Projected Lineups for the Kings vs Oilers – 4/27/25

The Los Angeles Kings take on the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their first round matchup at Rogers Place tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

KINGS (2P) at OILERS (3P)

Western Conference First Round, Game 4

9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TBS, truTV, MAX, FDSNW

Los Angeles leads best-of-7 series 2-1

Kings projected lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Trevor Moore
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Jeff Malott — Samuel Helenius — Trevor Lewis

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich

Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Jacob Moverare, Akil Thomas, Alex Turcotte

Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed)

Status report

The Kings held an optional morning skate after not practicing Saturday.

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Oilers projected lineup

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Evander Kane — Adam Henrique — Connor Brown
Trent Frederic — Mattias Janmark — Corey Perry

Darnell Nurse — Evan Bouchard
Jake Walman — Ty Emberson
Brett Kulak — John Klingberg

Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner

Scratched: Joshua Brown, Cam Dineen, Max Jones, Kasperi Kapanen, Olivier Rodrigue, Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner

Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Troy Stecher (undisclosed)

Status report

The Oilers’ lone change will see Draisaitl move down from McDavid’s left wing to center the second line.

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