# 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings season was the 54th season (53rd season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Kings played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season.
On May 7, 2021, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention after a 3–2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, failing to make the playoffs for a third consecutive season.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

West Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Colorado Avalanche | 56 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 197 | 133 | +64 | 82 |
| 2 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 56 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 191 | 124 | +67 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 56 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 181 | 160 | +21 | 75 |
| 4 | x – St. Louis Blues | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 63 |
| 5 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 56 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 153 | 176 | −23 | 54 |
| 6 | e – Los Angeles Kings | 56 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 143 | 170 | −27 | 49 |
| 7 | e – San Jose Sharks | 56 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 151 | 199 | −48 | 49 |
| 8 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 56 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 126 | 179 | −53 | 43 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
2020–21 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
  Postponement :

## Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

## Free agents

Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.
| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| October 9, 2020 | Mark Alt | Los Angeles Kings | Colorado Avalanche |
| October 9, 2020 | Troy Grosenick | Los Angeles Kings | Nashville Predators |
| October 10, 2020 | Paul LaDue | Washington Capitals | Los Angeles Kings |
| October 12, 2020 | Joakim Ryan | Carolina Hurricanes | Los Angeles Kings |
| October 16, 2020 | Sheldon Rempal | Carolina Hurricanes | Los Angeles Kings |
| January 13, 2021 | Trevor Lewis | Winnipeg Jets | Los Angeles Kings |

## Trades

* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.
Hover over-retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.

### October

| October 7, 2020 | To Los Angeles KingsLias Andersson | To New York RangersVGK 2nd-round pick in 2020 |
| October 7, 2020 | To Los Angeles KingsEDM 2nd-round pick in 2020 (#45 overall) | To Detroit Red WingsVAN 2nd-round pick in 2020 (#51 overall) 4th-round pick in 2020 (#97 overall) |
| October 7, 2020 | To Los Angeles KingsMTL 5th-round pick in 2020 (#140 overall) | To Carolina Hurricanes6th-round pick in 2020 (#159 overall) 7th-round pick in 2021 |

### March

| March 27, 2021 | To Los Angeles KingsBrendan Lemieux | To New York Rangers4th-round pick in 2021 |
| March 29, 2021 | To Los Angeles KingsChristian Wolanin | To Ottawa SenatorsMichael Amadio |

### April

| April 11, 2021 | To Los Angeles KingsConditional draft picks | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJeff Carter |

## Draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 2 | Quinton Byfield | C | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 2 | 35 | Helge Grans | D | Sweden | Malmö Redhawks (SHL) |
| 2 | 51 | Brock Faber | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 66 | Kasper Sinomtaival | RW | Finland | Tappara (Liiga) |
| 3 | 83 | Alex Laferriere | RW | United States | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
| 4 | 112 | Joho Markkanen | G | Finland | Kettera (Mestis) |
| 5 | 128 | Matin Chrormiak | RW | Slovakia | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 7 | 190 | Aatu Jamsen | RW | Finland | Lahti Pelicans U20 (Jr. A) |