Kings Acquire Rights to Goaltender Erik Portillo from the Buffalo Sabres

The LA Kings have acquired the rights to goaltender Erik Portillo from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Portillo, 22, is in the midst of his junior year with the University of Michigan where he's posted a 19-10-2 record with a 3.01 goals-against average (GAA) and a .908 save percentage (SV%) in 31 NCAA games. His 19 wins are the second-most among Big-10 goaltenders and seventh among all NCAA netminders.
As a sophomore last year, the 6-6, 220-pound goaltender led the nation in saves (1,111) while ranking second in wins (31) and minutes played (2499:13), fourth in win percentage (.750) and ninth in save percentage (.926) enroute to a Big-10 Championship. His 31-10-1 record with a 2.14 GAA and .926 SV% earned him Big-10 Second All-Star Team honors, as well as nominations for both the Mike Richter Award and Big-10 Goaltender of the Year. In three NCAA seasons with the Wolverines, Portillo has amassed a record of 54-21-3 with three shutouts, a 2.45 GAA and a .919 SV%.

Originally drafted by Buffalo in the third round (67th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Portillo began his North American career in the USHL with the Dubuque Fighting Saints in 2019-20, where he earned USHL Goaltender of the Year and First All-Star Team honors after registering a 19-5-1 record and one shutout with a 2.11 GAA and a .915 SV%. The Gothenburg, Sweden native represented his native country at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship, helping Sweden to a bronze medal.