Ducks at Kings preview

DUCKS (31-36-9) at KINGS (26-39-8)
10:30 p.m. ET; FS-W, PRIME, NHL.TV

The Ducks are eight points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the West with six games remaining; the Wild have a game in hand. Anaheim is 3-1-0 in its past four games and 7-4-0 in its past 11.
The Kings, 1-3-0 in their past four games and 3-12-4 in their past 19, will attempt to win consecutive games for the first time since a three-game winning streak from Feb. 4-7. Los Angeles has been eliminated from contention for the playoffs.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg, who scored the winning goal in a 4-3 overtime victory against the San Jose Sharks on Friday, has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in his past 11 games.

Kings forward Dustin Brown has scored a goal in three straight games.

They said it

"I don't know if I've ever seen him lose a puck battle. He just is consistent every night and does all the little things right." -- Ducks forward Troy Terry on forward Jakob Silfverberg
"You look at them, they had a rough go for a while. But it doesn't diminish that they have some really good pieces in that lineup." -- Kings coach Willie Desjardins on the Ducks

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Daniel Sprong
Corey Perry -- Devin Shore -- Carter Rowney
Max Jones -- Derek Grant -- Troy Terry
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Andy Welinski -- Cam Fowler
Jaycob Megna -- Korbinian Holzer
Ryan Miller
John Gibson
Scratched: None
Injured: Brendan Guhle (upper body), Chad Johnson (upper body), Jacob Larsson (thigh), Ryan Kesler (hip)

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Carl Grundstrom -- Adrian Kempe -- Tyler Toffoli
Kyle Clifford -- Jeff Carter -- Trevor Lewis
Austin Wagner -- Jonny Brodzinski
Derek Forbort -- Drew Doughty
Alec Martinez -- Matt Roy
Sean Walker -- Kurtis MacDermid
Paul LaDue
Jonathan Quick
Jack Campbell
Scratched: Dion Phaneuf, Ilya Kovalchuk
Injured: Brendan Leipsic (lower body)

Status report

Ducks general manager and coach Bob Murray said Friday he does not expect Kesler to play again this season. ... The Kings are expected to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Leipsic could miss a week after being injured against the Sharks.

Stat pack

Kopitar has five points (two goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak; he has 66 points (24 goals, 42 assists) in 66 games against the Ducks. … Getzlaf has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past seven games.