JETS (16-9-2) at KINGS (16-5-4)
10:30 p.m. ET; BSW, TSN3, TVAS
Jets projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Morgan Barron
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- David Gustafsson -- Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Declan Chisholm, Logan Stanley, Dominic Toninato
Injured: Kyle Connor (knee), Ville Heinola (ankle), Rasmus Kupari (shoulder)
Kings projected lineup
Quinton Byfield -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Kevin Fiala
Carl Grundstrom -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Alex Laferriere
Trevor Lewis -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Jacob Moverare -- Matt Roy
Andreas Englund -- Jordan Spence
Cam Talbot
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Jaret-Anderson Dolan
Injured: Vladislav Gavrikov (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body)
Status report
The Jets did not hold a morning skate Wednesday following a 2-1 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. … Hellebuyck will start after Brossoit made 30 saves at San Jose. ... Connor is expected to miss 6-8 weeks; the forward was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. ... Toninato, a forward, was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Gavrikov, a defenseman, is day to day after being injured in a 3-2 overtime loss at the New York Islanders on Saturday and being unable to finish a 4-1 loss at the New York Rangers on Sunday. … Moverare will make his season debut with Gavrikov out. … Kaliyev participated in the Kings morning skate Wednesday and is expected to play after missing practice Tuesday because of flu-like symptoms.
