2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season

National Hockey League team season

2012–13 Los Angeles Kings
Division2nd Pacific
Conference5th Western
2012–13 record27–16–5
Home record19–4–1
Road record8–12–4
Goals for131
Goals against114
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainDustin Brown
Alternate captainsMatt Greene
Anze Kopitar
Mike Richards (Jan.–Jun.)
ArenaStaples Center
Average attendance18,183 (100.4%)[1]
(13 games)
Team leaders
GoalsJeff Carter (26)
AssistsAnze Kopitar (32)
PointsAnze Kopitar (42)
Penalty minutesKyle Clifford (51)
Plus/minusJake Muzzin (+16)
WinsJonathan Quick (18)
Goals against averageJonathan Bernier (1.87)

The 2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season was the 46th season (45th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

The team's attempt to defend their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history was ended by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals.

Off-season

Regular season

January

The King started their season with three losses, their worst season opener since losing five of their first six games in 2007–08.[2] They lost 5–2 in their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 19, surrendering more goals than in any of the 20 games during their 2012 playoff run.[3][4] Chicago scored three goals in the first 15 minutes,[4] and the Kings did not score their first until they were trailing 4–0.[5] Matt Greene was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a back injury in the game that was expected to take him out the rest of the season, a major blow to a Kings' defense already suffering from the loss of Willie Mitchell due to knee surgery.[6] The Kings then began a challenging schedule with 11 of their next 15 games away,[7] starting with a 1–3 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on January 22. Despite a poor start for Colorado, they defeated Los Angeles after a three-goal rally in the third period.[8] Anže Kopitar, who missed the first game due to a knee injury,[3] failed to make a shot in 24 shifts against Colorado,[9] and the Kings failed to score on any of their six power plays.[8] After the loss, Dustin Penner was a healthy scratch for the next four games.[10]

The Kings lost 1–3 to the Edmonton Oilers on January 24, making them one of only three teams in the league without a victory at that point.[2] Los Angeles led 1–0 until the third period, when the Oilers appeared to tie it with 1:05 left after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored, but it was overturned after Jonathan Quick successfully argued Edmonton forward Sam Gagner interfered with him in the crease. But Oilers rookie Nail Yakupov forced overtime after scoring with 4.6 seconds left, which led to an Edmonton overtime victory.[11][12] The Kings won their first game of the season on January 26, beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4–2.[13] Kopitar scored two goals, his first regular season multi-goal game since October 8, 2011 against the Buffalo Sabres.[2] Los Angeles continued to struggle with the power play, failing to capitalize on a 5-on-3 with their first unit on the ice the first 81 seconds.[2]

The Kings won a second victory on January 28, beating the Vancouver Canucks 2–3. Los Angeles had a 2–0 deficit in the second period until Jeff Carter scored seven seconds into a power play advantage. The goal ended a 0-for-25 power play slump for the Kings,[14][15] but they continued to hold the worst power play record in the league.[16] Slava Voynov scored the game-tying goal with 44 seconds left in the third period to force overtime,[14] where Carter made a third-round shootout goal to win the game.[14][15] Los Angeles lost their next game on January 31, falling 2–1 in overtime to the Nashville Predators. Dustin Brown scored his first goal of the season,[16] and although the Kings' offense struggled,[17] their defense allowed only 11 shots in regulation and three more in overtime. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped five of the Kings' eight shootout attempts before Nashville left wing Sergei Kostitsyn scored in the eighth round for the win.[16]

February

Los Angeles opened the month with a 4–7 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on February 2, marking the second time in the season they allowed five goals in regulation.[18] Quick was pulled from the goal after allowing Anaheim's Nick Bonino to score two goals in six minutes. Brown scored two power play goals for the Kings,[19] who tied the game three times but never led.[18] The Kings followed that loss with a 4–2 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets, against whom they held without a shot on goal for more than 18 minutes and 28 seconds between the second and third periods.[20] But Los Angeles suffered their first shutout of the season with a 0–3 loss to the Nashville Predators on February 7. The Kings made 32 shots on goal, but managed only four during the third period.[21] Penner was again a healthy scratch.[22] The Kings lost again on February 10 to the Detroit Red Wings despite a season-high 47 shots.[23] Alec Martinez tied the game 2–2 for the Kings with 53 seconds left in the game, but Detroit's Jonathan Ericsson scored the game-winning goal with five seconds left. [24]

