2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season explained

The 2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season was the 48th season (47th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[2] The Kings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team since the 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes to fail to qualify for the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season.

Regular season

The team entered the regular season as the defending champions. Having won two Stanley Cup championships in the last three years, the Kings entered were the early favorites to retain their title. Again, however, Los Angeles' post-championship home opener was a defeat, this time a 4–0 blowout to cross-state rival San Jose Sharks. The following game was an overtime defeat to the Arizona Coyotes, followed by a home win against the Winnipeg Jets. During the season, the Kings took part in their second outdoor game, this time visiting the Sharks at Levi's Stadium for the 2015 NHL Stadium Series. The Kings struggled often during the season, with scoring slumps, defensemen losing games to injury and suspensions and frequent road losses. LA Kings at least had a lackluster of play. But the end of the season, they were caught and missed the playoffs by two points.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
	Suspended indefinitely pending a formal investigation by the National Hockey League of an arrest of charges of domestic violence.	N/A	N/A	October 20, 2014[3]
	Boarding on Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm during NHL game No. 149 in Detroit on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 3:53 of the third period.	2 games	$17,073.18	November 2, 2014[4]
Team	Violating the terms of defenseman Slava Voynov's suspension.	—	$100,000.00	December 2, 2014[5]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Los Angeles	4–5	Arizona	SO		6,917	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 22	Arizona	3–4	Los Angeles	SO		12,989	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 25	Anaheim	3–4	Los Angeles	SO		18,230	2–0–1	Recap
4	September 28	Los Angeles	4–2	Anaheim		Jones	15,321	3–0–1	Recap
5	September 30	Los Angeles	4–1	San Jose			16,251	4–0–1	Recap
6	October 2	Los Angeles	2–1	Colorado	SO	Jones	6,176	5–0–1	Recap
7	October 4	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles	SO	Quick		5–0–2	Recap
Notes: Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Regular season

