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2009–10 Los Angeles Kings
Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2009–10 record46–27–9
Home record22–13–6
Road record24–14–3
Goals for241
Goals against219
Team information
General manager Dean Lombardi
Coach Terry Murray
Captain Dustin Brown
Alternate captains Matt Greene
Anze Kopitar
Arena Staples Center
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The 2009–10 Los Angeles Kings season was the team's 43rd season (42nd season of play) in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time since the 2001–02 NHL season, the Kings qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Preseason

The Kings were busy at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, making five trades. The Kings chose Brayden Schenn as their first-round pick, fifth overall. The Kings finished the pre-season with a record of 4–3–1. Defenseman Sean O'Donnell received a five-game suspension during the preseason after an incident involving New York Islanders forward Matt Martin. O'Donnell missed the final three pre-season games, and will miss the first two games of the regular season.

Luc Robitaille was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 9, 2009. Robitaille, who currently serves as the President of Business Operations for the Kings, was joined by Brian Leetch, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Lou Lamoriello in this year's class of inductees.

Regular season

The Kings observed a 17-day break in the schedule in February due to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Five players currently under contract for Los Angeles were selected to represent their countries during the tournament. Drew Doughty played for Canada, Michal Handzus played for Slovakia, while Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson and Jonathan Quick all represented the United States.

The main highlights for the club included them breaking an eight-year playoff absence by qualifying as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. They finished the season with 101 points, the third highest point total in franchise history. They also set a franchise record with a nine-game winning streak from January 21 through February 6. They registered two other eight game stretches without a loss. On the road, they established franchise records for road wins in a season (24), road points (51) and the first ever 5–0–0 record on a five-game trip in franchise history.

Individually, goaltender Jonathan Quick established single-season records for victories with 39 and games played with 72.

Divisional standings

Pacific Division [1]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
3 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
4 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
5 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88

Conference standings

Western Conference [2]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Schedule and results

2009–10 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

  • The Los Angeles Kings qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2002, clinching the sixth seed with 101 points.
2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G =  Goals; A =  Assists; Pts =  Points; PIM =  Penalty minutes; +/- =  Plus/minus; PPG =  Power-play goals; SHG =  Short-handed goals; GWG =  Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA =  Goals-against average; SO =  Shutouts; SA =  Shots against; SV = Shots  saved; SV% =  Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Jonathan Quick 72 4258 39 24 7 180 2.54 1927 1747 .907 4
Erik Ersberg 11 551 4 3 2 22 2.40 234 212 .906 0
Jonathan Bernier 3 185 3 0 0 4 1.30 94 90 .957 1
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Jonathan Quick 6 360 2 4 21 3.50 181 160 .884 0
Erik Ersberg 1 13 0 0 2 9.23 4 2 .500 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Underline denotes currently with a minor league affiliate.

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Alec Martinez 1st career NHL game October 3, 2009
Davis Drewiske 1st career NHL goal October 6, 2009
Justin Williams 200th career NHL assist October 12, 2009
Dustin Brown 200th career NHL point October 19, 2009
Anze Kopitar 1st career NHL hat trick October 22, 2009
Terry Murray 400th career NHL coaching win October 22, 2009
Scott Parse 1st career NHL game October 24, 2009
Scott Parse 1st career NHL assist October 24, 2009
Scott Parse 1st career NHL goal October 24, 2009
Wayne Simmonds 100th career NHL game November 9, 2009
Drew Doughty 100th career NHL game November 11, 2009
Michal Handzus 700th career NHL game November 11, 2009
Brayden Schenn 1st career NHL game November 26, 2009
Brad Richardson 200th career NHL game December 12, 2009
Corey Elkins 1st career NHL game December 15, 2009
Corey Elkins 1st career NHL goal December 17, 2009

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Jonathan Quick [3] NHL Second Star of the Week October 12, 2009
Anze Kopitar [4] NHL First Star of the Week October 26, 2009
Jonathan Quick [5] NHL First Star of the Week December 14, 2009
  • Drew Doughty was named as one of the three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy awarded to the outstanding defenseman in the NHL. The award will be handed out at the 2010 NHL Awards Show on June 23. Doughty became the second youngest player in NHL history to be nominated for this award, with Bobby Orr being the youngest ever. Doughty would be the second ever member of the Kings to win this award; Rob Blake is the only other member of the Kings to win this award.

