Kings at Predators preview

KINGS (23-30-6) at PREDATORS (35-22-5)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV

Arvidsson, who leads Nashville with 26 goals, did not participate in the morning skate and the Predators did not have an update on his status. Forward Craig Smith, who did not play Tuesday in a 5-3 win at the Dallas Stars because of a lower-body injury, also did not skate.
The Kings traded forward Carl Hagelin to the Washington Capitals on Thursday for a third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Los Angeles is 0-3-2 in its past five games as it begins a four-game road trip. Center Anze Kopitar has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games.

Players to watch

Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk has goals in each of his past two games.
Predators center Ryan Johansen has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his past eight games.

They said it

"We did know that was a possibility coming. He was good for us. He played well. He was a good addition. His speed was good. I thought he was good for [Adrian] Kempe, too. So in the short time he was here, I thought he made a difference, and we will miss him." -- Kings coach Willie Desjardins on trading Carl Hagelin
"I think the aggressive mindset, the skating, the competitiveness, just the overall readiness. I thought we were ready to go, ready to compete, ready to battle. Ready to play hockey, to be honest with you. It was two good teams. It was back and forth. It was a tight one. We were able to dig it out, and I thought we did that because we were really on our game and playing to our potential." -- Nashville defenseman Mattias Ekholm on carrying the momentum from the win at Dallas Tuesday

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Brendan Leipsic -- Jeff Carter -- Tyler Toffoli
Trevor Lewis -- Adrian Kempe -- Ilya Kovalchuk
Kyle Clifford --
Michael Amadio
-- Austin Wagner
Derek Forbort -- Drew Doughty
Oscar Fantenberg -- Paul LaDue
Dion Phaneuf --
Matt Roy
Jonathan Quick
Jack Campbell
Scratched:None
Injured:Alec Martinez (upper body), Sean Walker](https://www.nhl.com/player/sean-walker-8480336?season=20182019) (upper body), Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder)

Predators projected lineup

Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Kevin Fiala
Colton Sissons -- Kyle Turris -- Calle Jarnkrok
Brian Boyle -- Nick Bonino -- Ryan Hartman
Cody McLeod -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Rocco Grimaldi
Roman Josi -- Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm -- P.K. Subban
Dan Hamhuis -- Yannick Weber
Pekka Rinne
Juuse Saros
Scratched:Matt Irwin
Injured:Miikka Salomaki (upper body), Craig Smith (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (undisclosed)

Status report

The Kings held an optional morning skate. … Fiala took Arvidsson's place on the first line at the morning skate and also on the power play.

Stat pack

Kopitar has 34 points (10 goals, 24 assists) in 41 games against the Predators. … Josi has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past eight games.