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TSN.ca Staff
1/12/2007 8:27:25 PM

The Los Angeles Kings have placed goaltender Mathieu Garon on injury reserve and recalled goaltender Yutaka ***ufuji from the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League.

Garon injured his finger in a 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Garon, 28, has a record of 8-7-3, a goals-against-average of 2.80, a save-percentage of .904 and two shutouts in 20 appearances with the Kings this season. The Kings acquired the 6-2, 192-pound native of Chandler, Quebec, from Montreal with a third-round choice (Paul Baier) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft for Radek Bonk and goaltender Cristobal Huet on June 26, 2004.

Originally selected by Montreal in the second-round (44th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Garon has a record of 55-53-3, a goals-against-average of 2.91, a save-percentage of .902 and 10 shutouts in 126 career NHL appearances with the Kings and Montreal.

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