Game log
October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 San Jose 4–0 Los Angeles 18,514 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 11 Los Angeles 2–3 Arizona OT Quick 12,859 0–1–1 1 Recap 3 October 12 Winnipeg 1–4 Los Angeles 18,230 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 October 14 Edmonton 1–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 2–1–1 5 Recap 5 October 16 St. Louis 0–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,230 3–1–1 7 Recap 6 October 19 Minnesota 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 4–1–1 9 Recap 7 October 23 Buffalo 0–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 5–1–1 11 Recap 8 October 26 Columbus 2–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 6–1–1 13 Recap 9 October 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Philadelphia OT Quick 19,873 6–1–2 14 Recap 10 October 30 Los Angeles 0–3 Pittsburgh Jones 18,570 6–2–2 14 Recap 11 October 31 Los Angeles 2–5 Detroit Quick 20,027 6–3–2 14 Recap
November: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 Los Angeles 2–3 Carolina 10,519 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 4 Los Angeles 3–1 Dallas Quick 16,567 7–4–2 16 Recap 14 November 6 NY Islanders 2–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,230 7–4–3 17 Recap 15 November 8 Vancouver 1–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 8–4–3 19 Recap 16 November 12 Los Angeles 5–6 Anaheim SO Quick 17,245 8–4–4 20 Recap 17 November 13 Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles 18,230 8–5–4 20 Recap 18 November 15 Anaheim 2–3 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,230 9–5–4 22 Recap 19 November 18 Florida 2–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 10–5–4 24 Recap 20 November 20 Carolina 2–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 11–5–4 26 Recap 21 November 22 Los Angeles 4–5 Dallas Quick 18,111 11–6–4 26 Recap 22 November 25 Los Angeles 3–4 Nashville SO Jones 17,181 11–6–5 27 Recap 23 November 26 Los Angeles 4–0 Minnesota Jones 19,038 12–6–5 29 Recap 24 November 29 Chicago 4–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,471 12–7–5 29 Recap
December: 6–5–3 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–4–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 Boston 0–2 Los Angeles 18,230 13–7–5 31 Recap 26 December 4 Los Angeles 4–0 Arizona 12,254 14–7–5 33 Recap 27 December 6 Philadelphia 2–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 14–8–5 33 Recap 28 December 9 Los Angeles 0–1 Buffalo Quick 18,438 14–9–5 33 Recap 29 December 11 Los Angeles 5–3 Ottawa Quick 17,284 15–9–5 35 Recap 30 December 12 Los Angeles 2–6 Montreal Jones 21,287 15–10–5 35 Recap 31 December 14 Los Angeles 3–4 Toronto SO Quick 19,219 15–10–6 36 Recap 32 December 16 Los Angeles 2–5 St. Louis Quick 17,212 15–11–6 36 Recap 33 December 18 St. Louis 4–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 16–11–6 38 Recap 34 December 20 Arizona 2–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 17–11–6 40 Recap 35 December 22 Calgary 4–3 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,230 17–11–7 41 Recap 36 December 27 San Jose 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,451 18–11–7 43 Recap 37 December 29 Los Angeles 1–2 Calgary Quick 19,289 18–12–7 43 Recap 38 December 30 Los Angeles 2–3 Edmonton SO Quick 16,839 18–12–8 44 Recap
January: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–2–4 ; Road: 1–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 1 Los Angeles 3–2 Vancouver 18,870 19–12–8 46 Recap 40 January 3 Nashville 7–6 Los Angeles OT 18,230 19–12–9 47 Recap 41 January 8 NY Rangers 4–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 19–13–9 47 Recap 42 January 10 Winnipeg 5–4 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,230 19–13–10 48 Recap 43 January 12 Toronto 0–2 Los Angeles Jones 18,230 20–13–10 50 Recap 44 January 14 New Jersey 5–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 20–14–10 50 Recap 45 January 17 Anaheim 3–2 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,230 20–14–11 51 Recap 46 January 19 Calgary 2–1 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,230 20–14–12 52 Recap 47 January 21 Los Angeles 2–4 San Jose Quick 17,562 20–15–12 52 Recap 48 January 28 Chicago 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,525 21–15–12 54 Recap 49 January 31 Los Angeles 1–3 Boston Quick 17,565 21–16–12 54 Recap
February: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 3 Los Angeles 0–4 Washington 18,506 21–17–12 54 Recap 51 February 5 Los Angeles 2–3 Florida Quick 9,624 21–18–12 54 Recap 52 February 7 Los Angeles 4–2 Tampa Bay Quick 19,204 22–18–12 56 Recap 53 February 9 Los Angeles 4–3 Columbus Quick 14,703 23–18–12 58 Recap 54 February 12 Calgary 3–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 24–18–12 60 Recap 55 February 14 Washington 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 25–18–12 62 Recap 56 February 16 Tampa Bay 2–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 26–18–12 64 Recap 57 February 18 Los Angeles 4–1 Colorado Quick 15,786 27–18–12 66 Recap 58 February 21 (outdoor game) Los Angeles 2–1 San Jose Quick 70,205 (at Levi's Stadium) 28–18–12 68 Recap 59 February 24 Detroit 0–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,203 29–18–12 70 Recap 60 February 26 Ottawa 1–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,203 29–19–12 70 Recap 61 February 27 Los Angeles 2–4 Anaheim Jones 17,413 29–20–12 70 Recap
March: 8–5–2 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 6–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Los Angeles 2–5 Winnipeg Quick 15,016 29–21–12 70 Recap 63 March 3 Los Angeles 5–2 Edmonton Quick 16,839 30–21–12 72 Recap 64 March 5 Montreal 3–4 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,230 31–21–12 74 Recap 65 March 7 Pittsburgh 1–0 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,487 31–21–13 75 Recap 66 March 10 Los Angeles 5–2 Colorado Quick 15,724 32–21–13 77 Recap 67 March 12 Los Angeles 4–0 Vancouver Quick 18,663 33–21–13 79 Recap 68 March 14 Nashville 2–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 33–22–13 79 Recap 69 March 16 Arizona 0–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 34–22–13 81 Recap 70 March 18 Los Angeles 2–3 Anaheim OT Quick 17,174 34–22–14 82 Recap 71 March 21 Vancouver 4–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 34–23–14 82 Recap 72 March 23 Los Angeles 3–1 New Jersey Quick 15,721 35–23–14 84 Recap 73 March 24 Los Angeles 4–2 NY Rangers Quick 18,006 36–23–14 86 Recap 74 March 26 Los Angeles 3–2 NY Islanders Quick 16,170 37–23–14 88 Recap 75 March 28 Los Angeles 1–4 Minnesota Quick 19,204 37–24–14 88 Recap 76 March 30 Los Angeles 1–4 Chicago Quick 21,848 37–25–14 88 Recap
April: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Edmonton 2–8 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 38–25–14 90 Recap 78 April 4 Colorado 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 39–25–14 92 Recap 79 April 6 Los Angeles 1–2 Vancouver SO Quick 18,870 39–25–15 93 Recap 80 April 7 Los Angeles 2–4 Edmonton Jones 16,839 39–26–15 93 Recap 81 April 9 Los Angeles 1–3 Calgary Quick 19,289 39–27–15 93 Recap 82 April 11 San Jose 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 40–27–15 95 Recap
Legend:

