Kings at Jets preview

KINGS (32-22-5) at JETS (35-15-9)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, FS-W, NHL.TV

The Jets (79 points) are tied with the idle Nashville Predators, who have a game in hand. They are 6-2-1 in their past nine games and end a 10-game homestand against the Kings.
The Kings are two points behind the Anaheim Ducks for third place in the Pacific Division and trail the Minnesota Wild by two points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. They play the second of a back to back after a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

Players to watch

Kings forward Anze Kopitar has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 15 games.
Jets forward Mark Scheifele has eight points (three goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak.

They said it

"We've got to come out flying, just similar identity, and play our style of game." -- Kings forward Kyle Clifford
"Our focus is always at the task at hand. Tonight, that's the L.A. Kings. That's our main focus. We want to go out every night and win every game. The good teams in the League don't look to far ahead. They focus on what they have at hand and the game they have to play and getting better as a team, and controlling what we can control." -- Jets forward Mark Scheifele

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Tanner Pearson -- Adrian Kempe -- Torrey Mitchell
Kyle Clifford -- Nate Thompson -- Tyler Toffoli
Andy Andreoff -- Michael Amadio -- Jonny Brodzinski
Derek Forbort -- Drew Doughty
Dion Phaneuf -- Alec Martinez
Jake Muzzin -- Christian Folin
Darcy Kuemper
Jonathan Quick
Scratched:Kevin Gravel, Michael Mersch, Paul LaDue
Injured:Trevor Lewis (upper body), Jeff Carter (lower body)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault -- Bryan Little -- Jack Roslovic
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Andrew Copp -- Patrik Laine
Nic Petan -- Matt Hendricks -- Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Tyler Myers
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Chiarot -- Dmitry Kulikov
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched:Tucker Poolman, Marko Dano
Injured: Shawn Matthias (upper body), Steve Mason (concussion), Jacob Trouba (lower body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Brandon Tanev (upper body), Michael Hutchinson (concussion)

Status report

The Kings did not hold a morning skate. … Mason and Hutchinson skated with Winnipeg.

Stat pack

Doughty has 11 points (goal, 11 assists) in his past 13 games. … Hellebuyck is 5-2-0 with a 2.15 goals-against average, .920 save percentage and one shutout in his past seven starts.