Los Angeles Kings (LAK)

Est. 1967

Current Cap Hit: $102,717,913
Projected Cap Hit: $103,317,913
Projected Cap Space: $682,087
Contracts: 35
Roster: 37
Injuries: 1
Retained Contracts: 0
Daily Cap Breakdown
Team logo history

Draft Picks

Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7
2025-2026 * *
2026-2027
2027-2028 *
2028-2029

NHL Roster

# Offense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
10 Artemi Panarin NMC LW 34 UFA $11,000,000 $11,000,000
9 Adrian Kempe NMC C 29 UFA $10,625,000 $10,625,000 $10,625,000 $10,625,000 $10,625,000 $10,625,000 +
22 Kevin Fiala Injured M-NTC LW 29 UFA $7,875,000 $7,875,000 $7,875,000
55 Quinton Byfield C 23 UFA $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000
12 Trevor Moore C 31 UFA $4,200,000 $4,200,000
14 Alex Laferriere RW 24 RFA $4,100,000 $4,100,000
40 Joel Armia RW 33 UFA $2,500,000
Vojtěch Čihař WE LW 19 RFA $974,166 $974,166 $974,166
54 Jimmy Lombardi WE C 19 RFA $956,666 $956,666 $956,666
Grant Slukynsky WE C 24 RFA $952,500
34 Kenny Connors WE C 23 RFA $942,500
53 Jared Wright WE RW 23 RFA $942,500
88 Kaleb Lawrence WE C 23 RFA $927,500
89 Koehn Ziemmer WE RW 21 RFA $904,166 $904,166
79 Samuel Helenius C 23 RFA $875,000 $875,000
52 Taylor Ward RW 28 UFA $875,000 $875,000
15 Alex Turcotte C 25 RFA $850,000
47 Andre Lee LW 25 RFA $850,000
82 Cole Guttman C 27 UFA $850,000
42 Martin Chromiak RW 23 RFA $850,000
# Defense Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
8 Drew Doughty M-NTC D 36 UFA $11,000,000
5 Cody Ceci M-NTC D 32 UFA $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
44 Mikey Anderson M-NTC D 27 UFA $4,125,000 $4,125,000 $4,125,000 $4,125,000 $4,125,000
2 Brian Dumoulin M-NTC D 34 UFA $4,000,000 $4,000,000
6 Joel Edmundson M-NTC D 33 UFA $3,850,000 $3,850,000
68 Henry Brzustewicz WE D 19 RFA $1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000
80 Jared Woolley WE D 20 RFA $958,333 $958,333 $958,333
60 Otto Salin WE D 22 RFA $956,250 $956,250
78 Kirill Kirsanov WE D 23 RFA $942,500
51 Jakub Dvořák WE D 21 RFA $905,000 $905,000
81 Angus Booth WE D 22 RFA $901,666
27 Joe Hicketts D 30 UFA $850,000
# Goaltending Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
35 Darcy Kuemper M-NTC G 36 UFA $5,250,000
31 Anton Forsberg G 33 UFA $2,250,000
Hampton Slukynsky G 20 UFA $1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000
40 Carter George WE G 20 RFA $929,166 $929,166 $929,166
1 Erik Portillo WE G 25 RFA $850,000
# Free Agents Clause Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
92 Brandt Clarke D 23 RFA
71 Mathieu Joseph RW 29 UFA
39 Jeff Malott LW 29 UFA
96 Andrei Kuzmenko LW 30 UFA
11 Anže Kopitar C 38 UFA
24 Scott Laughton C 32 UFA
43 Jacob Moverare D 27 UFA

Icons: WE=Waivers Exempt Injured=Injured Suspended=Suspended 🧑‍⚖️=Suspended

Non-Roster

Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit

Penalties Position Age 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Mike Richards (Termination Fees) C 41 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $500,000 $500,000 $400,000
Non-roster Position Age Expires As 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032
Aatu Jämsen RW 23 RFA
Francesco Pinelli C 23 RFA
Jan Jeník RW 25 UFA
Logan Brown C 28 UFA
Nikita Alexandrov C 25 UFA
Glenn Gawdin C 29 UFA
Kyle Burroughs D 30 UFA
Pheonix Copley G 34 UFA

Reserve Rights

Player Age Position Expiration Draft Pick
Aatu Jämsen 23 RW Qualifying Offer 2020 190 OA (round 7)
Brandt Clarke 23 D Qualifying Offer 2021 8 OA (round 1)
Francesco Pinelli 23 C Qualifying Offer 2021 42 OA (round 2)
2027 Expiration
Will Sharpe 19 D 2027-06-01 2025 216 OA (round 7)
Jack Sparkes 22 D 2027-08-15 2022 180 OA (round 6)
Ryan Conmy 21 RW 2027-08-15 2023 182 OA (round 6)
2028 Expiration
Justin Poirier 19 RW 2028-06-01 2024 156 OA (round 5)
Hampton Slukynsky 20 G 2028-08-15 2023 118 OA (round 4)
2029 Expiration
Brendan McMorrow 20 C 2029-06-01 2025 196 OA (round 7)
Caeden Herrington 20 D 2029-06-01 2025 120 OA (round 4)
Ján Chovan 19 C 2029-06-01 2025 184 OA (round 6)
Kristian Epperson 20 LW 2029-06-01 2025 88 OA (round 3)
Petteri Rimpinen 20 G 2029-06-01 2025 152 OA (round 5)
James Reeder 20 RW 2029-08-15 2024 198 OA (round 7)
Other Expiration
Alexander Dergachyov 29 C Indefinite 2015 74 OA (round 3)
Bulat Shafigullin 26 LW Indefinite 2018 82 OA (round 3)
Notes