Projection lineup between Kings and Oilers – 04/14/25 – Hockey Writer – Projection lineup

The King of Los Angeles visits the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Square tonight. Below are the expected/expected lineups from NHL.com staff workers, independent journalists, etc.

king (46-24-9) at Oiler (47-28-5)

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Kings projection lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko – Anze Kopitar- Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele – Phillip Danault – Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala – Quinton Byfield – Alex Laferriere
Jeff Malott – Samuel Helenius – Alex Turcotte

Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov – Jordan Spence
Jacob Moverare – Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratches: Akil Thomas, Trevor Lewis, Kyle Burroughs

Injuried: Joel Edmonson (upper body), Tanner Jeannot (unpublic)

Status Report:

Doughty will play after three games are missing, a precaution for his ankle. He will replace defender Blaus.

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Oiler Projection lineup

Vasily Podkolzin – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner – Adam Henrique – Connor Brown
Corey Perry – Mattias Janmark – Quinn Hutson
Max Jones – Kasperi Kapanen

Nurse Darnell – Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak – Ty Emberson
Cam Dineen – Joshua Brown

Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner

Scratches: Connor McDavid

Injuried: Leon Draisaitl (not published), Mattias Ekholm (not published), Trent Frederic (ankle), Zach Hyman (not published), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (lower body), Alec Regula (knee), Jake Walman (jake Walman (unknown))

Status Report:

Due to injuries and salary restrictions, the Oilers will use a lineup with 11 forwards and 6 defenders. …McDavid will be scratched as a precaution, rather than playing three games within four days of his recent return from a low body injury. …Defensive Ekholm will be at least the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. …Joshua Brown was called from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League in the emergency Monday. …Hutson signed a two-year entry-level contract on Monday and will make his NHL debut. He completed his NCAA season at Boston University on Saturday.

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