Looking for any way to help shake up an offensively starved team, the Kings claimed Russian winger Nikita Scherbak after he had been waived by the Montreal Canadiens.
Scherbak had yet to get into an NHL game this season, but played five games for the Laval Rocket, registering one goal. Last season, Scherbak played in 26 NHL games, putting up four goals and six assists. He performed at a high level in the AHL, with 30 points (seven goals, 33 assists) in 26 games with Laval in the 2017-18 season.
Scherbak was a 2014 first-round draft pick of the Canadiens, being selected with the 26th pick that year.