Despite the loss, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock felt Los Angeles was the superior team in the third quarter,[25] and Kopitar and Brown both believed it was the team's best game of the season so far.[24][25] The Detroit game was later described as a turning point for the Kings, who went on to win five of their next six games.[nb 1] They beat the St. Louis Blues 4–1 on February 11, with backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier making 21 saves in his first start with the Kings. Los Angeles matched their season best for goals, and Carter scored twice for the first time since game six of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.[29] Martinez, however, suffered an upper body injury in the first period and was placed on injured reserve, joining fellow defencemen Greene and Mitchell.[7] Bernier started again the next game on February 15, when the Kings beat Columbus 2–1 in their first home game after five away.[30][31] Kyle Clifford scored late in the second period, marking the first Kings lead in four home games, and Richards scored a goal with a two-man advantage in the third to capture his 400th NHL point.[30]

The Kings lost 3–2 to the first-place Blackhawks on February 17. Trailing 3–0 in the third period, Richards scored two power play goals,[32] but Los Angeles failed to tie the game on a six-on-four after pulling Quick from the ice.[33] More than a quarter into the shortened season, the Kings were ranked 29th in the league for goals scored, and several players had no goals including Penner, Doughty, Simon Gagné, Trevor Lewis and Dwight King.[33] The Kings won their next two away games, besting the Oilers 3–1 on February 19 and the Calgary Flames 3–1 on February 20. Colin Fraser, returning to the line-up after being scratched for four games, opened the scoring against Edmonton with his first goal of the season, and Carter broke a 1–1 tie with 49.4 seconds left in the game.[34][35] Bernier had his third start and win of the season against Calgary,[36] during which Los Angeles took six shots in the first five minutes before Brown scored on the seventh. Calgary scored their sole goal later in the first period, but Lewis regained the lead with a goal 29 seconds later,[37] marking his first point in 13 games.[38]

