Los Angeles Kings Make Last-Minute Lineup Change Ahead of Game 4 vs the Edmonton Oilers

Over the last several weeks, the Edmonton Oilers have been the team ravaged by injuries early in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

With Evander Kane, Leon Draisaitl, and Jake Walman all dealing with injury issues leading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Oilers are now quite healthy, all things considered.

As for the Kings, they will be without defenseman Jordan Spence, who has been ruled out for tonight's game and will be replaced by Jacob Moverare.

While it is an unexpected move, this one is not due to injury, as the Kings have just opted for a different look with Spence being a healthy scratch.

Along with Spence, former top-five overall pick Alex Turcotte, veteran Tanner Jeannot, and Akil Thomas will all be joining Spence, scratched for tonight.

Spence, during the regular season, played 79 games for the Kings and tallied 28 points as a puck-moving defenseman, while his counterpart, Moverare, played 49 games and tallied just 8 points for the Kings this season.

This move by the Kings to scratch Spence is a bit shocking as heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, he had been one of the team's better defenseman, even playing on an effective pair with Moverare, who replaces him.

As of now, the reason for scratching Spence is unknown, and we will have to wait for an update from the Los Angeles Kings head coach after the final horn sounds.

Either way, this game is huge for determining the momentum of the series going forward with the Kings having the chance to put a stranglehold on the series.