Kings at Senators preview

KINGS (2-1-1) at SENATORS (1-2-1)
2 p.m. ET; TSN5, RDS, FS-W, NHL.TV

The defenseman had 54 points (13 goals, 41 assists) in 154 games for Ottawa before he was traded along with forward Nate Thompson for forwards Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore.
The Senators, who have lost two in a row, will be without forwards Alex Formenton (concussion) and Ryan Dzingel (lower body), and defenseman Cody Ceci (upper body), who were placed on injured reserve Friday.
Goaltender Craig Anderson will start for Ottawa. He has allowed 13 goals in three games and has an .895 save percentage.
Jack Campbell, who had his first NHL shutout in a 3-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, will start for Los Angeles.

Players to watch

Kings forward Tyler Toffoli has four points (one goal, three assists) in his first four games this season.

Senators forward Brady Tkachuk had three points (two goals, one assist) in his second career NHL game on Wednesday.

They said it

"Ottawa is special to me for a lot of reasons. First and foremost, my daughter was born here." -- Kings defenseman Dion Phaneuf
"I don't think we're that far out of games or anything. I think we're right there, but we obviously have to fix a little bit defensively and keep scoring goals offensively and we'll be fine."-- Senators forward Mikkel Boedker

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Ilya Kovalchuk
Tanner Pearson -- Adrian Kempe -- Tyler Toffoli
Jaret Anderson-Dolan -- Michael Amadio -- Jeff Carter
Kyle Clifford -- Nate Thompson -- Trevor Lewis
Derek Forbort -- Drew Doughty
Jake Muzzin -- Alec Martinez
Dion Phaneuf -- Paul LaDue
Jack Campbell
Peter Budaj
Scratched: Oscar Fantenberg, Austin Wagner
Injured: Jonathan Quick (lower body), Dustin Brown (broken finger), Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder), Gabriel Vilardi (back)

Senators projected lineup

Mikkel Boedker -- Matt Duchene -- Colin White
Brady Tkachuk -- Zack Smith -- Mark Stone
Magnus Paajarvi -- Chris Tierney -- Bobby Ryan
Tom Pyatt -- Paul Carey
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Mark Borowiecki -- Chris Wideman
Max Lajoie -- Christian Jaros
Ben Harpur
Craig Anderson
Mike Condon
Scratched:Nicholas Paul
Injured: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles), Max McCormick (lower body), Alex Formenton (concussion), Ryan Dzingel (lower body), Cody Ceci (upper body)

Status report

Brown is skating in Los Angeles and could play Thursday against the New York Islanders when the Kings return from their four-game trip. … Harpur will play in his first game this season. … Senators coach Guy Boucher said 11 forwards and seven defensemen could dress. … Paul and Jaros were recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Friday.

Stat pack

The Senators have been outscored 13-7 in their past two games.