Los Angeles Kings Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	A. KempeAdrian Kempe	Q. Byfield Kings' Quinton Byfield: Set for larger role in 2026-27 campaign Quinton Byfield Kings' Quinton Byfield: Set for larger role in 2026-27 campaign	S. Laughton Kings' Scott Laughton: Back with Los Angeles Scott Laughton Kings' Scott Laughton: Back with Los Angeles S. HeleniusSamuel Helenius A. LeeAndre Lee M. Zuccarello Kings' Mats Zuccarello: Dealing with minor shoulder injury Shoulder: Questionable for start of season Mats Zuccarello Kings' Mats Zuccarello: Dealing with minor shoulder injury Shoulder: Questionable for start of season
Left Wing	A. LaferriereAlex Laferriere	A. TurcotteAlex Turcotte	T. MooreTrevor Moore T. WardTaylor Ward J. WrightJared Wright K. Fiala Kings' Kevin Fiala: Not close to returning Lower Leg: Questionable for start of season Kevin Fiala Kings' Kevin Fiala: Not close to returning Lower Leg: Questionable for start of season
Right Wing	A. PanarinArtemi Panarin	E. HaulaErik Haula	J. ArmiaJoel Armia C. PerryCorey Perry
Left Defenseman	M. AndersonMikey Anderson	J. EdmundsonJoel Edmundson	B. Dumoulin Kings' Brian Dumoulin: Fails physical Undisclosed: Questionable for start of season Brian Dumoulin Kings' Brian Dumoulin: Fails physical Undisclosed: Questionable for start of season E. GustafssonErik Gustafsson
Right Defenseman	D. Doughty Kings' Drew Doughty: Receives captaincy Drew Doughty Kings' Drew Doughty: Receives captaincy	B. ClarkeBrandt Clarke	C. CeciCody Ceci S. PerunovichScott Perunovich
Goalie	D. Kuemper Kings' Darcy Kuemper: Motivated to bounce back in 2026-27 Darcy Kuemper Kings' Darcy Kuemper: Motivated to bounce back in 2026-27	A. Forsberg Kings' Anton Forsberg: Could push for larger workload this year Anton Forsberg Kings' Anton Forsberg: Could push for larger workload this year	C. GeorgeCarter George E. Portillo Kings' Erik Portillo: Could begin season on NHL roster Erik Portillo Kings' Erik Portillo: Could begin season on NHL roster