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Kings Add AHL Scorer Lane Pederson on Two-Year Deal

The deal offers the Kings low-risk depth through a first-year two-way pay split, second-year one-way guarantee.

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WINNIPEG, CANADA - JANUARY 4: Erik Gustafsson #56 of the Detroit Red Wings keeps an eye on the play during first period action against the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre on January 4, 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Wings defeated the Jets 4-2. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Lane Pederson to a two-year contract on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, with an average NHL value reported at $875,000 per season.
  • The first year is a two-way contract with a reported AHL salary of $650,000 and a lower NHL salary, while the second year is reported as a one-way deal that guarantees NHL pay.
  • Pederson scored 48 points (23 goals, 25 assists) in 63 games for the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms last season and led that team in scoring.
  • Across his career he has been a prolific AHL producer with 278 points in 374 games but has had limited NHL impact with 11 points in 76 games.
  • The signing follows a common opening-day free-agent pattern of NHL teams securing experienced AHL scorers on short, low-risk contracts to boost minor-league scoring depth and create callable NHL options.