Sharks vs Kings Game Preview: Kings looking to Avoid 2nd Straight loss

The Kings are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres and turn their focus to the San Jose Sharks tonight as they try to get back in the win column. The Sharks are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames and will look to bounce back tonight. The Sharks take on the Kings tonight at 10 PM ET.

Here are the projected lines for the Kings: 

Artemi Panarin -- Alex Laferriere -- Adrian Kempe

Trevor Moore -- Quinton Byfield -- Corey Perry

Andre Lee -- Scott Laughton -- Martin Chromiak

Erik Haula -- Kenny Connors -- Joel Armia

Erik Gustafsson -- Brandt Clarke

Joel Edmundson -- Drew Doughty

Mikey Anderson -- Brian Dumoulin

Darcy Kuemper

Anton Forsberg

Here are the projected lines for the Sharks: 

Tyler Toffoli -- Macklin Celebrini -- Will Smith

Mason Marchment -- Michael Misa -- Kiefer Sherwood

Ivar Stenberg -- Filip Bystedt -- Collin Graf

Barclay Goodrow -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Ty Dellandrea

Darnell Nurse -- Michael Kesselring

Sam Dickinson -- Jacob Trouba

Dmitry Orlov -- Eric Pohlkamp

Yaroslav Askarov

Alex Nedeljkovic

The Kings will remain without Alex Turcotte (undisclosed), Kevin Fiala (leg surgery), and Mats Zuccarello (upper body), and they have scratched Cody Ceci and Samuel Helenius. Adrian Kempe will play for the Kings after missing a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres because of an undisclosed injury, and Turcotte returned to practice Tuesday, but the center remains week to week.

The Sharks will be without Alexander Wennberg (upper body) and Igor Chernyshov (upper body), and they have also scratched Adam Gaudette and Nolan Allan for tonight's matchup. 

The starting goaltenders for tonight's matchup are Darcy Kuemper for the Kings and Yaroslav Askarov for the Sharks. Kuemper is looking for his 4th straight win, and Askarov is looking to bounce back after his last start.

The Kings host the San Jose Sharks tonight at 10 PM ET.