Ducks (22-21-3) vs. Kings (19-16-11)

10:30pm ET. FDSNW, Victory+, KCOP-13, SNE (JIP), SNP, SNW, SNO

Expected Ducks lineup

Chris Kreider — Mason McTavish — Ryan Strom

Alex Killorn — Mikael Granlund — Beckett Senecke

Cutter Gauthier — Ryan Pauling — Troy Terry

Ross Johnston — Tim Wash — Jansen Harkins

Jackson Lacombe — Jacob Trouba

Oren Zellweger — Radko Gudas

Pavel Minchukov — Drew Helleson

Lucas Dostal

Ville Husso

With scratches: Ian Moore, Jeffrey Viel

Injured: Frank Vatrano (shoulder fracture), Petr Mrazek (lower body), Leo Karlsson (lower body)

Kings projected lineup

Jeff Malott — Alex Laferriere — Adrian Kempe

Warren Fogel — Quinton Byfield — Joel Armia

Kevin Fiala — Alex Turcotte — Andrei Kuzmenko

Andre Lee — Samuel Helenius — Taylor Ward

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doty

Joel Edmundson — Brant Clark

Brian Dumoulin — Cody Ceci

Darcy Kuemper

anton forsberg

With scratches: Corey Perry, Jacob Moverale

Injured: Anze Kopitar (upper body), Trevor Moore (upper body)

status report

Terry is scheduled to return after missing three games with an upper-body injury. … Gauthier missed Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars due to illness, but is expected to return. … Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said Kreider missed the morning skate due to illness and a decision will be made during the game. Anaheim will likely use Moore as a seventh defenseman if Kreider is out… Forward Karlsson will miss his second straight game and will have an updated status soon, Quenneville said. … The Ducks acquired forward Vier on Friday in a trade with the Boston Bruins for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. … Anaheim on Thursday assigned forward Nikita Nesterenko to San Diego of the American Hockey League. … Armia returns after missing five games with a lower-body injury.