Kings at Avalanche

KINGS (39-26-10) at AVALANCHE (52-14-6)

Kings projected lineup
Arthur Kaliyev -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Iafallo -- Blake Lizotte -- Dustin Brown
Gabriel Vilardi -- Quinton Byfield -- Rasmus Kupari
Matt Roy -- Sean Durzi
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Olli Maatta -- Jordan Spence
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched:Tobias Bjornfot, Lias Andersson, Brendan Lemieux, Jacob Moverare, Austin Strand, Carl Grundstrom
Injured:Andreas Athanasiou (upper body), Mikey Anderson (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook -- Nico Sturm -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Andrew Cogliano -- Darren Helm -- Logan O'Connor
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Erik Johnson -- Bowen Byram
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched:Jack Johnson, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured:Ryan Murray (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee surgery), Nazem Kadri (upper body)
Status report
The Kings didn't hold a morning skate following a 5-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. … Defenseman Jack Johnson will be a healthy scratch for Colorado. Defenseman Erik Johnson will return to the lineup after he was a healthy scratch in a 2-1 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.