KINGS (1-1-2) at CANADIENS (2-2-0)

7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, BSW

Kings projected lineup

Alex Laferriere — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe

Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Warren Foegele

Tanner Jeannot — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore

Andre Lee — Alex Turcotte — Trevor Lewis

Mikey Anderson — Brandt Clarke

Vladislav Gavrikov — Kyle Burroughs

Andreas Englund — Caleb Jones

David Rittich

Pheonix Copley

Scratched: Joel Edmundson, Akil Thomas, Jordan Spence

Injured: Drew Doughty (ankle), Arthur Kaliyev (clavicle), Darcy Kuemper (lower body)

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky

Alex Newhook — Kirby Dach — Joel Armia

Josh Anderson — Jake Evans — Brendan Gallagher

Emil Heineman — Christian Dvorak — Oliver Kapanen

Mike Matheson — Kaiden Guhle

Lane Hutson — David Savard

Arber Xhekaj — Justin Barron

Sam Montembeault

Cayden Primeau

Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble

Injured: Patrik Laine (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (broken leg)

Status report

The Kings did not hold a morning skate Thursday following a 6-2 loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … Kuemper, a goalie, is day to day. … Rittich could make a second straight start after allowing four goals on 14 shots in 32:22 Wednesday and being replaced by Copley, who was recalled from Ontario of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis. … Montembeault will make his third straight start and fourth in five games. … Struble is cleared to return from an upper-body injury; the defenseman took part in the Canadiens morning skate Thursday but will not play.