With Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed) activated from Injured Reserve, Portillo has been sent down to Ontario (AHL). Portillo was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut last week, saving 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) in a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Portillo was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. After a successful tenure with the University of Michigan, he has spent the last two seasons with the Ontario Reign (AHL). He has a 2.68 GAA and .906 SV% in six games with Ontario this season. The Kings enter the action on Friday as -209 road favorites against an Anaheim Ducks club with one of the least potent offences in the NHL, averaging only 2.6 goals per game.
Portillo was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. After a successful tenure with the University of Michigan, he has spent the last two seasons with the Ontario Reign (AHL). He has a 2.68 GAA and .906 SV% in six games with Ontario this season. The Kings enter the action on Friday as -209 road favorites against an Anaheim Ducks club with one of the least potent offenses in the NHL, averaging only 2.6 goals per game.
Portillo was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old goalie has yet to play and NHL game and has spent the past two season with the Ontario Reign (AHL) after a successful tenure with the University of Michigan. Portillo will likely serve as the backup to David Rittich while Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed) is sidelined.
Los Angeles added to its goaltending depth on Sunday after they signed 23-year-old goaltender Erik Portillo to a three-year, entry-level contract. The towering 6'6" netminder was Buffalo's 2019 3rd-round pick (67th overall) and spent 2023-24 dominating the AHL with Ontario, with his 24-11-3 record, 2.50 GAA and .918 SV%.
Portillo is 19-10-2 with a .908 SV% and 3.01 GAA in 31 games played with the University of Michigan (NCAA) and has been traded for a 2023 third-round pick to the Los Angeles Kings.