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2009 [6] To New York Rangers
Brian Boyle
To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick in 2010
June 27, 2009 [6] To Calgary Flames
3rd-round pick (74th overall) in 2009
To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick (84th overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (107th overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 [6] To Atlanta Thrashers
4th-round pick (117th overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (120th overall) in 2009
7th-round pick (203rd overall) in 2009
To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick (95th overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 [6] To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick (107th overall) in 2009
5th-round pick (138th overall) in 2009
To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick in 2010
July 3, 2009 [7] To Colorado Avalanche
Kyle Quincey
Tom Preissing
5th-round pick in 2010
To Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Smyth
March 3, 2010 [8] To Tampa Bay Lightning
Teddy Purcell
3rd-round pick in 2010
To Los Angeles Kings
Jeff Halpern
March 3, 2010 [8] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2010 [a]
To Los Angeles Kings
Fredrik Modin

Draft picks

Los Angeles' picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 5 Brayden Schenn C   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL)
2 35 Kyle Clifford LW   Canada Barrie Colts ( OHL)
3 84 (from New Jersey via Calgary) Nicolas Deslauriers D   Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies ( QMJHL)
4 95 (from Atlanta) Jean-Francois Berube G   Canada Montreal Junior Hockey Club (QMJHL)
4 96 Linden Vey RW   Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5 126 David Kolomatis D   United States Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
6 156 Michael Pelech C/LW   Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
6 179 (from Chicago) Brandon Kozun RW   United States Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 186 Jordan Nolan C   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
7 198 (from St. Louis) Nic Dowd C   United States Wenatchee Wild ( NAHL)

See also

Farm teams

The Kings have one American Hockey League affiliate in the Manchester Monarchs. They also have one ECHL affiliate in the Ontario Reign. They have discontinued their affiliation with the Reading Royals. Both the Monarchs and the Reign are owned in part by the Kings' parent company Anschutz Entertainment Group.

References

  1. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ Heatley, Quick and Henrik Sedin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week
  4. ^ Kopitar, Cammalleri and Marleau named three stars of the week by NHL
  5. ^ Quick NHL's No. 1 Star
  6. ^ a b c d "KINGS DRAFT NINE, MAKE FOUR TRADES". Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  7. ^ "KINGS GET ALL-STAR FORWARD SMYTH". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  8. ^ a b Kings Acquire Jeff Halpern from Tampa Bay
  9. ^ "KINGS SIGN KING". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  10. ^ "KINGS SIGN SCUDERI FOR FOUR YEARS". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  11. ^ "KINGS SIGN SEGAL". Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  12. ^ a b "KINGS SIGN AZEVEDO; RE-SIGN BAGNALL". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  13. ^ "KINGS SIGN MIKUS". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  14. ^ Kings Sign Clifford to Multi-Year Deal
  15. ^ a b Kings Sign Muzzin; Activate Stoll
  16. ^ Isles Sign Moore, Moulson, Mauldin and Flood For Next Season
  17. ^ "Vladimír Dravecký posilou majstrovských Košíc!". Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  18. ^ Armstrong, Blues Agree to Terms
  19. ^ MacFarland says Syracuse Crunch a good showcase for Fritsche
  20. ^ Ducks Sign Calder to One-Year Deal
  21. ^ a b Kings Claim Jones
  22. ^ Stars Claim Brandon Segal Off Waivers From LA
  23. ^ "BIG DAY FOR THE WESTGARTH FAMILY". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  24. ^ "KINGS PEN PARSE". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  25. ^ "KINGS SIGN PISKULA TO ONE-YEAR DEAL". Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  26. ^ "KINGS RE-SIGN JACK JOHNSON". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  27. ^ "KINGS SIGN PURCELL". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  28. ^ a b c Kings Notebook (Oct. 23)
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h Kings Make Player Transactions
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Kings Make Roster Moves
  31. ^ a b c d Kings Announce Player Transactions
  32. ^ NHL Suspends O'Donnell For Five Games
  33. ^ a b c Training Camp Update Sept. 24
  34. ^ Kings Assign Piskula
  35. ^ a b c d Kings Send Three First Rounders Down
  36. ^ Kings Officially Set Player Roster For 2009–10 NHL Season
  37. ^ a b c d Monarchs Announce Transactions[ permanent dead link]
  38. ^ Clune Sent to Manchester
  39. ^ Kings Recall Moller
  40. ^ Kings Notebook Oct 20
  41. ^ Kings Assign Lewis
  42. ^ Martinez Activated, Assigned
  43. ^ a b c Kings Recall Two
  44. ^ a b Schenn To Kings, Loktionov to IR
  45. ^ Kings Recalled to Manchester
  46. ^ Kings Recall Moller
  47. ^ Segal To IR
  48. ^ Kings Recall Elkins
  49. ^ a b Simmonds to IR, Martinez Recalled
  50. ^ a b c d e Kings Activate Ryan Smyth, Assign Four
  51. ^ a b Kings Recall Two
  52. ^ a b c Kings Activate Simmonds, Segal; Stoll to IE
  53. ^ a b c Kings Make Player Moves
  54. ^ a b Kings Recall Martinez; Jones to IR
  55. ^ a b Kings Activate Jones; Martinez Sent Down

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