Kings Sign Forward Blake Lizotte to a Two-Year Contract Extension

The LA Kings have signed forward Blake Lizotte to a two-year contract extension worth an average annual value (AAV) of $1,675,000 through the 2023-24 season.
Lizotte, 24, has posted 17 points (8-9=17) and a plus-10 rating in 58 games this season. The eight goals and plus-10 rating are both career-highs. He also has a career-high 54.49 faceoff percentage this season, second best on the team. He is tied for the team-lead in shorthanded points (2) and tied for third in shorthanded goals (1). He also scored his first career game-winning goal earlier this year on Jan. 10 against the New York Rangers.

During his four NHL seasons, the 5-9 170-pound forward has registered 50 points (17-33=50) and a plus-7 rating in 165 games. Following the 2019-20 season, in which he finished eighth among league rookies in assists (17) and tied for 11th in points (23), he was voted Most Popular Player as selected by the Kings Booster Club.
The Lindstrom, Minn. native was signed by the Kings as an undrafted free agent on April 2, 2019, after two seasons with St. Cloud State University (NCAA). Over his two seasons with St. Cloud State University, he appeared in 76 games posting 69 points (22-47=69) and a plus-44 rating. He helped lead the Huskies to consecutive NCHC regular-season titles and the top overall seed in the nation during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 season.