The Kings announced they’ve recalled forward Cole Guttman from AHL Ontario on an emergency basis. Winger Trevor Moore was moved to injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 29, in the corresponding move.
If Guttman plays, it would be his first NHL action in nearly two years. A sixth-round pick by the Lightning in 2017, he opted not to sign with them and instead inked an entry-level deal with the Blackhawks after captaining the University of Denver to a national championship in 2022.
Initially, it looked like the 5’9″ pivot would be able to carve out an NHL role. He spent most of his first year in the minors but impressed with 30 points in 39 games as a rookie. He also didn’t look out of place in his time on Chicago’s roster, scoring four goals and six points through his first 14 NHL games.
Guttman has remained a high-end AHL producer in the years since, but a lack of physicality and inconsistent two-way play have kept him from seeing much NHL time. He did get into another 27 games with the Blackhawks in 2023-24, but after recording eight points and a garish -17 rating, he was sent back to the minors, where he remained through last season until becoming a Group VI unrestricted free agent.
The Kings pounced and signed him to a two-year, two-way deal this offseason. His AHL resume was impressive enough to warrant a rather high $475K guarantee – after all, he’d managed 127 points in 148 games with Rockford over the years.
The California native has largely kept up the pace after returning home. The 26-year-old ranks fourth on the Ontario Reign in scoring with 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists) in 31 games.
He joins a Kings forward group that was forced to dress only 11 forwards in yesterday’s overtime loss to the Sharks. Moore, Joel Armia, and Anže Kopitar were all unavailable and are listed as day-to-day entering tomorrow’s matchup with the Jets. Moore has been out the longest, sitting out four games with an illness and an upper-body injury, so he was the logical IR candidate. He can be activated at any time since he’s already missed more than seven days.
Pre-injury, Moore was having a tough year. He’s been money in the bank for at least a 40-point pace since being acquired from the Maple Leafs in 2020, but has just five goals and 13 points in 37 showings in 2025-26. That’s a points per game pace of 0.35, his worst in a full season in Los Angeles.