MayorsManor.com

NHL blog, LA Kings hockey news and interviews from The Mayor

You are here: Home / HockeyBlog / Kings Projected Lineup vs. Nashville Predators; Featuring LA’s New-Look Defense

Kings Projected Lineup vs. Nashville Predators; Featuring LA’s New-Look Defense

By


Buckle up, it’s going to be a sprint to the finish.

With 18 games remaining in this year’s regular season, the LA Kings are in control of their own playoff destiny. Other teams losing can help their case, yet it isn’t actually needed. If the Kings can just win their fair share of games they will qualify for postseason play for the first time in four seasons. Playing just .500 hockey would give them 94 points. It likely won’t take much more to get in.

Of course, injuries will be a key part of the storyline moving forward. And, as expected, a few players are starting to work their way back to at least skating with the team.

We broke down each individual situation surrounding Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, Viktor Arvidsson, Mikey Anderson, Matt Roy, and Brendan Lemieux in an all new Kings Of The Podcast earlier this morning.

Kings Of The Podcast: Ep. 123 – Trades, Injuries, and Playoffs, Oh My!

What does all of this mean for tonight?

For starters, newly acquired Troy Stecher will be making his Kings debut wearing No. 51.

LA KINGS PROJECTED LINEUP vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe
Moore – Danault – Kaliyev
Kupari – Byfield – Vilardi
Grundstrom – Lizotte – Andersson

Other options: N/A
IR: Arvidsson, Brown, Lemieux

Moverare – Durzi
Edler – Stecher
Maatta – Spence

Other options: Strand
Injured: Bjornfot
IR: Anderson, Doughty, Roy

Quick (starter)
Petersen

KINGS DAILY QUESTION

N/A

VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE

Nashville forward Filip Forsberg broke the team’s single-season goals record with a five-point game (2G, 3A) during a 6-3 win over the Ducks on Monday night.

With 77 points in 61 games, defenseman Roman Josi is on pace for a 100-point season. If he reaches the century mark, it will be the first time a blueliner has done it since Brian Leetch during the 1991-92 season.

In Anaheim, the Preds used the following lineup.

Scratches were: Mattias Ekholm (day-to-day), Ben Harpur and Matt Luff. From what we’ve heard, Luff will be scratched again vs. LA.

KINGS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

Anze Kopitar — needs 19 points to pass Dave Taylor for third on the Kings all-time scoring list

Dustin Brown — 4 goals away from passing Bernie Nicholls for fifth place in Kings franchise history

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30pm PST today and the game will be televised on ESPN+ (not Bally Sports Network).

RELATED CONTENT:

VIDEO: Kings GM Rob Blake on Trade Deadline and Postseason Outlook

Instagram

Lead Image created by ALo Images for MayorsManor

Note to webmasters/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please remember to include a link to www.MayorsManor.com