Kings at Avalanche

KINGS (37-20-8) at AVALANCHE (35-21-6)

Kings projected lineup
Quinton Byfield -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Trevor Moore -- Blake Lizotte -- Alex Iafallo
Gabriel Vilardi -- Rasmus Kupari -- Zack MacEwen
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Matt Roy
Jordan Spence
-- Sean Walker
Joonas Korpisalo
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Arthur Kaliyev, Alexander Edler, Carl Grundstrom
Injured: Sean Durzi (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- Lars Eller -- Logan O'Connor
Matt Nieto -- Alex Newhook -- Denis Malgin
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Bowen Byram
Jack Johnson -- Brad Hunt
Alexandar Georgiev
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: None
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Darren Helm (lower body), Erik Johnson (lower body), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Josh Manson (lower body), Kurtis MacDermid (lower body)
Status report
Moore will return after missing seven games with an upper-body injury. ... Durzi, a defenseman, did not travel with the Kings after leaving a 4-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Monday. ... Korpisalo will make his second start since being acquired in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 1; he made 24 saves in a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues in his Los Angeles debut on Saturday. ... MacDermid, a defenseman, is day to day after falling into the boards during the third period of a 6-0 win against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. ... Georgiev is expected to start for the eighth time in nine games.