



Rantanen will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. Rantanen remains day-to-day, so he isn't expected to be sidelined long-term. Monitor his status heading into Saturday's rematch in Columbus.





Carrier played just 6:41 TOI in Dallas on Wednesday before leaving with a lower-body injury. Carrier is considered a game-time decision for Friday's game vs. the Ducks.


Rantanen was banged up in Colorado's morning skate and head coach Jared Bednar was not sure of his status for tonight's game in St. Louis. Consider him a game-time decision and monitor his status when the Avalanche hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 PM ET.



Dzingel was hurt in Florida on Monday, playing just 6:00 TOI before leaving the game. Dzingel was one of four players hurt against the Panthers, so the Coyotes will have a drastically different-looking lineup in Tampa on Thursday.

This is a massive blow for the Kings blueline, who will also be without Drew Doughty until late December. With both of them out, Matt Roy takes over as the Kings' No.1 defenseman and PP1 quarterback moving forward.





