The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Dwight King to a two-year contract, the team announced Monday.

King, who turned 23 earlier this month, had 14 points (five goals, nine assists), 10 penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating in 27 regular season games in 2011-12. He was recalled by the Kings from AHL Manchester on February 10 after tallying 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists), 20 penalty minutes and plus-6 rating in 50 AHL regular-season games.

During the Kings’ 2012 run to the Stanley Cup championship, King (6-foot-3, 234 pounds) collected five goals, three assists, 13 penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating. He ranked tied for first in goals scored during the postseason and tied for second in postseason game-winning goals scored (two) amongst rookies in 2012, and four of his five postseason goals were scored against Phoenix in the Western Conference Finals.

Originally selected by the Kings in the fourth-round (No. 109) in the 2007 NHL Draft, King has 14 points (five goals, nine assists), 12 penalty minutes and a plus-1 rating in 33 career NHL regular-season games all with the Kings.

With King officially on board, every player who appeared for Los Angeles during the 2012 postseason is signed for next season.


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