Spence recorded an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
Spence snapped a five-game point drought with the helper. He was scratched versus the Blues on March 5, and his ice time has been cut significantly since he got back into the lineup as the Kings lean on their veteran defensemen to shoulder the heaviest loads. The 24-year-old Spence has had a fine season with 21 points, 65 shots on net, 67 blocked shots, 62 hits and a plus-13 rating over 61 appearances, but he's not a safe fantasy option until his ice time gets back up to a more acceptable level.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Pockets helper in overtime loss
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Spence notched an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Canucks.
Spence has come out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a roll, earning a helper in three straight contests. That bodes well for him sticking in the lineup even if the Kings eventually go back to the traditional six-defensemen structure instead of the seven-defensemen system they've used heavily this season. Spence is up to 20 points, 58 shots on net, 56 hits, 62 blocked shots and a plus-15 rating over 55 appearances this season. He'll see a larger role as long as Drew Doughty (lower body) is out, but Doughty's injury is not believed to be a long-term issue.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Hands out assist Saturday
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Spence notched an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over Utah.
Spence snapped a six-game point drought with the helper. The 23-year-old saw 12:19 of ice time -- it's his second consecutive game in a reduced role, and that may not change if the Kings continue to dress seven defensemen, as Brandt Clarke will push for more than the 5:15 he saw in Saturday's contest. Spence has had flashes of success in his second full NHL campaign, racking up 18 points, 57 shots on net, 61 blocked shots, 54 hits and a plus-15 rating over 53 appearances despite mainly featuring in a bottom-four role.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Bends twine in loss
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Spence scored a goal on two shots, added two hits and blocked three shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken.
Spence's tally late in the first period tied the game at 2-2, but that's where the Kings' offense stalled out. He ended a five-game point drought with the goal, which was his first tally since Dec. 12 versus the Devils. The 23-year-old blueliner continues to see steady playing time in a third-pairing role, though his minutes are sometimes limited due to the Kings' seven-defensemen formation. He's produced three goals, 14 points, 46 shots on net, 42 hits, 49 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 42 appearances this season.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Contributes pair of assists
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Spence logged two assists and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers.
Spence has five assists over his last five contests. The 23-year-old's offense has come back around after a sluggish November, and his spot on the second power-play unit adds a little more fantasy value. Overall, Spence has 12 points, 35 shots on net, 42 blocked shots, 29 hits and a plus-8 rating over 34 appearances. It's a nearly identical scoring pace to what he showed in 2023-24 (24 points in 71 regular-season outings).
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Provides two helpers
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Spence notched two assists, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Flyers.
Spence is rolling on offense with a goal and five assists over his last eight outings. Thursday marked his first multi-point effort of the season. The 23-year-old blueliner is up to two goals, eight helpers, 34 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 29 hits, 14 PIM and a plus-7 rating over 31 contests. He does a little of everything and should be rostered in deep fantasy formats.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Opens scoring in loss
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Spence scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Devils.
Spence has three points over his last five games. The 23-year-old defenseman opened the scoring at 16:41 of the second period, but that was the Kings' lone goal Thursday. Spence's ice time has dipped a bit with the Kings' usage of seven defensemen in recent games, but it appears he's found a way to do more with less. The blueliner has two goals, seven points, 32 shots on net, 33 blocked shots, 29 hits and a plus-4 rating over 28 appearances.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Helps out on power play
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Spence logged a power-play assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Wild.
Spence has two assists over his last three games, but that follows a stretch of no points across 16 contests. The 23-year-old has started to see more regular power-play time again on the second unit over the last couple of weeks. He's now at six points (two on the power play), 29 shots on net, 31 blocked shots, 29 hits, 10 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 26 outings overall. Spence will likely continue to see bottom-four usage overall, and with the Kings leaning on seven-defensemen lineups lately, he could be in line for an even smaller role than usual.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Logs assist in return to lineup
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Spence had an assist, one shot on goal, two blocks and one hit in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens.
Spence's shot was redirected by Alex Laferriere early in the second period to give the Kings a 2-1 lead. The defenseman was back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch Wednesday. Los Angeles head coach Jim Hiller cited Spence's shaky start to the season as the reason for Wednesday's breather, per Zak Dooley of LA Kings Insider. After logging just 13:31 TOI in the game prior to being scratched, Spence was on ice for 23:03 on Thursday.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Reaches 20-assist mark
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Spence logged an assist and four PIM in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.
