Kings at Sharks

KINGS (15-17-6) at SHARKS (17-17-4)

Kings projected lineup
Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Carl Grundstrom -- Jaret Anderson-Dolan -- Trevor Moore
Andreas Athanasiou -- Blake Lizotte -- Jeff Carter
Brendan Lemieux -- Adrian Kempe -- Austin Wagner
Mikey Anderson -- Drew Doughty
Kurtis MacDermid -- Sean Walker
Kale Clague -- Austin Strand
Cal Petersen
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Gabriel Vilardi, Sean Durzi
Injured: Tobias Bjornfot (upper body), Olli Maatta (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Matt Roy
Sharks projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Logan Couture -- Kevin Labanc
Rudolfs Balcers -- Tomas Hertl -- Timo Meier
Ryan Donato -- Dylan Gambrell -- John Leonard
Jeffrey Viel -- Patrick Marleau -- Marcus Sorensen
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Nikolai Knyzhov -- Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek -- Christian Jaros
Martin Jones
Devan Dubnyk
Scratched:Antti Suomela , Kurtis Gabriel
Injured:Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Matt Nieto (lower body)
Status report
Maatta, a defenseman, could return at the Sharks on Saturday. ... Christian Wolanin, a defenseman acquired in a trade with the Ottawa Senators on March 29, could make his Kings debut Saturday. ... Couture is likely to play after sustaining a lower-body injury blocking a shot in a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. … Vlasic, a defenseman, is not ready for contact and will miss his second straight game.