Sharks at Kings, Feb. 9: Lines, gamethread & how to watch

The Los Angeles Kings are feeling the effects of missing players, hoping to end a four-game losing streak tonight against the visiting San Jose Sharks.

It’s certainly an opportunity, as the teams sit together at the bottom of the West Division standings. The Sharks have struggled with their identity this season, with a rotating cast of rookies filling out the bottom-six. They’re giving the kids a chance, but goaltending and defense often make their efforts for naught. The team has just one regulation win ten games into the season.

Here’s everything you need to know to tune in tonight:

Lines

LOS ANGELES KINGS

Alex Iafallo — Anze Kopitar — Dustin Brown
Austin Wagner — Michael Amadio — Jeff Carter
Lias Andersson — Gabriel Vilardi — Adrian Kempe
Carl Grundstrom — Jaret Anderson-Dolan — Trevor Moore

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Kurtis MacDermid — Kale Clague
Olli Maatta — Austin Strand

Jonathan Quick
Calvin Petersen

Expected Scratches: Tobias Bjornfot

Injured Reserve: Martin Frk (lower body), Matt Roy (upper body), Sean Walker (upper body), Matt Luff (undisclosed)

COVID-19 Protocol: Andreas Athanasiou, Blake Lizotte

SAN JOSE SHARKS

Evander Kane — Logan Couture — Kevin Labanc
Ryan Donato — Tomas Hertl — Timo Meier
Rudolfs Balcers — Patrick Marleau — Noah Gregor
Marcus Sorensen — Dylan Gambrell — Matt Nieto

Mario Ferraro — Brent Burns
Radim Simek — Erik Karlsson
Nikolai Knyzhov — Marc-Edouard Vlasic

Martin Jones
Devan Dubnyk

Expected Scratches: Kurtis Gabriel, Fredrik Claesson, Nicolas Meloche, Alexander Chmelevski, Maxim Letunov, Josef Korenar

Injured Reserve: None

How to Watch

Puck drop is at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on Fox Sports West and NBC Sports Bay Area, as well as available to stream through NHL.tv.

Follow along in the comments for live updates and reactions throughout the game!