Chromiak agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with Los Angeles on Thursday.
Chromiak has yet to make his NHL debut since being selected by the club in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Draft. The 23-year-old winger has spent the past four years playing exclusively in the minors with AHL Ontario, including the 2025-26 campaign, which saw him tally 28 goals and 28 assists in 71 regular-season contests. If he can repeat those offensive numbers at the start of next year, he should earn a call-up sooner rather than later.
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Kings' Aatu Jamsen: Inks two-way deal
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Jamsen signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Kings on Friday.
Jamsen earned his second contract with the Kings on Friday after signing a two-year, entry-level deal in May of 2024. While he's yet to make his NHL debut, the 23-year-old forward has 23 goals and 39 points across 95 career regular-season games with AHL Ontario. Jamsen will more than likely open the year with the Reign, but he could make his debut with the Kings at some point during the 2026-27 campaign.
Wright was returned to AHL Ontario on Monday, John Hoven of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio reports.
Wright failed to score a goal in 27 regular-season and postseason contests, chipping in just four assists, 37 shots and 34 hits. With the Reign, the 23-year-old forward was significantly more impressive, generating 17 goals and 13 assists in 54 regular-season outings. If he can't find a way to bring that scoring touch to the NHL, Wright may have to spend the bulk of the 2026-27 campaign in the minors.
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Kings' Anton Forsberg: Ends playoff run winless
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Forsberg stopped 27 of 31 shots in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche in Game 4 of the Western Conference first round. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.
Forsberg didn't win a single game in the playoffs as Colorado swept the Kings, and even though the outcome of the series wasn't Forsberg's fault, it's worth noting he posted a save percentage under .880 in his last two starts. Forsberg ends the playoff run having allowed 11 goals on 121 shots (.909 save percentage) over four games in another first-round exit for the Kings.
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Kings' Joel Edmundson: Scores in playoff exit
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Edmundson scored a goal in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche in Game 4 of the Western Conference first round.
Edmundson found the back of the net in the second period with a wrister, but that would be all the offense the Kings would muster throughout the game. It was also Edmundson's lone point of a playoff run that ended with Sunday's loss. He had a career-high 23 points (two goals, 21 assists) in 82 regular-season contests, but he was far from a reliable fantasy performer, although he had more upside in leagues that reward physicality with his 97 hits and 111 blocked shots.
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Kings' Anze Kopitar: Retirement official
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Kopitar's 20-year NHL career came to a close Sunday, per the NHLPA.
The Kings were swept in the first round of the 2026 playoffs by the Avalanche on Sunday. Kopitar retires as the Kings' all-time scoring leader, having amassed 1,316 points in 1,521 regular-season games. He also added 27 tallies and 62 assists in 107 playoff outings while leading the team to two Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014.
Forsberg will protect the home net against Colorado on Sunday in Game 4, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
Forsberg is still seeking his first NHL postseason win. During the opening round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he has gone 0-3 versus the Avalanche despite allowing only seven goals on 90 shots.
Kings' Alex Laferriere: Helps out on both goals in loss
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Laferriere registered two assists, six shots on goal and two hits in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche in Game 3.
Laferriere has been decent with three helpers (two on the power play), 14 shots, 12 hits and a minus-2 rating over three contests in this first-round series. That gives him involvement in three of the Kings' four goals. This is his third taste of postseason action -- he logged five points across 11 games over each of the last two playoff runs, though Laferriere is on the verge of going 0-for-3 in getting out of the first round in his young career.
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Kings' Trevor Moore: Deposits goal in loss
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Moore scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche in Game 3.
This was Moore's first goal and second point over three games this postseason. He's added eight shots on net, five hits and a minus-1 rating, serving as an effective middle-six winger despite the Kings being down 3-0 in the series. In his previous playoff experience, he collected 14 points in 31 appearances over five separate postseason runs.
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Kings' Adrian Kempe: Pots power-play goal
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Kempe scored a power-play goal on two shots and went minus-3 in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Avalanche in Game 3.
Kempe has had trouble this postseason, as this was his first goal in three playoff games. He's added five shots on net, three hits, four PIM and a minus-3 rating. The Kings are facing elimination as soon as Sunday's Game 4, so they'll need more out of their top players. In previous playoff runs, Kempe collected 15 goals and 29 points across 28 appearances. Barring a miracle, this will be the fifth straight year with a first-round exit for the Kings.
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