Kings at Flames preview

KINGS (25-18-5) at FLAMES (25-16-6)
10 p.m. ET; SN360, FS-W, NHL.TV

Calgary, which has lost two straight games following a seven-game winning streak, is 7-0-2 in its past nine games and has not lost in regulation since a 2-1 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 29.
Los Angeles has lost seven of its past eight games (1-7-0), including a 6-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, after going 4-1-1 in their previous six games.
Goaltender Jonathan Quick, who was pulled in the second period after giving up five goals on 19 shots against Vancouver, could start.

Players to watch

Kings forward Anze Kopitar has five points (one goal, four assists) during a five-game point streak and 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in his past nine games.
Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past nine games.

They said it

"We need to bounce back; [Wednesday] is a new day." -- Kings forward Tyler Toffoli
"We want to obviously get some wins. We've lost the last two. Even though we've gotten points, we've still lost the last two. Especially against a team tonight, they're right behind us in the standings. This is a big game." -- Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Tanner Pearson -- Adrian Kempe -- Tyler Toffoli
Marian Gaborik -- Michael Amadio -- Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford -- Nicholas Shore -- Torrey Mitchell
Jake Muzzin -- Drew Doughty
Kevin Gravel -- Alec Martinez
Paul LaDue -- Christian Folin
Jonathan Quick
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Andy Andreoff, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: Jeff Carter (lower body), Derek Forbort (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Troy Brouwer
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski -- Garnet Hathaway
Marek Hrivik -- Matt Stajan -- Curtis Lazar

Mark Giordano -- Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie -- Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak -- Michael Stone
Mike Smith
David Rittich
Scratched: Andrew Mangiapane, Matt Bartkowski
Injured: Kris Versteeg (hip), Michael Frolik (jaw), Jaromir Jagr (lower body)

Status report

Forbort left in the second period against Vancouver and did not return. Coach John Stevens didn't have an update on his status after the game. …The Flames held an optional skate; The Kings did not skate.

Stat pack

Quick is 1-6-0 with 23 goals against in his past seven starts after going 4-1-1 with 10 goals against in his prior six starts. …Gaudreau has 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in his past nine games. ... Monahan has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past eight games. ... Smith is 6-0-2 with 15 goals against in his past eight starts, and has held opponents to two goals or fewer in six straight starts.