Los Angeles is 2-1-0 in the past three after winning twice in their previous eight (2-6-0). The Kings will play the second half of back-to-back games after a 3-2 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Goalie Cal Petersen could start for the Kings after Jonathan Quick made 31 saves against the Oilers in his return following a 15-game absence because of surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. Flames goalie Mike Smith will make his second start in seven games. Calgary is 4-1-1 in its past six games.
Players to watch
Kings forward Anze Kopitar has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in a four-game point streak. Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past six games.
They said it
"For sure it's another huge game for us, another division rival. [Thursday] is a frustrating one, it's going to tough to forget, that's for sure." -- Kings defenseman Drew Doughty after the 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers "I think they've been a little unfortunate with some injuries and that's affected them a little bit. But they still have a really good team over there with some elite players, so we've still got to watch out for them." -- Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk
The Kings did not have a morning skate. … Lomberg will make his season debut. … Mangiapane was recalled from Stockton of the American Hockey League on Friday but will not play.
Stat pack
Kovalchuk has gone 11 games without a point, the longest streak of his NHL career. Brown has six points (five goals, one assist) in his past three games. … Monahan has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past six games. … Giordano has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past two games.
