The first freeway faceoff of the season is upon us Friday as the Los Angeles Kings head into Anaheim to take on the Ducks.
The Kings are coming in on a three game winning streak, having outscored opponents 11-3 in that period.
The Ducks, on the other hand, have lost four straight and are struggling for offense outside of their second line.
This is game one of a back-to-back, so it will be interesting to see who Todd McLellan starts in net.
Phoenix Copley is coming off a strong game on Monday and McLellan might go back to him, giving Cam Talbot the start on Saturday.
Talbot's been the number one this season though and might come straight back in.
Blake Lizotte skated by himself before practice earlier this week but is unlikely to play this weekend.
With no call-ups, I'd expect Jaret Anderson-Dolan on the fourth line again.
Projected Los Angeles Kings Lines:
Forwards:
Quinton Byfield - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala - Phil Danault - Trevor Moore
Alex Laferriere - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Arthur Kaliyev
Carl Grundstrom - Trevor Lewis - Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Defense:
Mikey Anderson - Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov - Matt Roy
Andreas Englund - Jordan Spence
Goalies:
Cam Talbot
Phoenix Copley
Projected Anaheim Ducks Lines:
Forwards:
Alex Killorn - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano - Mason McTavish - Ryan Strome
Max Jones -Adam Henrique - Jakub Silfverberg
Ross Johnston - Sam Carrick - Brett Leason
Defense:
Jackson LaCombe - Cam Fowler
Pavel Mintyukov - Ilya Lyubushkin
Urho Vaakanainen - Radko Gudas
Goalies:
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal