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Larsson (undisclosed) is not expected to play on Friday.

Larsson has taken on a fairly large role in Arizona this season but will come out of the lineup Friday in San Jose. With Larsson out, Michael Chaput is expected to draw into the lineup but Lane Pederson is expected to move up the lineup to replace him.

Johan Larsson
Schmaltz (head) is expected to miss the final two games of the season.

Schmaltz was struck in the head by a puck in warmups on Saturday and has missed the last two games. Schmaltz did not travel to San Jose, so it looks like he'll miss the final two games of the 2021 season. The Coyotes are pretty much out of the playoff hunt, so we likely won't see Schmaltz until the 2021-22 season.

Nick Schmaltz
Brown will miss the rest of the season with an upper-body injury.

Brown suffered an update-body injury earlier in the year and the Kings said he will be shut down for the rest of the season after "consultation with team medical staff." Look for Alex Iafallo to move back up to the top line with Brown out.

Dustin Brown
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