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Final Stats^[6]

Regular season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	79	16	48	64	−2	10
	82	28	34	62	7	28
	76	23	26	49	25	37
	69	27	20	47	7	16
	82	7	39	46	3	56
	81	18	23	41	8	29
	76	10	31	41	−4	22
	82	11	16	27	−17	26
	81	13	13	26	−3	21
	73	9	16	25	8	14
	71	2	22	24	11	52
	56	6	16	22	9	10
	73	6	11	17	3	58
	42	12	4	16	14	14
	53	5	11	16	−10	39
	80	6	9	15	5	87
	67	3	10	13	10	45
	60	6	3	9	−6	54
	82	3	6	9	1	54
	26	3	6	9	4	4
	34	1	6	7	0	10
†	16	1	3	4	4	6
	18	2	1	3	1	18
	6	0	2	2	0	2
	9	0	1	1	1	4
	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games started; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
Final stats^[7]

Regular season

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		72	71	4184	36	22	13	156	2.24	1896	.918	6	0	1	18
style=white-space:nowrap		15	11	775	4	5	2	29	2.25	307	.906	3	0	1	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL First Star of the Week[8]	October 27, 2014
	NHL Rookie of the Month[9]	November 3, 2014
	NHL First Star of the Week[10]	December 22, 2014
	NHL All-Star game selection[11]	January 10, 2015
	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
	NHL All-Star game rookie selection	January 10, 2015
	NHL All-Star game assistant captain[12]	January 14, 2015
	NHL Second Star of the Week[13]	February 16, 2015
	NHL First Star of the Week[14]	February 23, 2015

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st career NHL game	October 14, 2014
	20,000 career NHL minutes	October 26, 2014
	200th career NHL goal	November 26, 2014
	300th career NHL game	November 29, 2014
	100th career NHL game	December 9, 2014
	300th career NHL game	December 18, 2014
	400th career NHL game	December 29, 2014
	300th career NHL assist	January 1, 2015
M. Richards	700th career NHL game	January 12, 2015
	200th career NHL game	January 14, 2015
	1st career NHL game	January 17, 2015
N. Shore	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	January 21, 2015
	100th career NHL point	February 5, 2015
T. Toffoli	1st career NHL hat-trick	February 12, 2015
	500th career NHL point	February 12, 2015
	500th career NHL game	February 21, 2015
J. Quick	200th career NHL win	February 21, 2015
J. McBain	300th career NHL game	February 24, 2015
	900th career NHL game	March 5, 2015
J. Carter	700th career NHL game	March 5, 2015
	100th career NHL game	March 16, 2015
A. Andreoff	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	March 16, 2015
	600th career NHL point	March 21, 2015
J. Quick	400th career NHL game	March 26, 2015
	200th career NHL game	March 26, 2015
N. Shore	1st career NHL goal	March 26, 2015

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

June 28, 2014[15]	To Vancouver Canucks Linden Vey	To Los Angeles Kings TBL's 2nd-round pick in 2014
February 25, 2015[16]	To Carolina Hurricanes Roland McKeown conditional 1st-round pick in 2015	To Los Angeles Kings Andrej Sekera

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014			1 year, $600,000	[17]
July 1, 2014			1 year, $550,000

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014			2 years, $8.5 million	[18]
July 1, 2014			1 year, $550,000	[19]
September 5, 2014			1 year	[20]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 30, 2014		2 years, $1.7 million	[22]
July 14, 2014		2 years, $1.3 million	[23]
July 14, 2014		1 year, $550,000
July 15, 2014		2 years, $1.125 million	[24]
July 30, 2014		3 years, $5.85 million	[25]
October 5, 2014		3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract	[26]
October 5, 2014		3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
October 15, 2014		5 years, $20 million	[27]
February 24, 2015		3 years, $2.85 million contract extension	[28]
February 25, 2015		5 years, $8 million contract extension	[29]
April 2, 2015		2 years, entry-level contract	[30]
April 2, 2015		2 years, $2.8 million contract extension	[31]
April 15, 2015		3 years, entry-level contract	[32]

Draft picks

See also: List of Los Angeles Kings draft picks. The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[33]

