Kings sign Moore to 5-year extension

The Los Angeles Kings inked forward Trevor Moore to a five-year contract extension at an average annual value of $4.2 million, the club announced Thursday.

Moore, who was a pending unrestricted free agent, is in the final season of a two-year pact carrying a cap hit of $1.875 million.

The 27-year-old collected seven goals and 11 assists across 32 games entering Thursday's action. He established career highs with 17 tallies and 31 helpers over 81 contests in 2021-22.

Moore has been a key component of the Kings' solid second line alongside Viktor Arvidsson and Phillip Danault. Moore has been versatile, too. He plays on the team's second power-play unit as well as its top penalty-killing group. Moore's averaging a career-best 17:40 of ice time as a result.

The California-born winger came into Thursday's slate boasting commendable underlying figures as well. Los Angeles controlled 55.69% of the expected goals with Moore on the ice at five-on-five and 55.17% of the scoring chances in the same situations over those 32 games, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Moore is in his third full season and fourth campaign in total with the Kings. They acquired him from the Toronto Maple Leafs in the trade that sent goaltender Jack Campbell north of the border in February 2020. Moore debuted with the Leafs in 2018-19. He was an undrafted development camp invitee who ultimately cracked Toronto's roster.