Finished their schedule of 11 of 15 away games finished, the Kings next began a more favorable schedule with 13 of their next 16 games at home, and 20 of the season's final 33 at home.[7][39] The Kings beat Colorado 4–1 during their first home game on February 23, with Brown scoring the first goal 58 seconds into the game. Shortly after Colorado scored their only goal, Lewis regained the lead by making the Kings' first short-handed goal of the season.[26] Los Angeles also defeated Anaheim 5–2 on February 26, where Penner tied the game 2–2 in the second period with first goal of the season,[28] which the team followed with three unanswered goals in the third to win.[40] Kopitar had a season-high three assists, and Carter scored an empty netter for his team-leading 10th goal of the season.[28]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Anaheim Ducks 48 30 12 6 24 140 118 +22 66
2 x – Los Angeles Kings 48 27 16 5 25 133 118 +15 59
3 x – San Jose Sharks 48 25 16 7 17 124 116 +8 57
4 Phoenix Coyotes 48 21 18 9 17 125 131 −6 51
5 Dallas Stars 48 22 22 4 20 130 142 −12 48
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Western Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE p – Chicago Blackhawks 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 +53 77
2 PA y – Anaheim Ducks 48 30 12 6 24 140 118 +22 66
3 NW y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 +6 59
4 CE x – St. Louis Blues 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 +14 60
5 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 48 27 16 5 25 133 118 +15 59
6 PA x – San Jose Sharks 48 25 16 7 17 124 116 +8 57
7 CE x – Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 +9 56
8 NW x – Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 −5 55
9 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 +1 55
10 PA Phoenix Coyotes 48 21 18 9 17 125 131 −6 51
11 PA Dallas Stars 48 22 22 4 20 130 142 −12 48
12 NW Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 −9 45
13 NW Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 −32 42
14 CE Nashville Predators 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 −28 41
15 NW Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 −36 39
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log
January: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 January 19 Chicago 5–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,545 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 January 22 Los Angeles 1–3 Colorado Quick 18,007 0–2–0 0 Recap
3 January 24 Los Angeles 1–2 Edmonton OT Quick 16.839 0–2–1 1 Recap
4 January 26 Los Angeles 4–2 Phoenix Quick 14,780 1–2–1 3 Recap
5 January 28 Vancouver 2–3 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,344 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 January 31 Nashville 2–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,118 2–2–2 6 Recap
February: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
7 February 2 Los Angeles 4–7 Anaheim Bernier 17,436 2–3–2 6 Recap
8 February 5 Los Angeles 4–2 Columbus Quick 11,019 3–3–2 8 Recap
9 February 7 Los Angeles 0–3 Nashville Quick 17,113 3–4–2 8 Recap
10 February 10 Los Angeles 2–3 Detroit Quick 20,066 3–5–2 8 Recap
11 February 11 Los Angeles 4–1 St. Louis Bernier 14,498 4–5–2 10 Recap
12 February 15 Columbus 1–2 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 5–5–2 12 Recap
13 February 17 Los Angeles 2–3 Chicago Quick 21,843 5–6–2 12 Recap
14 February 19 Los Angeles 3–1 Edmonton Quick 16,839 6–6–2 14 Recap
15 February 20 Los Angeles 3–1 Calgary Bernier 19,289 7–6–2 16 Recap
16 February 23 Colorado 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 8–6–2 18 Recap
17 February 25 Anaheim 2–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 9–6–2 20 Recap
18 February 27 Detroit 1–2 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 10–6–2 22 Recap
March: 9–7–1 (Home: 7–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
19 March 2 Los Angeles 2–5 Vancouver Quick 18,910 10–7–2 22 Recap
20 March 4 Nashville 1–5 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 11–7–2 24 Recap
21 March 5 St. Louis 4–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 12–7–2 26 Recap
22 March 7 Dallas 5–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 12–8–2 26
23 March 9 Calgary 2–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,248 13–8–2 28
24 March 11 Calgary 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 14–8–2 30
25 March 12 Los Angeles 2–5 Phoenix Quick 15,075 14–9–2 30
26 March 14 Los Angeles 3–4 San Jose Bernier 17,562 14–10–2 30
27 March 16 San Jose 5–2 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 15–10–2 32
28 March 18 Phoenix 0–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 16–10–2 34
29 March 19 Phoenix 2–3 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 17–10–2 36
30 March 21 Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 17–11–2 36
31 March 23 Vancouver 1–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 17–12–2 36
32 March 25 Los Angeles 5–4 Chicago Quick 21,850 18–12–2 38
33 March 28 Los Angeles 4–2 St. Louis Quick 19,770 19–12–2 40
34 March 30 Los Angeles 3–4 Minnesota SO Quick 19,223 19–12–3 41
35 March 31 Los Angeles 3–2 Dallas Bernier 15,719 20–12–3 43
April: 7–4–2 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
36 April 2 Los Angeles 1–3 Phoenix Quick 12,934 20–13–3 43
37 April 4 Minnesota 0–3 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 21–13–3 45
38 April 6 Edmonton 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 22–13–3 47
39 April 7 Los Angeles 3–4 Anaheim SO Bernier 17,494 22–13–4 48
40 April 9 Los Angeles 1–5 Dallas Quick 16,367 22–14–4 48
41 April 11 Colorado 2–3 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,118 23–14–4 50
42 April 13 Anaheim 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,473 24–14–4 52
43 April 16 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose SO Quick 17,562 24–14–5 53
44 April 18 Columbus 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 25–14–5 55
45 April 21 Dallas 3–4 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,118 26–14–5 57
46 April 23 Los Angeles 1–2 Minnesota Bernier 18,825 26–15–5 57
47 April 24 Los Angeles 1–3 Detroit Quick 20,066 26–16–5 57
48 April 27 San Jose 2–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,443 27–16–5 59

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

Playoffs

The Kings entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's fifth seed. Their quest for back to back Cups was ended by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Los Angeles won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 30 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis OT Quick 17,612 0–1 Recap
2 May 2 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis Quick 18,681 0–2 Recap
3 May 4 St. Louis 0–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 1–2 Recap
4 May 6 St. Louis 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,334 2–2 Recap
5 May 8 Los Angeles 3–2 St. Louis OT Quick 18,269 3–2 Recap
6 May 10 St. Louis 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,346 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) San Jose Sharks: Los Angeles won series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 14 San Jose 0–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 1–0 Recap
2 May 16 San Jose 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,527 2–0 Recap
3 May 18 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose OT Quick 17,562 2–1 Recap
4 May 21 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Quick 17,562 2–2 Recap
5 May 23 San Jose 0–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,584 3–2 Recap
6 May 26 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Quick 17,562 3–3 Recap
7 May 28 San Jose 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,593 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 June 1 Los Angeles 1–2 Chicago Quick 21,535 0–1 Recap
2 June 2 Los Angeles 2–4 Chicago Quick 21,824 0–2 Recap
3 June 4 Chicago 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,477 1–2 Recap
4 June 6 Chicago 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,621 1–3 Recap
5 June 8 Los Angeles 3–4 Chicago OT Quick 22,237 1–4 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Final stats[41]

