Kings at Oilers

KINGS (9-9-4) at OILERS (16-6-0)

Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Alex Iafallo -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Trevor Moore -- Lias Andersson -- Rasmus Kupari
Carl Grundstrom -- T.J. Tynan -- Arthur Kaliyev
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Alexander Edler -- Matt Roy
Tobias Bjornfot -- Sean Durzi
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched:Olli Maatta, Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Injured:None
Suspended:Brendan Lemieux
COVID-19 protocol:Andreas Athanasiou, Blake Lizotte
Oilers projected lineup
Zach Hyman -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Derek Ryan -- Colton Sceviour
Tyler Benson -- Ryan McLeod -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Tyson Barrie
Philip Broberg -- Evan Bouchard
William Lagesson -- Kris Russell
Mikko Koskinen
Stuart Skinner
Scratched:Brendan Perlini, Kyle Turris, Markus Niemelainen
Injured:Mike Smith (lower body), Devin Shore (lower body), Slater Koekkoek (lower body), Duncan Keith (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Cody Ceci
Status report
Anderson-Dolan, a forward, and Tynan were recalled from Ontario of the American Hockey League and placed Lizotte in NHL COVID-19 protocol. Tynan will play his first game of the season. ... The Kings activated forward Quinton Byfield from injured reserve and loaned him to Ontario on Sunday. Byfield, the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, broke his left ankle in a preseason game at the Arizona Coyotes on Oct. 5. ... Lemieux, a forward, is serving the third of a five-game suspension for biting Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk on Nov. 27. ... The Oilers activated Nurse off injured reserve and he will play against the Kings. Nurse broke a finger blocking a shot against the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 18 and missed six games.