Kings at Senators

KINGS (7-5-1) at SENATORS (3-8-1)

Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Andreas Athanasiou -- Phillip Danault -- Alex Iafallo
Carl Grundstrom -- Rasmus Kupari -- Trevor Moore
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Alexander Edler -- Matt Roy
Olli Maatta -- Kale Clague
Tobias Bjornfot -- Mikey Anderson
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: T.J. Tynan, Austin Strand
Injured: Sean Walker (ACL/MCL), Drew Doughty (tibial plateau contusion), Lias Andersson (undisclosed), Quinton Byfield (fractured ankle)
COVID-19 protocol: Viktor Arvidsson, Gabriel Vilardi
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Zach Sanford
Tim Stutzle
-- Nick Paul -- Drake Batherson
Tyler Ennis -- Chris Tierney --
Egor Sokolov
Parker Kelly --
Logan Shaw
--
Scott Sabourin
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Erik Brannstrom -- Artem Zub
Dillon Heatherington -- Michael Del Zotto
Filip Gustavsson
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Lassi Thomson, Andrew Aggozino
Injured: Colin White (shoulder), Shane Pinto (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Matt Murray, Josh Brown, Austin Watson,Dylan Gambrell, Connor Brown, Alex Formenton, Victor Mete,Nick Holden
Status report
The Kings will dress the same lineup from their 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. … Murray, a goalie, and Formenton, a forward, were added to NHL COVID-19 protocol Thursday. Senators coach D.J. Smith said each of the eight players in protocol has symptoms. ... Pinto, a forward, practiced in a regular jersey for the first time since sustaining an upper-body injury. Smith said, "he'll be back shortly." ... Aggozino, a forward, and Heatherington and Thomson, defensemen, were recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League.