Kings at Panthers

KINGS (27-17-6) at PANTHERS (23-21-6)

Kings projected lineup
Quinton Byfield -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Alex Iafallo -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala -- Blake Lizotte -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Rasmus Kupari -- Alex Turcotte -- Samuel Fagemo
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Sean Durzi -- Matt Roy
Alexander Edler -- Sean Walker
Pheonix Copley
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Brendan Lemieux
Injured: Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Carl Grundstrom (lower body), Trevor Moore (upper body), Arthur Kaliyev (lower body)
Panthers projected lineup
Sam Reinhart -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anton Lundell
Matthew Tkachuk -- Sam Bennett -- Carter Verhaeghe
Nick Cousins -- Colin White -- Eetu Luostarinen
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Givani Smith
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Alex Lyon
Mack Guzda
Scratched: Casey Fitzgerald, Chris Tierney, Spencer Knight
Injured: Sergei Bobrovsky (lower body), Anthony Duclair (Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Status report
The Kings held an optional morning skate Friday. ... The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Friday. … Goalies Bobrovsky and Knight each practiced Thursday, but Lyon is expected to make his fourth straight start. ... Bobrovsky, who was placed on injured reserve Friday, has missed three games and Knight has missed nine games. ... Guzda was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League to back up Lyon. ... Bennett is expected to return after missing a 7-6 overtime loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday with a lower-body injury. … Eric Staal was removed from IR and is expected back after missing three games with a concussion. … The Panthers reassigned forward Grigori Denisenko to Charlotte.