames recalled Hrivik from Stockton of the American Hockey League on Thursday after the Arizona Coyotes claimed forward Freddie Hamilton off waivers.

Stat pack

Gaborik has five points (two goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak. … Toffoli has four points (goal, three assists) in his past two games. ... Gaudreau has not scored a goal in his past seven games. … Monahan has one goal in his past 10 games.