Overview
- Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre with coverage on Sportsnet One.
- Darcy Kuemper is slated to start for Los Angeles opposite Ottawa’s Linus Ullmark.
- Defenseman Nick Jensen took the morning skate and is expected to dress, while Thomas Chabot will miss a second straight game.
- Andrei Kuzmenko will be a healthy scratch for the Kings for the second consecutive game.
- Ottawa lists Kurtis MacDermid as a scratch, with Hayden Hodgson stepping into the fourth line as projected lineups were published.