#LAKings Projected Lineups – LA Kings vs. St. Louis Blues; Game 1 for Korpisalo (MayorsManor)

Prior to Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline, Kings GM Rob Blake made three key acquisitions – and the introduction of those players into coach Todd McLellan’s lineup will continue on Saturday night vs. the visiting St. Louis Blues. After defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov debuted vs. Montreal the other night, now it’s time for goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to record his first game with the team.
In 28 games with the Blue Jackets this season, Korpisalo had a .913 save percentage. He has not faced the Blues this season. However, last March he played them and walked away with a victory in a rather squirrely game. He only played 13:54 yet earned the win despite giving up two goals on seven shots. More recently, the Finnish native has won three of his last four starts, including his most recent game (vs. Edmonton on Feb. 25, where he faced 47 shots).
For full analysis of the Kings recent trades, be sure to check out this morning’s discussion on NHL Network Radio:
We’re assuming Kevin Fiala will remain on the Phil Danault line for now, something McLellan spoke about the other night:
On defense, we’re expecting Gavrikov to play on the second pairing, after starting out on the third pair in his first game. Late in that contest vs. Montreal, he was paired with Matt Roy and that’s most likely how McLellan will choose to start things out on Saturday.
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. St. Louis BluesByfield – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Danault – Arvidsson
Iafallo – Lizotte – Vilardi
Grundstrom – Kupari – Kaliyev
Anderson – Doughty
Gavrikov – Roy
Edler – Durzi
Korpisalo
Copley
Scratches: JAD, MacEwen, Walker
Injured Reserve: Moore (Feb. 22)
Key Game InfoPuck drop is set for 7:30 pm PST and will be televised by Bally Sports.
For those live in attendance, the LA Kings Booster Club will offer their popular ‘Puck for a Buck’ contest — featuring Anze Kopitar for this game. Just $1 could win you an autographed puck from an NHL star. Visit their table near aisle M8 on the main concourse for more information.
Across the IceIn their last game played, the Blues downed the Sharks 6-2 in San Jose on Thursday.
Here’s how they’re expected to lineup tonight:
Buchnevich – Thomas – Kapanen
Saad – Schenn – Kyrou
Blais – Brown – Leivo
Toropchenko – Alexandrov – Pitlick
Leddy – Parayko
Scandella – Faulk
Tucker – Krug
Binnington
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