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Flames projected lineup

Aydar Suniev — Nazem Kadri — Adam Klapka

Blake Coleman — Mikael Backlund — Matt Coronato

Yegor Sharangovich — Morgan Frost — Joel Farabee

Dryden Hunt — Sam Morton — Ryan Lomberg

MacKenzie Weegar — Daniil Miromanov

Kevin Bahl — Zayne Parekh

Brayden Pachal — Hunter Brzustewicz

Dan Vladar

Dustin Wolf

Scratched: Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau, Kevin Rooney, Jake Bean, Joel Hanley, Martin

Pospisil

Injured: Connor Zary (lower body)

Kings projected lineup

Andrei Kuzmenko — Anze Kopitar — Jeff Malott

Warren Foegele — Phillip Danault — Alex Turcotte

Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere

Taylor Ward — Samuel Helenius — Trevor Lewis

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty

Vladislav Gavrikov — Jordan Spence

Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke

Darcy Kuemper

David Rittich

Scratched: Kyle Burroughs, Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore, Akil Thomas, Jacob Moverare

Injured: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed)

Status report

The Flames will hold out forwards Huberdeau, Rooney and Pospisil and defensemen Andersson, Bean and Hanley after being eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention Tuesday. … Parekh, Suniev, Brzustewicz and Morton each will make his NHL debut; Brzustewicz and Morton each was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Byfield practiced Thursday and could play after missing one game because of an upper-body injury sustained in a 5-0 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Monday; he was injured on a cross-check by Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse, who was assessed a one-game suspension. … Edmundson will play after missing five games because of an upper-body injury. … Ward will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Ontario of the AHL on Thursday. … Forwards Kempe and Moore each could be held out, and coach Jim Hiller said there may be other lineup changes ahead of Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round against the Oilers on Monday.