The Kings are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Kings are currently 0-2-2 so far this season but have played better in some recent games. The Kings host a division rival, the Edmonton Oilers, and if they want a solid chance to win, defence and goaltending will be the most important factors tonight. 

Here are the projected lines for the Kings tonight: 

Artemi Panarin - Quinton Byfield - Adrian Kempe

Alex Laferriere - Erik Haula - Corey Perry

Trevor Moore - Scott Laughton - Joel Armia

Andre Lee - Samuel Helenius - Jared Wright

Brian Dumoulin - Drew Doughty

Joel Edmundson - Brandt Clarke

Mikey Anderson - Cody Ceci

Darcy Kuemper

Anton Forsberg

Here are the projected lines for the Oilers tonight:

Vasily Podkolzin - Connor McDavid - Leon Draisaitl

Filip Hallander - Jason Dickinson - Kasperi Kapanen

Alex Formenton - Owen Michaels - Mathieu Joseph

Trent Frederic - Josh Samanski - Isaac Howard

Mattias Ekholm - Evan Bouchard

Ryan Shea - Connor Murphy

Shakir Mukhamadullin - Ty Emberson

Devon Levi

Tristan Jarry

The Kings will be without Mats Zuccarello (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte (undisclosed), and Kevin Fiala (leg surgery) in tonight's matchup. Some promising news for the Kings, however, is that Zuccarello has resumed skating but is still listed as week-to-week. The Kings have also scratched Erik Gustafsson. 

The Oilers will be without Frederik Andersen (undisclosed), Zach Hyman (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark (undisclosed), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body), Alec Regula (undisclosed), Matthew Savoie (undisclosed), Colton Dach (undisclosed), and Jake Walman (undisclosed). They also scratched Max Jones for tonight's game. 

The starting goaltenders in tonight's matchup seem to be Devon Levi for the Oilers and Darcy Kuemper for the Kings. Levi is coming off a 29-save performance in the Oilers' 5-2 win over the Ducks. Kuemper is coming off a 30-save performance in the 2-1 overtime loss against Vegas. 

Tonight's matchup between the Oilers and Kings starts at 10:30 PM EST.