The Los Angeles Kings placed forward Dwight King on injured reserve with a lower body injury and assigned defensemen Jamie McBain and Vincent LoVerde to AHL-Ontario earlier today. With Brian O’Neill’s trade to New Jersey, the Kings’ 23-man roster has been solidified.

Forwards (13)

11 – Anze Kopitar

12 – Marian Gaborik

13 – Kyle Clifford

15 – Andy Andreoff

17 – Milan Lucic

19 – Jordan Weal

21 – Nick Shore

22 – Trevor Lewis

23 – Dustin Brown

70 – Tanner Pearson

71 – Jordan Nolan

73 – Tyler Toffoli

77 – Jeff Carter

Defensemen (8)

2 – Matt Greene

3 – Brayden McNabb

6 – Jake Muzzin

7 – Derek Forbort

8 – Drew Doughty

10 – Christian Ehrhoff

27 – Alec Martinez

55 – Jeff Schultz

Goalies (2)

1 – Jhonas Enroth

32 – Jonathan Quick

Injured Reserve (1)

74 – Dwight King

Leave it to Sports Chaos to alter the makeup of the team after the roster appeared to be shaping up differently heading into the final preseason game. Though I got the sense that the team had previously anticipated entering the season with 14 forwards and seven defensemen, the injuries to Jake Muzzin and Matt Greene (which are not expected to be major; Muzzin should play in Wednesday’s opener) changed the environment in which the roster would be shaped. With King unavailable, and only one extra forward currently on the roster, expect the club’s lines against San Jose on Wednesday to shape up thusly:

Lucic-Kopitar-Gaborik

Pearson-Carter-Toffoli

Brown-Shore-Lewis

Clifford-Andreoff-Nolan

Muzzin-Doughty

Schultz-Ehrhoff

McNabb-Martinez

Keep in mind I was in meetings today, so this alignment is based off yesterday’s line rushes. In any event, the roster has been set, and Derek Forbort will open the season with the club by providing insurance on the back end as two defensemen continue to work their way back to prime game shape after suffering injuries midway through the preseason slate.