Wednesday skate updates

After the Kings’ morning skate, Darryl Sutter declined to say whether he would make any lineup changes, but Simon Gagne came off the ice with the game group, while Brad Richardson stayed on for extra work, so it’s very likely that Gagne will play tonight. Sutter also hinted at that when asked about Gagne’s play in Game 3. “Hopefully he’s better tonight,” Sutter said.

The New Jersey Devils did not skate this morning, but the Devils are expected to make two lineup changes tonight. Veteran defenseman Henrik Tallinder, previously injured, is expected to play tonight in place of Perer Harrold. As discussed yesterday, veteran winger Petr Sykora is expected to replace Jacob Josefson. More notes and quotes to come…

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