Kings at Flames preview

KINGS (11-17-2) at FLAMES (14-12-4)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, FS-W, NHL.TV

The Kings are 0-9-1 in their past 10 away from home, including a 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Los Angeles, which has lost three in a row overall, has not won on the road since a 3-2 victory at the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 22.
Calgary, which is 8-3-2 at home, is 4-0-1 in its past five games after going 0-5-1 in its previous six.

Players to watch

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty leads the NHL in ice time per game at 25:44 but has one assist in his past seven games.
Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has five points (one goal, four assists) in a four-game point streak and is one shy of 200 in the NHL.

They said it

"We have to figure out how to not fall behind and essentially score the first goal and play with the lead. It's a lot more fun playing with the lead. It's way better and we're going to have to figure it out." -- Kings captain Anze Kopitar
"You can tell we have a lot more confidence in our game right now. That just brings a lot more energy to the room. Things are going well. There's a weight off your shoulders. You just go out there and play." -- Flames goalie Cam Talbot

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
Sean Walker -- Drew Doughty
Joakim Ryan -- Matt Roy
Ben Hutton -- Paul LaDue
Jack Campbell
Jonathan Quick
Scratched:Kurtis MacDermid, Ilya Kovalchuk, Matt Luff
Injured:Derek Forbort (back), Alec Martinez (wrist)

Flames projected lineup

Matthew Tkachuk -- Elias Lindholm -- Andrew Mangiapane
Mikael Backlund -- Sean Monahan -- Dillon Dube
Milan Lucic -- Derek Ryan -- Johnny Gaudreau
Zac Rinaldo -- Tobias Rieder -- Michael Frolik
Mark Giordano -- Rasmus Andersson
Noah Hanifin -- Travis Hamonic
TJ Brodie -- Michael Stone
Cam Talbot
David Rittich
Scratched:Mark Jankowski, Oliver Kylington
Injured:Sam Bennett (upper body), Austin Czarnik (lower body)

Status report

Campbell could play after Quick started and made 18 saves in the loss to Edmonton. … Talbot will make his first start in eight games. … Rinaldo could play after being a healthy scratch the past four games.

Stat pack

Kopitar is three points from tying Wayne Gretzky (918) for fourth in Kings history. … Monahan has five points (two goals, three assists) in a four-game point streak. ... Lucic scored his first goal with the Flames in a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and is one shy of 200 in the NHL. … Backlund is one assist from 200 in the NHL.