Devils at Kings

DEVILS (27-12-3) at KINGS (25-14-6)

Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Tomas Tatar
Nolan Foote -- Yegor Sharangovich -- Miles Wood
Jesper Boqvist -- Michael McLeod -- Dawson Mercer
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Nikita Okhotiuk -- Brendan Smith
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Alexander Holtz, Fabian Zetterlund, Kevin Bahl
Injured: John Marino (upper body), Nathan Bastian (shoulder), Jonathan Bernier (hip)
Kings projected lineup
Quinton Byfield -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Alex Iafallo -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala -- Blake Lizotte -- Gabriel Vilardi
Brendan Lemieux -- Rasmus Kupari -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Sean Durzi -- Matt Roy
Alexander Edler -- Sean Walker
Jonathan Quick
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Jordan Spence, Carl Grundstrom
Injured: Trevor Moore (upper body), Arthur Kaliyev (lower body)
Status report
Blackwood is expected to start after Vanecek made 31 saves in a 6-2 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. ... Quick did not take part in the Kings' optional skate Saturday but is expected to start for the first time since he made 19 saves in a 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Dec. 31. ... Arvidsson is expected to return afrer missing a 4-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday because of an illness.