Overview
- ESPN's Emily Kaplan first reported the agreement, which Elliotte Friedman confirmed on Sunday.
- Kempe has six goals and 13 assists through 19 games, helping Los Angeles to a 10-5-4 start and first place in the Pacific Division.
- The 29-year-old led the Kings in points in each of the past two seasons, including 73 last year, and has recorded three 30-goal campaigns in the past four years.
- The extension secures a primary scorer as the franchise prepares for leadership changes with Kopitar planning to retire after this season.
- Talks were rekindled earlier in the week before the sides settled on the eight-year term, removing Kempe from the 2026 free-agent market.