Kings at Islanders projected lineups

KINGS (1-4-2) at ISLANDERS (5-3-1)

7:30 PM ET (Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SN+)

Kings projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Alex Laferriere -- Adrian Kempe

Trevor Moore -- Quinton Byfield -- Mats Zuccarello

Erik Haula -- Scott Laughton -- Joel Armia

Andre Lee -- Samuel Helenius -- Corey Perry

Erik Gustafsson -- Brandt Clarke

Joel Edmundson -- Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson -- Brian Dumoulin

Darcy Kuemper

Anton Forsberg

Scratched: Taylor Ward, Cody Ceci, Jared Wright 

Injured: Alex Turcotte (undisclosed), Kevin Fiala (leg surgery)

Islanders projected lineup

Simon Holmstrom -- Bo Horvat -- Kyle Palmieri

Emil Heineman -- Brayden Schenn -- Victor Eklund

Ondrej Palat -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Duclair

Kyle MacLean -- Casey Cizikas -- Mitchell Chaffee

Logan Stanley – Matthew Schaefer

Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock

Matthew Kessel -- Tony DeAngelo 

Semyon Varlamov

Ilya Sorokin

Scratched: Scott Mayfield

Injured: Mathew Barzal (knee), Alexander Romanov (torn right ACL), Matias Maccelli (lower body), Calum Ritchie (lower body)

Status report

Byfield, who sustained an upper-body injury in a 5-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, will be a game-time decision. … Wright, a forward, was recalled from Ontario of the American Hockey League. … Varlamov will play his first home game since Nov. 25, 2024, a 4-2 loss against the Detroit Red Wings.