Tonight's lineup
No surprises for the Kings, as Patrick O'Sullivan, Peter Harrold and Brian Boyle are the scratches. Certainly that's a disappointment for Boyle, but not entirely surprising given that it seemed to be heading in that direction in practice.

Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at 

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