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2018–19 Los Angeles Kings
Division8th Pacific
Conference15th Western
2018–19 record31–42–9
Home record17–21–3
Road record14–21–6
Goals for202
Goals against263
Team information
General manager Rob Blake
Coach John Stevens (Oct. 5 – Nov. 4)
Willie Desjardins (Nov. 4 – Apr. 6)
Captain Anze Kopitar
Alternate captains Jeff Carter
Drew Doughty
Arena Staples Center
Average attendance18,000 [1]
Minor league affiliate(s) Ontario Reign ( AHL)
Manchester Monarchs ( ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Dustin Brown
Anze Kopitar (22)
AssistsAnze Kopitar (38)
PointsAnze Kopitar (60)
Penalty minutes Kyle Clifford (96)
Plus/minus Jake Muzzin (+10)
Wins Jonathan Quick (16)
Goals against average Jack Campbell (2.30)
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The 2018–19 Los Angeles Kings season was the 52nd season (51st season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. [2] On March 18, 2019, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention, [3] and missed the playoffs for the third time in five seasons.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Calgary Flames 82 50 25 7 50 289 227 +62 107
2 x – San Jose Sharks 82 46 27 9 46 289 261 +28 101
3 x – Vegas Golden Knights 82 43 32 7 40 249 230 +19 93
4 Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 −10 86
5 Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 −29 81
6 Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 −52 80
7 Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 −42 79
8 Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 −61 71
Source: National Hockey League [4]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Dallas Stars 82 43 32 7 42 210 202 +8 93
2 CE x – Colorado Avalanche 82 38 30 14 36 260 246 +14 90
3 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 −10 86
4 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 36 34 12 33 270 292 −22 84
5 CE Minnesota Wild 82 37 36 9 36 211 237 −26 83
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 −29 81
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 −52 80
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 −42 79
9 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 −61 71
Source: National Hockey League [5]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2018. [6]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018. [7]

2018–19 game log

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

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019 [8] [9] [10]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Anze Kopitar 81 22 38 60 −20 30
Dustin Brown 72 22 29 51 −17 24
Drew Doughty 82 8 37 45 −34 44
Ilya Kovalchuk 64 16 18 34 −26 10
Tyler Toffoli 82 13 21 34 −16 23
Alex Iafallo 82 15 18 33 −17 22
Jeff Carter 76 13 20 33 −20 42
Adrian Kempe 81 12 16 28 −10 50
Austin Wagner 62 12 9 21 2 16
Kyle Clifford 72 11 10 21 4 96
Jake Muzzin 50 4 17 21 10 33
Brendan Leipsic 45 5 13 18 −4 22
Alec Martinez 60 4 14 18 −2 8
Derek Forbort 81 2 12 14 −13 52
Michael Amadio 47 6 7 13 −1 6
Trevor Lewis 44 3 9 12 −9 9
Sean Walker 39 3 7 10 −8 8
Carl Grundstrom 15 5 1 6 −4 6
Nate Thompson 53 4 2 6 3 17
Matt Roy 25 2 4 6 −1 8
Dion Phaneuf 67 1 5 6 −21 53
Paul LaDue 33 2 3 5 0 12
Carl Hagelin†‡ 22 1 4 5 −2 8
Jonny Brodzinski 13 2 1 3 0 2
Oscar Fantenberg 46 2 1 3 −2 10
Nikita Scherbak 8 1 0 1 −4 2
Kurtis MacDermid 11 0 1 1 −1 11
Tanner Pearson 17 0 1 1 −9 8
Jaret Anderson-Dolan 5 0 1 1 −2 0
Daniel Brickley 4 0 1 1 −2 0
Sheldon Rempal 7 0 0 0 −1 0
Blake Lizotte 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jonathan Quick 46 46 2,647:34 16 23 7 149 3.38 1,329 .888 2 0 2 6
Jack Campbell 31 25 1,592:46 10 14 1 61 2.30 845 .928 2 0 1 0
Cal Petersen 11 10 621:42 5 4 1 27 2.61 355 .924 1 0 0 0
Peter Budaj 3 1 71:45 0 1 0 6 5.02 33 .818 0 0 0 0

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

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Tanner Pearson
To Los Angeles Kings
Carl Hagelin
[11]
November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) To Minnesota Wild
Stepan Falkovsky
To Los Angeles Kings
Pavel Jenys
[12]
January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) To Chicago Blackhawks
Dominik Kubalik
To Los Angeles Kings
ARI's 5th-round pick in 2019
[13]
January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jake Muzzin
To Los Angeles Kings
Sean Durzi
Carl Grundstrom
1st-round pick in 2019
[14]
February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11) To Montreal Canadiens
Nate Thompson
ARI's 5th-round pick in 2019
To Los Angeles Kings
CGY's 4th-round pick in 2019
[15]
February 21, 2019 (2019-02-21) To Washington Capitals
Carl Hagelin
To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick in 2019
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020
[16]
February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) To Chicago Blackhawks
Spencer Watson
To Los Angeles Kings
Matt Iacopelli
[17]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Calgary Flames
Oscar Fantenberg
To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick in 2020
[18]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Ilya Kovalchuk from SKA Saint Petersburg ( KHL) 3-year [19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Kevin Gravel to Edmonton Oilers 1-year [20]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Michael Mersch to Dallas Stars 2-year [21]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Tobias Rieder to Edmonton Oilers 1-year [22]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Jordan Subban to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Scott Wedgewood to Buffalo Sabres 1-year [24]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Sean Walker from Ontario Reign ( AHL) 2-year [25]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) Christian Folin to Philadelphia Flyers 1-year [26]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) Zack Mitchell from Minnesota Wild 1-year [27]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) Torrey Mitchell to Lausanne ( NL) 1-year [28]
August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09) Andrew Crescenzi to Bozen–Bolzano ( EBEL) Unknown [29]
April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02) Blake Lizotte from St. Cloud State Huskies ( NCHC) 3-year [30]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02) Nikita Scherbak from Montreal Canadiens [31]
December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) Brendan Leipsic from Vancouver Canucks [32]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Drew Doughty 8-year [36]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) Rasmus Kupari 3-year [37]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) Paul LaDue 2-year [38]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) Kurtis MacDermid 2-year [39]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) Alex Lintuniemi 1-year [40]
August 25, 2018 (2018-08-25) Drake Rymsha 3-year [41]
March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16) Akil Thomas 3-year [42]
April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01) Sean Durzi 3-year [43]
April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) Mikey Anderson 3-year [44]
April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30) Markus Phillips 3-year [45]
May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) Nikolai Prokhorkin 1-year [46]
June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10) Jonah Sodergran 3-year [47]

Draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Rasmus Kupari C  Finland Karpat ( Liiga)
2 51 Akil Thomas C  Canada Niagara IceDogs ( OHL)
3 82 Bulat Shafigullin LW  Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk ( KHL)
4 113 Aidan Dudas C  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5 144 David Hrenak G  Slovakia St. Cloud State University ( NCHC)
6 1651 Johan Sodergran RW  Sweden Linkopings HC J20 ( SuperElit)
6 175 Jacob Ingham G  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Notes:

  1. The New York Islanders' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2017 to New York in exchange for this pick. [48]

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