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Anze Kopitar 47 10 32 42 14 16
Justin Williams 48 11 22 33 15 22
Jeff Carter 48 26 7 33 0 16
Mike Richards 48 12 20 32 −8 42
Dustin Brown 46 18 11 29 6 22
Slava Voynov 48 6 19 25 5 14
Drew Doughty 48 6 16 22 4 36
Jarret Stoll 48 7 11 18 1 28
Jake Muzzin 45 7 9 16 16 35
Dustin Penner 33 2 12 14 −2 18
Trevor Lewis 48 5 9 14 5 19
Kyle Clifford 48 7 7 14 1 51
Rob Scuderi 48 1 11 12 −6 4
Dwight King 47 4 6 10 −3 11
Colin Fraser 34 2 5 7 −4 25
Brad Richardson 16 1 5 6 2 10
Jordan Nolan 44 2 4 6 −5 46
Alec Martinez 27 1 4 5 −2 10
Tyler Toffoli 10 2 3 5 3 2
Simon Gagne‡ 11 0 5 5 2 2
Davis Drewiske‡ 20 1 3 4 3 14
Keaton Ellerby† 35 0 3 3 5 16
Robyn Regehr† 12 0 2 2 0 2
Matt Greene 5 0 1 1 −1 8
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Jeff Carter 18 6 7 13 6 14
Slava Voynov 18 6 7 13 9 0
Mike Richards 15 3 9 12 5 8
Justin Williams 18 6 3 9 0 8
Anze Kopitar 18 3 6 9 −2 12
Tyler Toffoli 12 2 4 6 5 0
Dustin Penner 18 3 2 5 4 8
Dwight King 18 2 3 5 −4 2
Drew Doughty 18 2 3 5 −7 8
Dustin Brown 18 3 1 4 2 8
Rob Scuderi 18 0 3 3 9 0
Trevor Lewis 18 1 2 3 −3 2
Jake Muzzin 17 0 3 3 −2 6
Matt Greene 9 0 2 2 3 6
Colin Fraser 16 0 2 2 −2 10
Alec Martinez 7 0 2 2 −4 8
Kyle Clifford 14 0 2 2 −1 8
Robyn Regehr 18 0 1 1 −8 6
Jarret Stoll 12 0 1 1 −2 4
Brad Richardson 11 0 1 1 −3 0
Keaton Ellerby 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Nolan 7 0 0 0 0 4
Tanner Pearson 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

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[42]

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jonathan Quick 37 36 2133:42 18 13 4 87 2.45 889 .902 1 0 0 2
Jonathan Bernier 14 12 768:21 9 3 1 24 1.88 306 .922 1 0 1 0
Totals 48 2,902:03 27 16 5 111 2.29 1195 .907 2 0 1 2
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jonathan Quick 18 18 1099:00 9 9 34 1.86 518 .934 3 0 1 14
Jonathan Bernier 1 0 29:55 0 0 0 0.00 9 1.000 0 0 0 0


Milestones

Player Milestone Reached
Jake Muzzin 1st Career NHL Goal January 26, 2013 [13]
Dustin Brown 600th Career NHL Game January 28, 2013 [43]
Colin Fraser 300th Career NHL Game February 7, 2013 [21]
Mike Richards 400th Career NHL Point February 15, 2013 [30]
Jarret Stoll 200th Career NHL Assist February 25, 2013 [40]
Dustin Brown 200th Career NHL Assist February 25, 2013 [40]
Dustin Penner 500th Career NHL Game February 27, 2013 [44]