Spence snapped a four-game point drought when he set up Akil Thomas' first NHL goal in the first period. The 23-year-old Spence has offered value in deep fantasy formats as a consistent third-pairing option for the Kings this season. He's at 22 points, 72 shots on net, 61 hits, 52 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 65 appearances while also seeing some power-play time.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Gathers helper in win
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Spence logged an assist in Monday's 3-2 win over the Canucks.
Spence has two goals and three helpers over his last eight contests. The 23-year-old defenseman continues to see limited usage on the third-pairing, and the Kings' affinity for dressing seven blueliners has taken a further chunk out of his playing time. Spence is up to 21 points, 69 shots on net, 55 hits, 50 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 60 appearances, offering some scoring upside in deeper fantasy formats.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Buries power-play goal
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Spence scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two hits in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Wild.
Spence's tally stretched the Kings' lead to 5-0 in the second period. The 23-year-old defenseman has earned four points over his last six contests, though he's seen limited ice time as the Kings have favored deploying seven blueliners. Spence is at least getting power-play time -- he's earned five of his 20 points this season with the man advantage while adding 67 shots on net, 54 hits, 47 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 58 outings.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Two-point effort in win
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Spence scored a goal, dished a power-play assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Spence set up a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal in the first period before scoring one of his own in the second. The tally was Spence's first at the NHL level since 2021-22. He has three points over his last three games and 19 points, 64 shots on net, 51 hits, 45 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 55 contests overall.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Back in NHL
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Spence was recalled from AHL Ontario on Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Spence was sent down to the minors Wednesday and played that night versus Abbotsford, putting two shots on net and picking up a minor penalty in a 2-1 shootout loss. He has 16 assists, 46 hits and 35 blocked shots in 44 NHL games this season. It's unclear at this time if Spence will play Saturday versus the Ducks.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Sent to minors
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Spence was reassigned to AHL Ontario on Wednesday, per Russell Morgan of Hockey Royalty.
Spence has 16 assists, 54 shots, 44 hits and 35 blocks in 44 contests this season. Although he's been a regular with the Kings for much of the season, Spence was a healthy scratch in LA's past four games, which might be what led to this move. It's also possible this is a paper transaction, and if that's the case, then the Kings will likely recall him before Thursday's game against Nashville.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Sends power-play assist
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Spence posted a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Oilers.
Spence set up Pierre-Luc Dubois' opening tally at 2:38 of the second period. He wasn't an everyday player in January, but Spence managed three helpers over 10 contests last month while logging third-pairing minutes. He'll have to compete with Brandt Clarke for playing time in the near term, and if the Kings trade for a defenseman, both young blueliners could be out of the lineup. Spence has 16 helpers (three on the power play), 51 shots on net, 37 hits, 34 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 43 appearances.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Back in LA
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Spence was recalled from AHL Ontario on Saturday.
Spence was sent to the minors Friday and quickly recalled. The defenseman has six helpers in 12 games with the Kings this season, including three in his last two games.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Grabs helper Thursday
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Spence notched an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Penguins.
Spence helped out on Kevin Fiala's third-period equalizer, which forced the overtime session. This was Spence's third assist over the last two games. The 22-year-old blueliner is up to six helpers, 10 shots on net, nine hits, nine blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through 12 contests. He should continue to see time on the third pairing -- Andreas Englund is more at risk of losing his place in the lineup to Tobias Bjornfot if head coach Todd McLellan voluntarily changes up his defense.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Provides pair of helpers
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Spence registered two assists, including one on the power play, in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Golden Knights.
Spence set up second-period tallies by Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore. This was Spence's first multi-point effort of the campaign. He's logged five helpers, seven shots on net, nine hits, eight blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 11 appearances overall. While he's on the third pairing at even strength, the 22-year-old has also seen time on the second power-play unit.
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Kings' Jordan Spence: Contributes assist
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Spence logged an assist, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Spence has logged an assist in three of his last four games, accounting for all of his offense through eight appearances. The 22-year-old blueliner helped out on a Phillip Danault tally in the first period of Tuesday's win. Spence has added seven hits, seven blocked shots, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating, but he's seen relatively limited usage while paired with Andreas Englund.
