The Kings announced Sunday night that they have traded All-Star defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky to the Edmonton Oilers for forward Jarret Stoll and defenseman Matt Greene.

Visnovsky, 31, has led Kings defenseman in scoring for the past three seasons. He led the entire Kings team in scoring during the 2005-06 season with 67 points (17 goals, 50 assists) .The smooth-skating Slovakian was a 2007 NHL All-Star.

Stoll had a career-high 68 points during his rookie season in 2005-06. He had 14 goals and 22 assists for the Oilers last year.

Greene will also be entering his third NHL season. He had just a single assist in 46 games for Edmonton last season.

--Graig Woodburn

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