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	29	Adrian Kempe	LW		MODO (Sweden)
2	50	Roland McKeowin	D		Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2	60	Alex Lintuniemi	D		Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	90	Michael Amadio	C		North Bay Battalion (OHL)
4	120	Steven Johnson	D		Omaha Lancers (USHL)
5	150	Alec Dillion	G		Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
6	157	Jake Marchment	C		Belleville Bulls (OHL)
6	180	Matthew Mistele	LW		Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7	209	Spencer Watson	RW		Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7	210	Jacob Middleton	D		Ottawa 67's (OHL)

Draft notes^[34]

• The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick (previously acquired by the Vancouver Canucks) went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Linden Vey to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.
• The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers to Buffalo in exchange for Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[35]

Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013, that sent Robyn Regehr to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[36]

• The Carolina Hurricanes' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 13, 2013, trade that sent Kevin Westgarth to the Hurricanes in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a 2013 fourth-round pick (#96–Kyle Platzer) and this pick.^[37]
• The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 4, 2014, trade that sent Daniel Carcillo to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.^[38]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165302/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance. live. December 14, 2008. ESPN.
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 69. 978-1-894801-26-3.
3. Web site: Kings defenseman Voynov suspended indefinitely. NHL. October 20, 2014.
4. Web site: Kings' Nolan suspended two games for boarding. NHL. November 2, 2014.
5. Web site: Kings fined $100,000 for violating terms of Voynov ban. NHL. December 2, 2014.
6. Web site: 2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Los Angeles Kings – Statistics . . March 17, 2015.
7. Web site: Los Angeles Kings Stats – 2014–15 . . October 9, 2013.
8. Web site: Carter, Scrivens and Nielsen named 'Three Stars'. NHL. October 27, 2014.
9. Web site: Kings' Pearson named NHL Rookie of the Month. NHL. November 3, 2014.
10. Web site: Kopitar, Voracek and Fleury named stars of the week. NHL. December 22, 2014.
11. Web site: 2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets. NHL. January 10, 2015.
12. Web site: Foligno, Toews named NHL All-Star Game captains. NHL. January 14, 2015.
13. Web site: Hossa, Toffoli and Rinne named stars of the week. NHL. February 16, 2015.
14. Web site: Quick, Sedin and Pacioretty named stars of the week. NHL. February 23, 2015.
15. Web site: Canucks acquire Linden Vey from Kings. Vancouver Canucks. June 28, 2014.
16. Web site: Kings Acquire Andrej Sekera From Carolina. Vancouver Canucks. February 25, 2015.
17. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724968 Kings Sign Adam Cracknell And David Van Der Gulik To One-Year Contracts
18. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724987 D Willie Mitchell Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
19. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725087 Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
20. http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729719 Blues Sign Fraser to One-Year Deal
21. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733350 Blue Jackets claim Adam Cracknell on waivers from Los Angeles; place Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve
22. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724678 Kings Sign Defenseman Jeff Schultz To A Two-Year Contract
23. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726211 Kings Agree To Terms On New Contracts For Brayden McNabb And Andy Andreoff
24. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726331 Kings Agree To Terms On A New Contract For Jean-Francois Berube
25. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727536 Kings and Dwight King agree to terms on a new three-year contract
26. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733104 Auger, Leslie Ink Three-Year Entry Level Contracts
27. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=734665 Kings Sign Defenseman Jake Muzzin To Five-Year Contract Extension
28. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=754816 Kings Sign Forward Jordan Nolan To Three-Year Contract Extension
29. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755101 Kings Sign Forward Kyle Clifford To Five-Year Contract Extension
30. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=761152 St. Cloud Forward Jonny Brodzinski Signs Two-Year Entry-Level Contract
31. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=761153 Tanner Pearson Signs A Two-Year Contract Extension
32. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=763452 2014 1st Round Pick Adrian Kempe Signed To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
33. Web site: NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results. NHL.com. June 27, 2014.
34. Web site: 2014 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. April 17, 2014.
35. Web site: Kings acquire McNabb in multiplayer trade. National Hockey League. March 5, 2014. March 5, 2014.
36. Web site: Sabres trade Regehr to Kings. National Hockey League. April 1, 2013. April 1, 2013.
37. Web site: Hurricanes swap Westgarth for Anthony Stewart. National Hockey League. January 13, 2013. January 13, 2013.
38. Web site: Kings and NY Rangers Announce Trade. Los Angeles Kings. January 4, 2014.