Sharks at Kings

SHARKS (24-25-7) at KINGS (32-19-7)

Sharks projected lineup
Jonathan Dahlen -- Logan Couture -- Timo Meier
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Rudolfs Balcers
Jonah Gadjovich -- Scott Reedy -- Noah Gregor
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Jeffrey Viel
Jake Middleton -- Brent Burns
Erik Karlsson -- Jaycob Megna
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Nicolas Meloche
Zach Sawchenko
Alex Stalock
Scratched: Ryan Dzingel, Matt Nieto, Ryan Merkley
Injured: Radim Simek (undisclosed), Mario Ferraro (lower body), James Reimer (lower body), Kevin Labanc (upper body), Adin Hill (lower body)
Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar -- Arthur Kaliyev
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Andreas Athanasiou
Alex Iafallo -- Quinton Byfield -- Dustin Brown
Carl Grundstrom -- Blake Lizotte -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Jacob Moverare -- Jordan Spence
Olli Maatta -- Matt Roy
Tobias Bjornfot -- Sean Durzi
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Lias Andersson
Injured: Drew Doughty (undisclosed), Mikey Anderson (upper body), Brendan Lemieux (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body), Alexander Edler (ankle)
Status report
Karlsson will return after missing 15 games because of surgery to repair a torn muscle in his left forearm. … Megna is expected to return after missing 10 games because of a foot injury that required surgery. … Dahlen is likely to play after missing four games with an upper-body injury. ... Middleton will be a game-time decision because of a non-COVID-19 illness. ... Doughty, a defenseman, is day to day. … Spence will make his NHL debut. … Arvidsson, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Thursday; he was injured during a 3-0 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.