# 2007–08 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2007–08 Los Angeles Kings season was the 41st season (40th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. Their season began with the team playing a neutral site home-and-home series with the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks at the O2 Arena in London, England, the first time the NHL has held a regular season game in Europe.
Along with the switch to the Rbk Edge uniforms instituted league-wide for 2007–08, the Kings also changed their goal celebration horn at Staples Center from a foghorn to a train horn.

## Regular season

The Kings struggled on the penalty kill, finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage (77.99%).

### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 2 | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
| 3 | y – Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
| 6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
| 8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
| 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
| 11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
| 14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner

## Schedule and results
### September

Record: 1–1–0; Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | September 29* | Anaheim | 1 – 4 | Los Angeles | | Bernier | 17,551 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | September 30* | Los Angeles | 1 – 4 | Anaheim | | LaBarbera | 17,551 | 1–1–0 | 2 |
*At O2 Arena in London, England

### October

Record: 6–7–0; Home: 5–4–0; Road: 1–3–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 3 | October 6 | St. Louis | 5 – 3 | Los Angeles | | Bernier | 18,118 | 1–2–0 | 2 |
| 4 | October 10 | Los Angeles | 1 – 5 | Dallas | | LaBarbera | 16,129 | 1–3–0 | 2 |
| 5 | October 12 | Boston | 8 – 6 | Los Angeles | | Bernier | 17,064 | 1–4–0 | 2 |
| 6 | October 14 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Los Angeles | | Bernier | 17,215 | 1–5–0 | 2 |
| 7 | October 16 | Minnesota | 3 – 4 | Los Angeles | SO | Aubin | 14,239 | 2–5–0 | 4 |
| 8 | October 18 | Los Angeles | 3 – 4 | Calgary | | Aubin | 19,289 | 2–6–0 | 4 |
| 9 | October 19 | Los Angeles | 4 – 2 | Vancouver | | LaBarbera | 18,630 | 3–6–0 | 6 |
| 10 | October 23 | Nashville | 0 – 6 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 14,026 | 4–6–0 | 8 |
| 11 | October 25 | Dallas | 1 – 2 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 14,559 | 5–6–0 | 10 |
| 12 | October 27 | Edmonton | 1 – 4 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 16,173 | 6–6–0 | 12 |
| 13 | October 31 | Columbus | 4 – 1 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 11,491 | 6–7–0 | 12 |

### November

Record: 2–5–1; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 1–2–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 14 | November 2 | Los Angeles | 5 – 2 | San Jose | | Aubin | 17,496 | 7–7–0 | 14 |
| 15 | November 3 | San Jose | 3 – 1 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 18,118 | 7–8–0 | 14 |
| 16 | November 10 | Dallas | 5 – 6 | Los Angeles | OT | Aubin | 18,118 | 8–8–0 | 16 |
| 17 | November 13 | Los Angeles | 3 – 4 | Anaheim | SO | LaBarbera | 17,174 | 8–8–1 | 17 |
| 18 | November 15 | Anaheim | 6 – 3 | Los Angeles | | Aubin | 18,118 | 8–9–1 | 17 |
| 19 | November 17 | Phoenix | 1 – 0 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 15,659 | 8–10–1 | 17 |
| 20 | November 19 | Los Angeles | 0 – 3 | Dallas | | LaBarbera | 17,208 | 8–11–1 | 17 |
| 21 | November 21 | Los Angeles | 1 – 4 | Phoenix | | LaBarbera | 12,161 | 8–12–1 | 17 |
| 22 | November 24 | Los Angeles | 2 – 1 | San Jose | | LaBarbera | 17,496 | 9–12–1 | 19 |
| 23 | November 25 | Los Angeles | 2 – 3 | Anaheim | | LaBarbera | 17,174 | 9–13–1 | 19 |
| 24 | November 28 | Los Angeles | 3 – 2 | San Jose | SO | LaBarbera | 17,071 | 10–13–1 | 21 |

### December

Record: 2–11–1; Home: 2–5–1; Road: 0–6–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 25 | December 1 | Colorado | 5 – 2 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 17,297 | 10–14–1 | 21 |
| 26 | December 3 | Edmonton | 4 – 3 | Los Angeles | SO | Aubin | 14,193 | 10–14–2 | 22 |
| 27 | December 5 | Los Angeles | 1 – 4 | Phoenix | | Aubin | 11,401 | 10–15–2 | 22 |
| 28 | December 6 | Buffalo | 2 – 8 | Los Angeles | | Quick | 15,980 | 11–15–2 | 24 |
| 29 | December 8 | Phoenix | 4 – 2 | Los Angeles | | Aubin | 16,053 | 11–16–2 | 24 |
| 30 | December 10 | Vancouver | 2 – 4 | Los Angeles | | Aubin | 15,087 | 12–16–2 | 26 |
| 31 | December 12 | Los Angeles | 3 – 6 | Chicago | | Quick | 12,534 | 12–17–2 | 26 |
| 32 | December 13 | Los Angeles | 1 – 4 | Dallas | | Quick | 17,913 | 12–18–2 | 26 |
| 33 | December 15 | Minnesota | 2 – 1 | Los Angeles | | Aubin | 16,648 | 12–19–2 | 26 |
| 34 | December 17 | Colorado | 4 – 2 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 16,647 | 12–20–2 | 26 |
| 35 | December 19 | Los Angeles | 2 – 6 | Detroit | | LaBarbera | 19,516 | 12–21–2 | 26 |
| 36 | December 21 | Los Angeles | 1 – 2 | Columbus | | LaBarbera | 14,034 | 12–22–2 | 26 |
| 37 | December 22 | Los Angeles | 3 – 4 | Nashville | | LaBarbera | 15,698 | 12–23–2 | 26 |
| 38 | December 26 | San Jose | 3 – 2 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 18,118 | 12–24–2 | 26 |
| 39 | December 29 | Los Angeles | 3 – 1 | Colorado | | Aubin | 17,256 | 13–24–2 | 28 |
| 40 | December 30 | Los Angeles | 3 – 2 | Chicago | OT | LaBarbera | 21,715 | 14–24–2 | 30 |

### January

Record: 6–5–0; Home: 4–4–0; Road: 2–1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 41 | January 1 | Chicago | 2 – 9 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 16,916 | 15–24–2 | 32 |
| 42 | January 3 | Columbus | 4 – 3 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 14,173 | 15–25–2 | 32 |
| 43 | January 5 | Calgary | 6 – 4 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 18,118 | 15–26–2 | 32 |
| 44 | January 8 | Nashville | 7 – 0 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 14,751 | 15–27–2 | 32 |
| 45 | January 10 | Toronto | 2 – 5 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 18,118 | 16–27–2 | 34 |
| 46 | January 12 | Dallas | 3 – 4 | Los Angeles | SO | LaBarbera | 16,916 | 17–27–2 | 36 |
| 47 | January 15 | Los Angeles | 3 – 1 | Edmonton | | LaBarbera | 16,839 | 18–27–2 | 38 |
| 48 | January 18 | Los Angeles | 1 – 6 | Calgary | | LaBarbera | 19,289 | 18–28–2 | 38 |
| 49 | January 19 | Los Angeles | 4 – 3 | Vancouver | | LaBarbera | 18,630 | 19–28–2 | 40 |
| 50 | January 22 | Detroit | 3 – 0 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 18,118 | 19–29–2 | 40 |
| 51 | January 24 | Anaheim | 1 – 3 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 18,118 | 20–29–2 | 42 |
| 52 | January 29 | Los Angeles | 2 – 3 | Philadelphia | OT | LaBarbera | 19,127 | 20–29–3 | 43 |
| 53 | January 31 | Los Angeles | 3 – 1 | NY Islanders | | LaBarbera | 10,148 | 21–29–3 | 45 |

### February

Record: 5–6–1; Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–5–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 54 | February 2 | Los Angeles | 3 – 6 | New Jersey | | LaBarbera | 15,279 | 21–30–3 | 45 |
| 55 | February 5 | Los Angeles | 4 – 2 | N.Y. Rangers | | LaBarbera | 18,200 | 22–30–3 | 47 |
| 56 | February 7 | Los Angeles | 5 – 3 | Detroit | | LaBarbera | 18,852 | 23–30–3 | 49 |
| 57 | February 9 | Los Angeles | 2 – 4 | Pittsburgh | | Labarbera | 17,034 | 23–31–3 | 49 |
| 58 | February 10 | Los Angeles | 3 – 2 | Columbus | SO | Cloutier | 15,832 | 24–31–3 | 51 |
| 59 | February 12 | Los Angeles | 2 – 4 | St. Louis | | LaBarbera | 15,688 | 24–32–3 | 51 |
| 60 | February 15 | Calgary | 3 – 6 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 18,118 | 25–32–3 | 53 |
| 61 | February 16 | Los Angeles | 3 – 4 | Phoenix | | LaBarbera | 17,997 | 25–33–3 | 53 |
| 62 | February 18 | Phoenix | 4 – 0 | Los Angeles | | LaBarbera | 16,617 | 25–34–3 | 53 |
| 63 | February 21 | St. Louis | 1 – 5 | Los Angeles | | Cloutier | 14,132 | 26–34–3 | 55 |
| 64 | February 23 | Chicago | 6 – 5 | Los Angeles | OT | Ersberg | 18,118 | 26–34–4 | 56 |
| 65 | February 28 | Los Angeles | 4 – 5 | Edmonton | | Cloutier | 16,839 | 26–35–4 | 56 |

