#LAKings Projected Lineups – LA Kings at Florida Panthers; Now Comes the Hard Part (MayorsMano

Life in the NHL is never easy; it’s just that some nights appear to be a little easier than others. As the Kings now turn their attention the second-half of their current six-game road trip, things will likely get a little more challenging.
Not only are they faced with patching a lineup together while several key players are back in Los Angeles nursing injuries, they’re also about to begin a stretch of three games in four nights; all in different cities.
First up is the Florida Panthers. While Kevin Fiala will be back in the same building a week later for this year’s NHL All Star Game, this is the only atop in Miami on the Kings 2022-23 regular season calendar.
As outlined below, the only real pregame questions seem to surround who coach Todd McLellan will deploy at LW4 and which defenseman plays tonight vs. sitting tomorrow in Tampa Bay — will it be Toby Bjornfot or Alex Edler?
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Florida Panthers
Byfield – Kopitar – Kempe
Iafallo – Danault – Arvidsson
Fiala – Lizotte – JAD
Lemieux / Kupari – Turcotte – Fagemo
Anderson – Doughty
Durzi – Roy
Bjornfot / Edler – Walker
Copley
Quick
Likely Scratches: Bjornfot, Lemieux
Injured, although not yet on IR: Vilardi (out day-to-day, returned to LA for evaluation)
Injured Reserve: Grundstrom (Jan. 19), Moore (Jan. 6), Kaliyev (retro to Dec. 20, expected out several weeks)
Additional Game Info
Puck drop is set for 4:00 pm PST and will be televised by Bally Sports.
In the Panthers last game played, they lost a 7-6 overtime affair to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
Since then, there have been a few updates:
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