The LA Kings announce their 2024-25 season-opening roster, which features 12 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. A full roster can be found here. Forwards (12): Quinton Byfield, Phillip Danault,

The Los Angeles Kings’ worst nightmare is a date with the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the playoffs. The Kings have gone out this way in three consecutive seasons and had hoped this year would be different.

By the numbers, the Kings’ top pair won’t stack up to playoff caliber with Clarke in Doughty’s place. But maybe with a stout partner such as Anderson, who has a team-high plus-6 Defensive Rating, their complementary skills will push them to outperform expectations.

The Los Angeles Kings announce their 2024-25 opening night roster. The roster consists of 22 players, with both Drew Doughty and Arthur Kaliyev starting on the IR. The 2024-25 season-opening roster is here! 🤴 Release 📲 https://t.co/qOtoaBOa5m pic.twitter.com/0It3m7ckW7

The Sacramento Kings shook up their roster this offseason by adding six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan but didn’t have a huge turnover from last year to this. That means little tweaks to offensive and defensive schemes will be key with multiple returning players this season.