### March

Record: 5–6–3; Home: 2–3–1; Road: 3–3–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 66 | March 1 | Los Angeles | 2 – 5 | Colorado | | Cloutier | 18,007 | 26–36–4 | 56 |
| 67 | March 2 | Los Angeles | 1 – 2 | Minnesota | OT | Ersberg | 18,568 | 26–36–5 | 57 |
| 68 | March 4 | Los Angeles | 2 – 3 | St. Louis | | Ersberg | 14,973 | 26–37–5 | 57 |
| 69 | March 6 | Ottawa | 0 – 2 | Los Angeles | | Ersberg | 17,580 | 27–37–5 | 59 |
| 70 | March 8 | Montreal | 5 – 2 | Los Angeles | | Ersberg | 18,118 | 27–38–5 | 59 |
| 71 | March 10 | Vancouver | 2 – 1 | Los Angeles | OT | Cloutier | 14,653 | 27–38–6 | 60 |
| 72 | March 13 | Los Angeles | 4 – 1 | Nashville | | Ersberg | 15,853 | 28–38–6 | 62 |
| 73 | March 15 | Los Angeles | 0 – 2 | Minnesota | | Ersberg | 18,568 | 28–39–6 | 62 |
| 74 | March 18 | San Jose | 2 – 1 | Los Angeles | | Cloutier | 16,784 | 28–40–6 | 62 |
| 75 | March 20 | Los Angeles | 6 – 5 | Phoenix | SO | Ersberg | 14,852 | 29–40–6 | 64 |
| 76 | March 22 | Los Angeles | 4 – 2 | Dallas | | Ersberg | 18,532 | 30–40–6 | 66 |
| 77 | March 26 | Los Angeles | 1 – 2 | Anaheim | SO | Ersberg | 17,331 | 30–40–7 | 67 |
| 78 | March 27 | Phoenix | 0 – 4 | Los Angeles | | Ersberg | 17,331 | 31–40–7 | 69 |
| 79 | March 29 | Dallas | 7 – 2 | Los Angeles | | Ersberg | 17,849 | 31–41–7 | 69 |

### April

Record: 1–2–0; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–1–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 80 | April 1 | Los Angeles | 2 – 5 | San Jose | Ersberg | 17,496 | 31–42–7 | 69 |
| 81 | April 3 | San Jose | 2 – 4 | Los Angeles | Ersberg | 17,759 | 32–42–7 | 71 |
| 82 | April 5 | Anaheim | 3 – 4 | Los Angeles | Cloutier | 18,118 | 32–43–7 | 71 |

## Playoffs

The Kings were officially eliminated from playoff contention in early March for the fifth consecutive season. The franchise has not made the playoffs since the 2001–02 NHL season.

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Alexander Frolov | 21 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 |
| Michael Cammalleri | 21 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 6 |
| Anze Kopitar | 21 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
| Dustin Brown | 21 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
| Lubomir Visnovsky | 21 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Ladislav Nagy | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Derek Armstrong | 21 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| Patrick O'Sullivan | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Kyle Calder | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Brad Stuart | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | GP | Min | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Jason LaBarbera | 45 | 2421 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 121 | 2 | .910 | 3.00 |
| Jean-Sebastien Aubin | 19 | 827 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 0 | .866 | 3.19 |
| Erik Ersberg | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| Dan Cloutier | 9 | 489 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .887 | 3.44 |
| Jonathan Bernier | 4 | 238 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .864 | 4.03 |
| Jonathan Quick | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Taylor | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6.00 |

## Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season:

### Trades

| February 19, 2008 | To Philadelphia Flyers Jaroslav Modry | To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2008 – Geordie Wudrick |
| February 26, 2008 | To Detroit Red Wings Brad Stuart | To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick in 2008 – Peter Delmas 4th-round pick in 2009 – Ben Chiarot |
| February 26, 2008 | To Anaheim Ducks Jean-Sebastien Aubin | To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2008 – Paul Karpowich |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team | Contract terms |
| Michal Handzus | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 years, $16 million |
| Tom Preissing | Ottawa Senators | 4 years, $11 million |
| Kyle Calder | Detroit Red Wings | 2 years, $5.4 million |
| Ladislav Nagy | Dallas Stars | 1 year, $3.75 million |
| Brad Stuart | Calgary Flames | 1 year, $3.5 million |
| Jean-Sebastien Aubin | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 year, $525.000 |
| Player | New team |
| Mathieu Garon | Edmonton Oilers |
| Tom Kostopoulos | Montreal Canadiens |
| Tim Jackman | New York Islanders |
| Aaron Miller | Vancouver Canucks |
| Ryan Flinn | Edmonton Oilers |
| Noah Clarke | New Jersey Devils |

## Draft picks

Los Angeles' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Kings had the 4th overall selection.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (league) |
| 1 | 4 | Thomas Hickey (D) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 2 | 52 | Oscar Moller (C) | Sweden | Los Angeles Kings | Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) |
| 2 | 61 | Wayne Simmonds (RW) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 3 | 82 | Bryan Cameron (C) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 4 | 95 | Alec Martinez (D) | United States | Los Angeles Kings | Miami University (CCHA) |
| 4 | 109 | Dwight King (C) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 5 | 124 | Linden Rowat (G) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 5 | 137 | Joshua Turnbull (C) | United States | Los Angeles Kings | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 7 | 184 | Josh Kidd (D) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 7 | 188 | Matt Fillier (LW) | Canada | Los Angeles Kings | St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL) |

## Farm teams
### Manchester Monarchs

The Manchester Monarchs are the Kings American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in 2007–08.

### Reading Royals

The Reading Royals are the Kings affiliate in the ECHL.