Justin Williams ( NHL ) Justin Williams ( born October 4 , 1981 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He has also played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes . Playing career . Justin Williams grew up in Cobourg , Ontario and played minor hockey in nearby Port Hope of the OMHA before gaining a reputation as a skilled playmaker with the Cobourg Cougars Jr . A . ( OHA ) in 1997 - 98 . Williams was drafted in the 6th round ( 125th overall ) by the Plymouth Whalers in the 1998 OHL Priority Selection . Williams was signed as a 16 - year old by the Whalers and split time between the OHL club and their affiliate Compuware Jr . A . club ( NAHL ) in the 1998 - 99 season . He finished his Juniors hockey with two seasons played for the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League . In four seasons played with the Philadelphia Flyers , Williams struggled to live up to expectations as he tried to adapt to the varying systems of three separate coaches , Craig Ramsay ( 2000 ) , Bill Barber ( 2000 – 02 ) , and Ken Hitchcock ( 2002 – 06 ) . Williams was also frequently injured , perhaps hampering his development . He broke his left hand in his rookie season ( hit by David Tanabe , Carolina Hurricanes ) , and had various sprains and strains in his sophomore year . Williams suffered a left knee injury on January 18 , 2003 , when he was hit low by Tampa Bay ' s Brad Lukowich . The hit tore Williams ' s ACL and MCL , and on January 23 , 2003 , he had surgery to repair the ligaments . Originally projected to miss 4 – 8 months recovering from the injury , Williams made it back into Philadelphia ' s lineup in just three months . Williams was traded to Carolina on January 20 , 2004 , in exchange for defenceman Danny Markov . During the NHL Lockout in 2004 – 05 , he went overseas to play for Lulea HF of the Swedish Elite League , where he posted 14 goals and 18 assists in 49 games . Williams was signed to a one year deal with the Hurricanes for the 2005 – 06 season , when he set career highs in games played ( 82 ) , goals ( 31 ) , assists ( 45 ) , points ( 76 ) , and penalty minutes ( 60 ) . Williams injured popular Montreal Canadiens hockey star and team captain Saku Koivu without being penalized in Game 3 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals , for which he was villainized in some Canadian newspapers and by many Canadiens fans . In spite of the severity the injury caused by Williams ' high - stick ( severely threatened Koivu ' s eyesight , Koivu was out for the remainder of the year ) , the NHL did not suspend Williams for his errant action , allowing him to continue participating in the playoffs despite the severity of his infraction . Williams scored the final goal of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs , an empty net goal at 18 : 59 of the third period as the Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 and won the series 4 – 3 . On July 1 , 2006 , Williams signed a 5 - year deal with the Hurricanes , worth $ 3 . 5 million per season . In 2006 – 07 Williams recorded career highs in goals ( 33 ) , penalty minutes ( 73 ) , power play goals ( 12 ) , and game - winning goals ( 8 ) . It was Williams ' second consecutive season of 82 games played . Williams made his first appearance in an NHL All - Star game at the 2007 NHL All - Star game in Dallas , recording a goal and an assist . Williams also played for Team Canada in the World Championships , winning his second gold medal . Williams was off to a good start for his 2007 – 08 season , with 30 points in 36 games ( 9 goals , 21 assists ) , when his luck ran out and his season came to a screeching halt . On December 20 , 2007 , during the first period of a game with the Florida Panthers , Williams suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee after a hit by Rostislav Olesz . Williams underwent successful surgery for the torn ligaments on December 26 , 2007 , and returned on April 1 , 2008 , only to leave the game with an unrelated back injury . On September 17 , 2008 , Williams was sidelined for 4 – 6 months when he tore his right Achilles tendon in an off - ice , preseason workout . Williams underwent surgery for said injury on September 18 , 2008 . Williams again surprised fans and analysts when he returned from his Achilles injury on December 4 , 2008 , more than a month earlier than his earliest projected return date . He was greeted by round of applause on his first shift by the Raleigh crowd , and played his first full NHL game in nearly 11 months . Williams played 32 games before he was again injured , this time by a team mate ' s slap shot , which broke his left hand . On March 5 , 2009 , Williams was traded by the Hurricanes to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrick O ' Sullivan and Calgary ' s 2nd round draft pick . O ' Sullivan was then dealt with Carolina ' s 2nd round draft pick to Edmonton for Erik Cole . On February 28th , 2011 , Williams signed a 4 year / 14 . 6 million dollar extension with the Kings . Personal life . On August 12 , 2006 , Williams married his fiancée , Kelly . Justin and Kelly Williams celebrated the birth of their son , Jaxon , on July 3 , 2008 .