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Report: Kings, Dwight King avoid arbitration; agree to terms on 3-year contract

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The Los Angeles Kings and forward Dwight King have agreed to terms on a three-year contract, as per Elliotte Friedman of 'Hockey Night in Canada', thereby avoiding a scheduled arbitration hearing.

Terms of the deal have not yet been revealed.

The 25-year-old recorded 15 goals and 15 assists in 77 regular season games for Los Angeles in 2013-14, adding three goals and eight assists during the team's run to a Stanley Cup championship.

His previous deal saw him earn $750,000 over the course of the past two seasons.

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