KINGS (7-8-0) at JETS (7-7-2)
2 p.m. ET; TSN3, FS-W, NHL.TV
Kings team scope
Los Angeles Kings goalie Peter Budaj will start after Jeff Zatkoff left the game against the Ottawa Senators on Friday. "[He] pulled himself after the second period," coach Darryl Sutter said. "I don't know what it is." Zatkoff's injury is to his lower body, the Los Angeles Times reported. Budaj is 7-5-0 with a 2.08 goals-against average and .912 save percentage after starting the season in the American Hockey League. Center Anze Kopitar (upper body) left the game Friday with 4:34 remaining. Sutter said Kopitar is day to day and will travel to Winnipeg. Kopitar has two goals in 15 games this season.
Jets team scope
Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, whose 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) lead the NHL, has five goals and six assists during a five-game point streak. Forward Nikolaj Ehlers, who has 10 points (two goals and eight assists) in his past five games, put the puck into the Jets net to give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win in overtime Friday. "I thought I had two guys right by me," Ehlers said. "I just tried to throw it in the middle and get those two guys going. Obviously, we could have had two points tonight as well, but three out of four on the road is great." The Jets return home after going 1-0-1 on a two-game trip. Rookie forward Patrik Laine's 11 goals lead the League. Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien hasn't scored in 16 games this season.
Kings projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- Trevor Lewis -- Teddy Purcell
Dwight King -- Jeff Carter -- Tyler Toffoli
Dustin Brown -- Nic Dowd -- Devin Setoguchi
Kyle Clifford -- Nick Shore -- Jordan Nolan
Peter Budaj
Jack Campbell
Scratched: Tom Gilbert, Jeff Zatkoff
Injured: Anze Kopitar (upper body), Marian Gaborik (broken foot), Jonathan Quick (lower body), Brayden McNabb (arm), Andy Andreoff (upper body)
Jets projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Patrik Laine
Kyle Connor -- Nic Petan -- Blake Wheeler
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Marko Dano -- Alexander Burmistrov -- Chris Thorburn
Josh Morrissey -- Dustin Byfuglien
Scratched: Tyler Myers, Quinton Howden
Injured: Joel Armia (lower body), Bryan Little (lower body) Shawn Matthias (lower body), Mathieu Perreault (upper body), Drew Stafford (upper body), Mark Stuart (lower body)
Status report
Myers left Winnipeg's 3-2 loss to Colorado on Friday late in the second period with a lower-body injury. His status for Sunday is unknown. … The Jets placed Perreault on injured reserve and called up Howden from Manitoba of the AHL. … The Kings recalled Campbell from Ontario of the AHL on an emergency basis Saturday. He's expected to back up Budaj.
Who's hot
Carter has three goals and three assists in the past five games. … Wheeler has two goals and two assists in the past three games.
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