Early in the first period of Wednesday’s game in Las Vegas, Kings defenseman Drew Doughty suffered a left ankle injury.

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— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) September 26, 2024

Drew Doughty takes an unfortunate fall and leaves the field.#GaKingsGa #VegasBorn #VGKvsLAK photo.twitter.com/nZkNvnkpuh

— LA Royalty (@LARoyalty1967) September 26, 2024

After being taken to the locker room for further evaluation, LA PR later announced that the 34-year-old defender would not play again.

Defenseman Drew Doughty will not return to tonight’s game due to a lower-body injury.

— LA Kings PR (@LAKingsPR) September 26, 2024

No further information is available at this time. The team is likely awaiting further medical imaging of Doughty.

In his place, Jordan Spence and Kyle Burroughs have both seen their ice time increase significantly.

STATISTICS CONTROL

Jordan Spence led all skaters in the race in P1 TOI, with a time of 9:24

Probably a personal highlight in one period?!?

— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) September 26, 2024

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