Lineups from
http://www.dailyfaceoff.com/. I will update if possible once the lineup is confirmed due to Versteeg being sent home and Grossmann likely being inserted.
FLAMES
Johnny Gaudreau - Sam Bennett - Troy Brouwer
Michael Ferland - Sean Monahan - Alex Chiasson
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Lance Bouma - Matt Stajan - Freddie Hamilton
Mark Giordano - T.J. Brodie
Rex Grossmann - Dougie Hamilton
Brett Kulak - Deryk Engelland
Brian Elliott
KINGS
Tanner Pearson - Anze Kopitar - Teddy Purcell
Dwight King - Jeff Carter - Tyler Toffoli
Dustin Brown - Nic Dowd - Devin Setoguchi
Kyle Clifford - Nick Shore - Trevor Lewis
Jake Muzzin - Drew Doughty
Kevin Gravel - Alec Martinez
Derek Forbort - Matt Greene
Peter Budaj
MATCHUP
(courtesy of TheScore app. Sorry for the bad cropping, Flames info on the left, Kings on the right)
My two cents:
Could be a ugly game with not much flow. Both teams have lousy special teams, meaning both PKs could have great games because of the lousy PPs each team has, or both PPs could break through against subpar PK play. I suspect the PKs will win out due to goaltending, but maybe it will be a barn burner instead. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Prediction: Flames 3-1. Carter with the lone goal for the Kings. Backlund with a shorty, Giordano on the powerplay, and Gaudreau into the empty net.
GO FLAMES GO!