Projected lineups and notes from Monday’s morning skate at Staples Center:
Projected Lines – Los Angeles
Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Dwight King – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Dustin Penner – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford – Colin Fraser
Robyn Regehr – Drew Doughty
Jake Muzzin – Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez – Rob Scuderi
Keaton Ellerby
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier
-No changes are expected with Los Angeles’ lines, as the Kings are likely to roll with seven defensemen and 11 forwards again. Rob Scuderi, on playing on his off-side: “I probably played half my NHL games on the right side, so I haven’t noticed it. Growing up we always had too many lefties, so I always played the right side. I think there’s advantages and disadvantages. You can see the middle of the ice better when you’re playing your off-side. At the same time, there’s a little bit more of a blind spot that you have to check before you get it. Besides maybe being on the blue line on your backhand every once in a while, I didn’t really notice that big a difference.”
Projected Lines – St. Louis
Jaden Schwartz – David Backes – Alex Steen
Vladimir Sobotka – Andy McDonald – Chris Stewart
David Perron – Patrik Berglund – T.J. Oshie
Vladimir Tarasenko – Chris Porter – Ryan Reeves
Jay Bouwmeester – Alex Pietrangelo
Jordan Leopold – Kevin Shattenkirk
Barret Jackman – Roman Polak
Brian Elliott
Jaroslav Halak
-21-year-old rookie Vladimir Tarasenko, who had 19 points in 38 regular season games, will replace Adam Cracknell in St. Louis’ lineup. Two of Tarasenko’s eight goals came in Los Angeles’ 4-2 victory at the Scottrade Center on March 28.
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