LA Kings Trade Franchise Goalie Jonathan Quick

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Kings traded two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie Jonathan Quick, the club announced Wednesday. Quick, one of the winningest American-born goalies in NHL history has been a franchise player for more than a decade.

The Kings sent Quick to the Columbus Blue Jackets for goalie Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. The Kings also gave up a conditional first-round draft pick in 2023 and a third-round pick in 2024 to the Blue Jackets in the trade.

The trade comes just days after the 37-year-old netminder surpassed Tom Barrasso as the third-winningest American-born goaltender with 370 wins. Five more wins, and he will pass hall-of-famer John Vanbiesbrouck.

Quick was the goaltender for the Kings during their Stanley Cup championship seasons in 2012 and 2014. Famed for his athleticism in goal, he is the franchise leader in games played (743), wins (370) and shutouts (57).

With the trade, only stars Anze Kopitar and defenseman Drew Doughty remain from the team's two champion seasons. As of Wednesday, the Kings were tied for the lead in the Pacific Division with the Las Vegas Golden Knights, putting them in solid position in a competitive division heading into the stretch run to the playoffs.

If the Kings make it to the playoffs, it will be the first time in two decades that they enter the postseason without Quick to backstop the team.

Quick is in the final year of a contract and spent 16 years with the Kings. He won the Conn Smythe trophy in 2012 and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy twice. At the start of the season, Quick said he planned to continue playing after this season, on a series of one-year contracts.

The Kings thanked Quick in a tweet Tuesday.

"On the biggest stages ... Under the brightest lights ... You performed like no other ... The fiercest competitor ... A legacy that will never diminish. Thank you Jonathan."

Quick was the backup to Pheonix Copley against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. The Kings won the game, 6-5, in a shootout.

"Jonathan Quick is a two-time Stanley Cup winner who has been an outstanding goaltender in our league for a long time and this deal provides us with draft capital that will be valuable as we move forward as an organization," Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Sportsnet. "It's never easy to trade players like Vladislav Gavrikov and Joonas Korpisalo as they have been exceptional Blue Jackets but given our current position these moves were in our club's best interest. They are wonderful individuals, and we will always appreciate the contributions they made while they were here."

Quick is 11-13-4 with a 3.50 goals against average and has one shutout. He has a .876 save percentage with the Kings this season.

Korpisalo is 10-11-3 with a 3.06 goals against average and a .914 save percentage with the Blue Jackets this season. He is on a one-year contract for $1.3 million.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.