#LAKings Projected Lineups – LA Kings at New York Rangers; Sunday Matinee at The Garden (Mayor

One way or another, the LA Kings are going to shine at The Garden on Sunday. Scheduled for an afternoon start, the Kings will wear their alternate jerseys and chrome helmets for the only ‘real’ road game this season (sure, they wore them in Anaheim, but does that even qualify as a road game anymore?).
Perhaps the bigger news heading into this East-West showdown is who coach Todd McLellan has elected to go with in net. Indications are, he’ll start Jonathan Quick vs. his childhood team, the Rangers. The logic is there too. Quick has won his last three starts and only faced 18 shots against the Islanders on Friday night in Long Island. If there was ever time to show some confidence in the 37-year-old goaltender, this is likely it.
When Quick and the Rangers are mentioned together, it obviously stirs up memories of his battles with Henrik Lundqvist over the 2014 Stanley Cup. In fact, Quick outdueled ‘King Henrik’ many a nights throughout his career and has put together a 7-5-1 lifetime record vs. the Rangers while sporting a cool .914 save percentage.
We also can’t believe we have to type this; however, before anybody asks — no, the Kings aren’t showcasing Quick for a trade. He will finish this season with LA.
Now back to reality…
Although McLellan didn’t put the team through a pregame morning skate earlier today, no changes are expected to the lineup — one that is coming off a 3-2 win just a few nights ago.
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. New York RangersByfield – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Danault – Arvidsson
Vilardi – Lizotte – Iafallo
JAD – Kupari – Kaliyev
Anderson – Doughty
Durzi – Roy
Edler – Walker
Quick
Copley
Scratches: Bjornfot, Lemieux, Moore (day-to-day)
Injured Reserve: Grundstrom (Jan. 19)
Game Time and Television InfoPuck drop is set for 2:00 pm PST and will be televised by Bally Sports.
Across the IceIn their last game played, the Rangers lost yesterday for the fourth consecutive time.
Here’s how they lined up for that game vs. the Capitals in Washington:
Bonus note: Patrick Kane hasn’t been traded to the Rangers just yet, so he won’t be part of today’s game.
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