McKenna Joins Injured Ranks

The list of wounded, walking and otherwise, grew Thursday night for the Kings, with winger Steve McKenna, at 6 feet 8, 247 pounds, the NHL’s biggest player, joining it in the first period.

McKenna suffered a strained abdominal muscle in a fight with the Blues’ Tony Twist at 16:53 and went off the ice, not to return.

He joins Sandy Moger and a host of injured Kings. Moger, a winger, has a back strain that has recently developed and his status is day to day.

Defenseman Doug Bodger was put on the injured list Wednesday because of a broken hand that will sideline him from four to six weeks, and center Jozef Stumpel and goalies Stephane Fiset and Jamie Storr have long been injured.

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Thursday’s crowd of 10,496 Thursday night was increased by 17 people, mostly scouts, representing 13 teams, about twice the usual number. . . . With Olli Jokinen up from Springfield and in the lineup, and with Ian Laperriere back on the ice after sitting out nine games because of a knee injury, center Ray Ferraro became the odd man out Thursday, scratched by Coach Larry Robinson. Winger Matt Johnson joined him in the stands.