Toffoli, who scored 23 goals for the Kings last season, had two goals and an assist in five preseason games.

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The Kings are hopeful that Toffoli can team up with Tanner Pearson and Jeff Carter to form a strong second scoring line in support of the line anchored by Anze Kopitar and build off of his breakout season of a year ago.

Toffoli signed a two-year extension with the Kings on Friday worth $6.5 million, Yahoo! Sports reports. Toffoli will receive $2.6 million next season and $3.9 million in 2016-16, while the deal carries just a $3.25 million cap hit for the Kings. The 23-year-old scored 23 goals to go with 26 assists in 2014-15, and he'll now be locked in for two more seasons at an affordable rate. Had he not signed the extension, Toffoli could have received offer sheets from other teams, which would likely have driven up the cost for Los Angeles to retain him.

Toffoli scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's season finale -- a 4-1 win -- against the Sharks. With the pair of points, the 22-year-old falls just one point shy of the 50-point plateau, in what shook out as a career high in goals (23), assists (26), points (49), plus/minus (plus-25), SOG (198) and average time-on-ice (14:37). Toffoli also led the NHL in short-handed goals with five, making him a valuable asset in most fantasy leagues this season.

Toffoli assisted on one of eight Los Angeles goals in Thursday's win over Edmonton. With two goals and two assists over his past six games, Toffoli is beginning to heat up at the right time for the Kings, who remain in a dogfight for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. A bout with mononucleosis in January briefly interrupted a potential breakout season, but he's still managed to deliver a satisfactory 22 goals and 45 points to go along with a plus-22 rating over 71 games.

Toffoli rang up a power-play goal Thursday in a 4-0 win over the Canucks. The breakout campaign continues for Toffoli, as he's now up to 20 goals and 21 assists. However, daily players in particular should note that Toffoli is minus-1 without any points against the Predators, a strong defensive team that the Kings will face next on March 14th.

Toffoli picked up a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win Wednesday and now has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in his last 10 games.Toffoli has hit the ground running after his return from mononucleosis and has flashed excellent chemistry with Dwight King and Jeff Carter on the team's second line.

Toffoli picked up the first hat trick of the year Thursday, adding an assist to boot in a 5-3 win over Calgary.He spread his production out, scoring a goal in each period. Toffoli's now on a three-game goal streak as he continues to round back into form following an absence attributed to mono. He's going to be a star in the league; heck, there's an argument that he's already on the verge.

Toffoli notched his 15th goal of the season in Monday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.It's the second game in a row with a goal for Toffoli as he's now surpassed both his goal and point total from last season. The 22-year-old has been productive when healthy, and could end up somewhere around the 50-point plateau.

Toffoli (illness) picked up a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup Wednesday. Toffoli had missed the last 19 days with mononucleosis but hit the ground running in his return to the Kings lineup.

Toffoli (illness) was activated from injured reserve and will play Wednesday against the Blackhawks. Toffoli's return comes just 19 days after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis, an illness the Kings feared would keep him sidelined for three weeks to a month. The youngster will slot back in on the second line against the Blackhawks, a foe he's relished playing during his brief career. Over 16 games versus the Western Conference power, he's notched seven goals and 13 points.