KINGS (14-10-9) at LIGHTNING (18-12-3)
7 p.m. ET; The Spot, FDSNW
Kings projected lineup
Alex Laferriere -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala -- Quinton Byfield -- Warren Foegele
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Alex Turcotte -- Trevor Moore
Joel Armia -- Samuel Helenius -- Corey Perry
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson -- Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin -- Cody Ceci
Pheonix Copley
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Jeff Malott, Jacob Moverare
Injured: Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Phillip Danault (illness)
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov
Gage Goncalves -- Brayden Point -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Pontus Homberg -- Yanni Gourde -- Zemgus Girgensons
Curtis Douglas -- Nick Paul -- Dominic James
J.J. Moser -- Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh -- Max Crozier
Declan Carlile -- Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: None
Injured: Erik Cernak (undisclosed), Victor Hedman (elbow), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Brandon Hagel (upper body)
Status Report
Danault, a forward, will miss his fourth straight game. ... Hagel is day-to-day after the forward left the game Monday against the Florida Panthers. ... McDonagh and Vasilevskiy are expected to return to the lineup. McDonagh has missed the past 18 games because of an undisclosed injury. Vasilevskiy last played Dec. 2 because of an undisclosed injury. ... The Lightning sent defenseman Steven Santini to Syracuse of the American Hockey League.
