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A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Leipsic was originally selected by Nashville in the third round (No. 89 overall) at the 2012 NHL Draft after he had 58 points (28-30=58) in 65 games in his second season with Portland of the Western Hockey League.
Leipsic played two more seasons with Portland and had 211 points (88 goals-123=211) in 128 games, including 120 points (49-71=120) in 2012-13, when he won the Bob Clarke Trophy as the WHL's top scorer and the Canadian Hockey League Top Scorer Award.
In 81 career NHL games, the 5-10, 179-pound forward has scored 30 points (8-22=30) with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights and the Canucks. Leispsic scored a career-high 22 points last season with the Golden Knights and Canucks.
The Canucks acquired Leipsic from the Golden Knights at the trade deadline in exchange for defenseman Philip Holm.
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The Kings continue their four-game homestand on Tuesday as
they take on the Arizona Coyotes
at 7:30 pm. The Kings will honor Lubomir Visnovsky as part of their Legends Night series presented by McDonald's.
The game will be broadcast live on FOX Sports West, the
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and on the
LA Kings Audio Network on I Heart Radio
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