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

Date
Details
June 23, 2012[45] To Dallas Stars
7th-round pick in 2012 		To Los Angeles Kings
7th-round pick in 2013
January 13, 2013[46] To Carolina Hurricanes
Kevin Westgarth 		To Los Angeles Kings
Anthony Stewart
4th-round pick in 2013
6th-round pick in 2014
February 6, 2013[47] To New Jersey Devils
Andrei Loktionov 		To Los Angeles Kings
5th-round pick in 2013
February 8, 2013[48] To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2013 		To Los Angeles Kings
Keaton Ellerby
February 26, 2013[49] To Philadelphia Flyers
Simon Gagne 		To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 3rd- or 4th-round pick in 2013[a]
April 1, 2013[50] To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2014
2nd-round pick in 2015 		To Los Angeles Kings
Robyn Regehr
April 2, 2013[51] To Montreal Canadiens
Davis Drewiske 		To Los Angeles Kings
5th-round pick in 2013
June 23, 2013[52] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jonathan Bernier 		To Los Angeles Kings
Matt Frattin
Ben Scrivens
2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015[b]
  1. ^ Pick became 4th-round pick after condition satisfied.
  2. ^ Toronto elected to trade its 2nd-round pick in 2015

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Andrew Bodnarchuk Boston Bruins 1 year, $600,000[53]
Kurtis MacDermid Owen Sound Attack 3 years, $1.67 million entry-level[54]

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Justin Azevedo Lukko (Finland) [55]
Jeff Zatkoff Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $525,000[56]
Patrick Mullen Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000[57]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Thomas Hickey[58] New York Islanders January 15, 2013
Richard Clune[59] Nashville Predators January 15, 2013

Lost via retirement

Player
Ethan Moreau[60]

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Marc-Andre Cliche[61] June 15, 2012 2 years, $1.855 million
Richard Clune[61] June 15, 2012 2 years, $1.6375 million
Colin Fraser[62] June 23, 2012 2 years, $1.65 million
Jarret Stoll[62] June 23, 2012 3 years, $9.75 million
Jonathan Quick[63] July 1, 2012 10 years, $58 million contract extension
Dustin Penner[64] July 1, 2012 1 year, $3.25 million
Andrew Campbell[65] July 3, 2012 2 years, $1.075 million
Dwight King[66] July 16, 2012 2 years, $1.5 million
Thomas Hickey[67] July 17, 2012 1 year, $700,000
Stefan Legein[67] July 17, 2012 1 year, $715,000
David Meckler[67] July 17, 2012 1 year, $635,250
Jake Muzzin[67] July 17, 2012 1 year, $577,500
Tanner Pearson[68] August 3, 2012 3 years, $2.2075 million entry-level contract
Derek Forbort[69] April 5, 2013 3 years, $2.59 million entry-level contract
Nick Shore[70] April 13, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Robyn Regehr[71] May 30, 2013 2 years, $6 million contract extension
Slava Voynov[72] June 18, 2013 6 years, $25 million
Brandon Kozun[73] June 19, 2013 1 year, $550,000

Draft picks

Los Angeles' selections at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 30 Tanner Pearson LW  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
4 121 Nikolai Prokhorkin  Russia CSKA Moscow Jr. (MHL)
5 151 Colin Miller D  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 171[a] Tomas Hyka RW  Czech Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
6 181 Paul LaDue D  US Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7 211 Nick Ebert D  US Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Draft notes
  • The Kings' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a June 23, 2011, trade that sent Mike Richards and Rob Bordson to the Kings in exchange for Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn this pick.
  • The Kings' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent Dustin Penner to the Kings in exchange for Colten Teubert, 2011 first-round pick and this conditional pick (second round if Kings win 2011 Stanley Cup, else third round).
  • a The Philadelphia Flyers' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of an October 12, 2011, trade that sent future considerations to the Flyers in exchange for Stefan Legein and this pick.
  • The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars (via Los Angeles) as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[74] Los Angeles had previously acquired this pick as a result of a June 26, 2011 trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Oilers in exchange for Colin Fraser and this pick.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Los Angeles Times writer Lisa Dillman described the game as a "turning point", writing "Such a distinctive moment doesn't surface often, but that's what transpired when the Kings lost a game in the final five seconds two weeks ago at Detroit."[26] Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Daily News wrote, "The Kings' hot streak actually began with a 3–2 loss in the closing seconds to the Detroit Red Wings on Feb. 10."[27] In describing a Kings winning streak on February 25, Dustin Penner said, "We're on a steady climb to where we want to be. It started in Detroit and that steady climb continues."[28]

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