The very thought of seeing Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty wearing a sweater other than LA’s probably seems blasphemous to Kings fans, but should it be? Ageing superstars or even ones in their prime get traded.

Thanks to an ankle injury he suffered during exhibition play, the Los Angeles Kings were forced to play the first several months of the 2024-25 NHL season without veteran defenseman and assistant captain Drew Doughty.

Doughty notched an assist, blocked four shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Blues.

Drew Doughty is day to day because of a lower-body injury that kept the defenseman out of the Los Angeles Kings’ game against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.

LA Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is upset with NHL analyst PK Subban for his prediction he made regarding the Four Nations faceoff. The Four Nations faceoff was a massive success for the NHL as millions of viewers across North America tuned in to watch the games.

Anže Kopitar and Quinton Byfield score as Kings hold on to third place in Pacific Division with 2-1 win over the Blues.

Both the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings will be without some impact defencemen when they faceoff against one another on Wednesday night.

Back in action Friday