The Kings have acquired forward Milan Lucic from the Bruins in exchange for goaltender Martin Jones, defenseman Colin Miller and the 13th overall selection in tonight’s NHL Draft, Kings President/GM Dean Lombardi announced today.
 
Lucic is a native of Vancouver, B.C., and he appeared in 81 games last season for Boston totaling 44 points, a plus-13 rating and 81 penalty minutes.  Among Bruins players he ranked third in points, fourth in goals and sixth in assists.

Lucic has played eight seasons in the NHL – all with the Bruins. In 566 career regular-season games he has 342 points, a plus-94 rating and 772 penalty minutes. In 96 career Stanley Cup playoff games he has 61 points, a plus-40 rating and 155 penalty minutes.

Jones, 25, was signed by the Kings as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 2, 2008. He has appeared in 34 NHL regular-season games (all with the Kings) and has a 16-11-2 career record, a .923 SV%, a 1.99 GAA and seven shutouts.
 
Miller, 22, was selected by the Kings in the fifth-round (151st overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft. He has appeared in 135 AHL regular-season games with Manchester, registering 69 points (24-45=69), a plus-11 rating and 117 penalty minutes.