The Los Angeles Kings have lost one of their most important players to injury early in Saturday night's game on the road against the Ottawa Senators, with veteran defenseman Drew Doughty done for the rest of the evening after getting hurt in the second period.

Doughty exited the ice after trying to block a shot in the second period. The Kings later announced that he's not returning to the contest .

“Defenseman Drew Doughty will not return to tonight’s game due to a lower-body injury,” Los Angeles' social media post on X, formerly Twitter, shared. Article Continues Below

Before he left the Senators game at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Doughty had a plus-1 and two blocked shots for the Kings, who entered Saturday on the heels of a 4-3 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple

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