The Kings were busy leading into their game against Tampa Bay today. The team announced that they’ve activated winger Trevor Moore and center Trevor Lewis off injured reserve. To make room on the roster, winger Andre Lee was assigned to AHL Ontario while defenseman Kyle Burroughs was moved to non-roster status.
Moore was moved to IR last weekend but last played on December 12th and had been sidelined with an upper-body injury since then. The 29-year-old had a career year last season with 31 goals and 26 assists in 82 games and while he hasn’t produced at quite the same level this year, he’s still doing well with six goals and a dozen helpers in 28 outings while logging a little over 17 minutes a night.
As for Lewis, he sustained a lower-body injury on the final day of November and has been out since then. He’s being activated for his 1,000th career game tonight. Lewis has seven points in 25 games so far this season while chipping in with 46 hits and a 51% success rate at the faceoff dot, continuing to have success in the fourth-line role he has held for the bulk of his career.
Lee is the roster casualty up front to bring Moore and Lewis back onto the roster. The 24-year-old has split the season between the Kings and Reign, getting his first taste of NHL playing time along the way. Lee has played in 19 games with Los Angeles, primarily on the fourth line. In those outings, he has a goal and two assists along with 36 hits in just over nine minutes a night. In Ontario, he has suited up four time, collecting a goal and an assist.
Burroughs, meanwhile, is in his first season with the Kings after signing a two-year, $2.2MM deal with them last summer. Playing time hasn’t been the easiest to come by, however, as he has been limited to just 20 games thus far out of 37. The 29-year-old has a pair of assists, 31 hits, and 24 penalty minutes but is playing just 8:39 per game, well below his career average of 15:57 per game. He is away from the team following the birth of his child.