Budaj led his team onto the ice for warmups and will be the starting goalie for Friday night's road game in Pittsburgh, Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider reports.

EDGE Analysis

Budaj returns to the goal after watching the first leg of the Kings' back-to-back from the bench on Thursday night. It's been a rough go of it lately for the Czech backstop who has allowed 14 goals on only 101 shots in his last five appearances. It won't get easier for him either as he faces a Penguins team Friday that is leading the league with 3.53 goals per game.