The Los Angeles Kings take on the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
KINGS (31-17-8) at STARS (37-19-2)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNW, Victory+
Kings projected lineup
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Adrian Kempe
Alex Turcotte — Anze Kopitar — Alex Laferriere
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Tanner Jeannot — Trevor Lewis
Mikey Anderson — Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson — Drew Doughty
Jacob Moverare — Jordan Spence
Brandt Clarke
Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich
Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Akil Thomas
Injured: None
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate Friday. … Doughty is expected to return after missing a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday with a lower-body injury.
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Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Mavrik Bourque
Mason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Mikael Granlund
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Evgenii Dadonov
Logan Stankoven — Sam Steel — Oskar Back
Thomas Harley — Cody Ceci
Esa Lindell — Ilya Lyubushkin
Brendan Smith — Matt Dumba
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Colin Blackwell
Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Tyler Seguin (hip), Lian Bichsel (concussion)
Status report:
Bichsel remains in concussion protocol but is progressing, according to coach Pete DeBoer; the defenseman is day to day after being injured on a hit by New York Islanders forward Casey Cizekas during a 4-3 win Sunday.
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