December 4, 2025 | 6:27pm ET
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KINGS LOOKING TO IMPROVE OFFENCE?

Trevor Moore, forward

The Los Angeles Kings expected to be a greater offensive threat this season, but the lack of goal-scoring from some of their veteran players has been disappointing and has resulted in the team being ranked 28th in the NHL in goals-for per game.

During Wednesday’s edition of the DFO Rundown Insider Edition, Irfaan Gaffar and David Pagnotta discussed the Kings’ displeasure with their lack of secondary scoring and Pagnotta reported that Kings GM Ken Holland and his staff are looking around to see if they can add extra firepower up front at some point this season.

“They are 28th in the league in goals for per game. They would like to add some extra fire, some extra punch in that lineup,” Pagnotta said. “Some guys have dipped quite a bit offensively.

“Like, they’re in a good position, good footing right now with respect to the playoffs, but is this another first-round exit type of type of scenario? They want to improve on that. They thought they’d be in a better position, and this is Anze Kopitar’s last season. So, don’t be surprised if at some point later on in the season, Kenny Holland and the Kings try to address it. It looks like they’re kind of scoping things out right now to see if they can add somebody, with a little bit of scoring flair.”

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The Kings expected more out of forwards Trevor Moore, Phil Danault and Andrei Kuzmenko this season and the offensive production just has not been there. Moore and Kuzmenko each have three goals on the season, while Danault has yet to light the lamp.

With just over $4 million in current salary cap space, the Kings are in the position to add to their roster, but the club might try to move out a body to give them more flexibility against the cap for future moves leading up to the trade deadline, if they right the right scoring option to add earlier in the season.

Neither Moore nor Kuzmenko own any no-trade protection and could be candidates to be moved out if the Kings try to pull the trigger on a bigger deal.