The Kings have acquired forward Anthony Stewart from the Hurricanes along with their fourth-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft and their sixth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft in exchange for forward Kevin Westgarth, Kings President/GM Dean Lombardi announced today.

Stewart, 28, has played in 262 career NHL games with the Hurricanes, Thrashers and Panthers. He has recorded 71 points  and 123 penalty minutes.  
 
A 6-3, 230-pound native of La Salle, Quebec, Stewart last year played in 77 games for Carolina and he recorded 11 points .  The previous season he recorded a career-high 14 goals with the Thrashers.
 
Westgarth has played in 90 regular season games with the Kings dating back to the 2008-09 season.  Last year he played in 25 regular season games and had two points.