Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar signed a two-year, $14 million extension on Thursday.Kopitar, a two-time Stanley Cup winner and five-time All-Star, is now under contract with the club through the 2025-26 season. The 17-year-veteran turns 36 in August."We're pleased to have reached an agreement that will keep Anze in Los Angeles as our group takes the next step in competing for a Stanley Cup," Kings general manager Rob Blake said in a news release. "He is the heart and soul of this team as our captain and he will continue to play a major role on our club."Kopitar had 28 goals and 74 points in 82 games last season while winning the Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship) for the second time in his career.Last season was Kopitar's most productive campaign since having 35 goals and 92 points in the 2017-18 season. That stellar campaign also marked the second time in three seasons that Kopitar won the Selke Award as the league's top defensive forward."Los Angeles has become home for me and my family, and I'm excited to extend my career here," Kopitar said. "I've been with this organization through it all and I know our group is close to achieving something special. I look forward to helping us reach that next level and achieving the ultimate goal of winning the Stanley Cup again."

The Los Angeles Kings are acquiring forward Pierre Luc-Dubois in a sign-and-trade deal with the Winnipeg Jets, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.Dubois and the Jets are finalizing an eight-year extension worth $68 million ahead of the trade, according to TSN. Dubois was a restricted free agent. He played the 2023-23 season on a one-year, $6 million deal.The Kings are sending forwards Gabriel Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Rasmus Kupari to the Jets, according to The Athletic and Sporting News.Dubois, who just turned 25 on Saturday, tallied a career-high 63 points (27 goals, 36 assists) and 77 penalty minutes in 73 games last season, his third in Winnipeg. He has 302 points (129 goals, 173 assists) in 434 career games with Columbus (2017-21) and the Jets.The Blue Jackets selected Dubois No. 3 overall in the 2016 draft and traded him to Winnipeg in January 2021.

The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Sean Durzi from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick.Durzi, 24, was a second-round pick of Toronto in the 2018 draft but played the past two seasons with the Kings after going to L.A. in a January 2019 trade."Sean is a reliable two-way defenseman who has good vision and contributes offensively," Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong said in a release. "He will be a very good addition to our blue line and we look forward to having him on our roster this season."