Kings activate Brayden McNabb from injured reserve

Kings defenseman Brayden McNabb (3) and Nashville's Eric Nystrom collide beside the boards.

Staff Writer

Dec. 29, 2016 5 PM PT

Reporting from EDMONTON, Canada —

The Kings activated defenseman Brayden McNabb off injured reserve Thursday ahead of the team’s game with the Oilers in Edmonton.

McNabb sat out 27 games with a broken collarbone. He last played Oct. 29, when he was injured in St. Louis, but he is expected to get at least limited ice time in the final game of the Kings’ current nine-game trip.

McNabb’s return leaves the Kings with just two players — goalie Jonathan Quick and forward Tyler Toffoli — on injured reserve. His activation also leaves the team’s 23-man full.

The 6-4, 212-pound native of Davidson, Canada, has appeared in eight games this season for the Kings, and he has scored two goals, tying his career high for a season.

Selected in the third-round (66th overall) of the 2009 NHL entry draft by Buffalo, McNabb has appeared in 197 career NHL games with Buffalo and Los Angeles, collecting 48 points, a plus-25 rating and 176 penalty minutes.

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Kevin Baxter writes about soccer and other things for the Los Angeles Times, where he has worked for 27 years. He has covered seven World Cups, four Olympic Games, six World Series and a Super Bowl and has contributed to three Pulitzer Prize-winning series at The Times and Miami Herald. An essay he wrote in fifth grade was voted best in the class. He has a cool dog.