Kings' Peter Budaj: Will start Sunday

Budaj led the Kings onto the ice for pregame warmups Sunday and thus will start against the Ducks, Lisa Dillman of NHL.com reports.

Analysis:

Budaj has been taking it on the chin lately, giving up 19 goals across his last five appearances -- a span in which he's gone 1-5 with a hideous .843 save percentage. He'll again try to lock in his 27th win of the year against an Anaheim squad that's lost five of its last seven games and was held to a single goal in each of the last two contests.