Overview
- Akil Thomas has 13 points in 19 AHL games with Ontario this season and is expected to be assigned to Springfield, per local reports.
- Nikita Alexandrov logged 14 points in 18 games for Springfield and will open with the Kings’ AHL affiliate in Ontario, according to team reporting.
- Alexandrov is on a one-year, two-way contract through 2025–26 and is tracking for Group 6 UFA status unless he reaches 29 NHL games to retain RFA rights.
- Both players are AHL standouts with limited NHL traction to date, with Alexandrov at 9 points in 51 NHL games and Thomas at 7 in 32.
- Coverage frames the exchange as a change-of-scenery depth swap rather than a move expected to alter NHL lineups immediately.