Kings at Hurricanes preview

KINGS (18-24-4) at HURRICANES (26-16-2)
7 p.m. ET; FS-CR, FS-W, NHL.TV

The Hurricanes have won consecutive games after going 2-5-0 in their previous seven. They are 4-2 on the homestand, including a 3-0 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, when goalie Petr Mrazek made 32 saves.
Goalie James Reimer could start Saturday; in his previous start, he allowed four goals on 21 shots in a 5-4 overtime victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
The Kings, 3-6-1 in their past 10 games, seek consecutive wins for the first time since Dec. 15-17. Goalie Jack Campbell, who made a season-high 44 saves in a 5-2 win at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, will start.
Drew Doughty is one point from tying Rob Blake (494) for most by a defenseman in Los Angeles history.

Players to watch

Kings forward Alex Iafallo has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in a nine-game point streak.
Hurricanes forward Lucas Wallmark has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in his past 11 games.

They said it

"They're a fast team. They get on top of you and there is no backing off in their game. We know there's not going to be a perfect game where we're not in our end for a little while, but we will have to defend properly and get good goaltending. They can't just have our zone for free." -- Kings coach Todd McLellan
"You think about going [back to Mrazek] when he's playing that well, but there's a lot of hockey coming around the corner. You have to be careful about that. We know we need both guys ready to roll. When you see him playing that well, you go, 'Wow, keep him going.'" -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour on the possibility of starting goalie Petr Mrazek against Los Angeles

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Tyler Toffoli
Kyle Clifford -- Jeff Carter -- Dustin Brown
Adrian Kempe -- Michael Amadio -- Austin Wagner
Nikolai Prokhorkin -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan -- Trevor Lewis
Alec Martinez -- Drew Doughty
Derek Forbort -- Sean Walker
Ben Hutton -- Matt Roy
Jack Campbell
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Matt Luff, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured:Blake Lizotte (lower body), Joakim Ryan (lower body)

Hurricanes projected lineup

Nino Niederreiter -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jordan Staal -- Warren Foegele
Ryan Dzingel -- Erik Haula -- Martin Necas
Brock McGinn -- Lucas Wallmark -- Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Jake Gardiner -- Brett Pesce
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Joel Edmundson
James Reimer
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Justin Williams, Haydn Fleury
Injured: None

Status report

The Hurricanes did hold have a morning skate, but Williams, the veteran forward signed Tuesday, worked out on the ice. … Anderson-Dolan, recalled from Ontario of the American Hockey League on Thursday, will make his season debut for the Kings.

Stat pack

Kopitar has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past six games. … The Kings are 0-16-1 when trailing after the first period. ... Teravainen has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 12 games against Los Angeles. … The Hurricanes are 12-3-1 against the Western Conference.