Kings' morning skate: Martinez in, Westgarth out, Harrold moves to right wing | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times

Greetings from Montreal, always a wonderful place to visit and too rarely on the Kings' itinerary.

The Canadiens held their morning skate Wednesday at their practice facility but the Kings skated at the Bell Centre and offered a preview of a few shifts in their lineup for Wednesday night’s game.

DefensemanAlec Martinez, recalled from Manchester of the American Hockey League, will play and will be paired withDrew Doughty. That will put a strugglingJack Johnsonback withRob Scuderiand leave a third pair ofDavis DrewiskeandMatt Greene.Peter Harrold, the equivalent of a baseball utility infielder, will move up from defense to the right wing on the fourth line, withBrad RichardsonandTrevor Lewis.Kevin Westgarthwill sit out.

"I want to keep Harry going," CoachTerry Murraysaid of Harrold."He’s a guy that brings a lot of energy and he’s made the adjustment very easily in the past, been a pretty good right winger when we played him there, so he’ll get that look tonight.

"Martinez, well we called him up for a reason. He’s the top scorer with Manchester in the AHL, playing well on the power play, shooting the puck, getting some results on the power play, and certainly that’s what we need, to get that part of the game going on a consistent basis and hopefully he can be a catalyst to help get that turned around tonight."

Murray said he paired Martinez with Doughty"to give a young guy called up a good player to play with. I think they both have great hockey awareness. They’re going to move the puck. They’re going to support each other. And I hope if anything pops up Doughty is able to help him in tough situations."

The changes also put Scuderi, Doughty’s previous partner, with Johnson and reunited a pair that

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