Kings forward Andreas Athanasiou was added Thursday to the NHL’s list of “players unavailable due to COVID protocols,” ruling him out of the team’s game against the Minnesota Wild and leaving his status for the upcoming schedule in doubt.
A 26-year-old winger who signed with the Kings as a free agent this offseason, Athanasiou had five points (three goals, two assists) over the season’s first seven games, ranking third on the team in scoring. He had been playing on the second line with Blake Lizotte and Jeff Carter, as well as on the team’s secondary power-play unit.