Kings at Canucks preview

KINGS (28-40-8) at CANUCKS (32-35-10)
10 p.m. ET; SNP, FS-W, NHL.TV

The defenseman, the No. 7 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, signed his entry-level contract March 10, one day after his season at the University of Michigan ended, but has been sidelined by a bone bruise.
The Canucks, who have lost three straight, will be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss; Vancouver is nine points behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference with five games remaining.
The Kings, who have been eliminated from playoff contention, are 3-1-0 in their past four games after going 1-6-0 in their previous seven.

Players to watch

Kings forward Dustin Brown has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past six games. He will play his 1,112th game with Los Angeles and pass Dave Taylor for the most games played in Kings history.
Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past five games and scored his 93rd NHL goal Tuesday, tying Mattias Ohlund for most by a Vancouver defenseman.

They said it

"I had dinner with nine guys I won [the Stanley Cup] with here that are still here and that's probably the most important thing. I've played 400-, 500-plus games with 10 of these guys, so that makes it more special." -- Kings forward Dustin Brown, who will play his 1,112th game, the most in Los Angeles history
"I'm just going to keep it simple. If there is a play to be made I'll make it, but I don't think I need to do anything crazy." -- Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes on his NHL debut

Kings projected lineup

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

Canucks projected lineup

Josh Leivo -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Loui Eriksson
Ryan Spooner -- Adam Gaudette -- Markus Granlund
Tim Schaller -- Jay Beagle -- Jake Virtanen
Alexander Edler -- Alex Biega
Ben Hutton -- Troy Stecher
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Thatcher Demko
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched:Sven Baertschi, Ashton Sautner, Josh Teves, Nikolay Goldobin, Derrick Pouliot
Injured: Guillaume Brisebois (hip), Tyler Motte (upper body), Chris Tanev (ankle fracture), Antoine Roussel (knee), Brandon Sutter (lower body)

Status report

Kovalchuk did not travel with the Kings on their three-game Western Canada road trip; he stayed behind to work with Los Angeles' skill and development staff. … Hutton returns after missing 11 games with a foot injury.

Stat pack

Quick will play his 600th NHL game. … Horvat has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past nine games, and is two goals from 100 in the NHL.