Penguins at Kings

PENGUINS (21-9-5) at KINGS (18-13-5)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Evan Rodrigues
Jeff Carter -- Evgeni Malkin -- Kasperi Kapanen
Anthony Angello -- Teddy Blueger -- Radim Zohorna
Kasper Bjorkqvist -- Brian Boyle -- Dominik Simon
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mike Matheson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Louis Domingue
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Brock McGinn
Injured: Jason Zucker (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Casey DeSmith, Bryan Rust , Danton Heinen , Zach Aston-Reese
Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar -- Alex Iafallo
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Turcotte
-- Rasmus Kupari -- Dustin Brown
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Olli Maatta -- Matt Roy
Tobias Bjornfot -- Sean Durzi
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: None
Injured: Lias Andersson (undisclosed), Andreas Athanasiou (lower body), Alexander Edler (ankle)
COVID-19 protocol: Carl Grundstrom, Martin Frk
Status report
McGinn, a forward, participated in the Penguins' optional morning skate Thursday after being removed from COVID-19 protocol, but is not expected to play. ... Athanasiou, a forward, has resumed skating but is not cleared for contact. … Christian Wolanin, a defenseman, cleared COVID-19 protocol and was assigned to Ontario of the American Hockey League on Thursday.