The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to a five-year contract extension with defenceman Lubomir Visnovsky. Finiancial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

''I'm very happy that I'll be staying with this organization for a long time,'' said Visnovsky from his off-season home in Slovakia. ''I love Los Angeles and I want to play in the playoffs with the Kings.''

The 31-year-old Visnovsky has played in 417 games over six seasons with the Kings (2000-07) and he ranks fourth all-time in goals (62), assists (176) and points (238) by a Kings defenseman.

Originally selected by the Kings in the fourth-round (118th overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, the 5-10, 188-pound native of Topolcany, Slovakia, set a new career high with 18 goals for the Kings this past season, represented the Kings at the 2007 NHL All-Star Game and was named the club's Outstanding Defenseman at the end of the season.

Visnovsky finished the 2006-07 season with 58 points (18-40) in 69 games. His 58 points led all Kings defensemen for the second consecutive season and his eight power play goals ranked second among Kings defensemen and fifth overall on the club. In addition, Visnovsky set new career highs for shots (159), shooting percentage (11.3) and time-on-ice average (24:27, led the team) while finishing second on the team in takeaways (37) and third in blocked shots (107).



Visnovsky is the only defenseman in club history to ever lead his team in scoring for a season after recording a career high 67 points with the Kings in 2005-06. His 67 points represented the fourth highest single season total ever produced by a Kings defenseman.