# 2018–19 Los Angeles Kings season

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. On March 18, 2019, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention, and missed the playoffs for the third time in five seasons.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2018.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
2018–19 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019

### 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 | Details |
| November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTanner Pearson | To Los Angeles KingsCarl Hagelin |
| November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) | To Minnesota WildStepan Falkovsky | To Los Angeles KingsPavel Jenys |
| January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) | To Chicago BlackhawksDominik Kubalik | To Los Angeles KingsARI's 5th-round pick in 2019 |
| January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28) | To Toronto Maple LeafsJake Muzzin | To Los Angeles KingsSean Durzi Carl Grundstrom 1st-round pick in 2019 |
| February 11, 2019 (2019-02-11) | To Montreal CanadiensNate Thompson ARI's 5th-round pick in 2019 | To Los Angeles KingsCGY's 4th-round pick in 2019 |
| February 21, 2019 (2019-02-21) | To Washington CapitalsCarl Hagelin | To Los Angeles Kings3rd-round pick in 2019 Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020 |
| February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) | To Chicago BlackhawksSpencer Watson | To Los Angeles KingsMatt Iacopelli |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Calgary FlamesOscar Fantenberg | To Los Angeles Kings4th-round pick in 2020 |

### Free agents

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

### Waivers

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

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Drew Doughty | 8-year |
| July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) | Rasmus Kupari | 3-year |
| July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) | Paul LaDue | 2-year |
| July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) | Kurtis MacDermid | 2-year |
| July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) | Alex Lintuniemi | 1-year |
| August 25, 2018 (2018-08-25) | Drake Rymsha | 3-year |
| March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16) | Akil Thomas | 3-year |
| April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01) | Sean Durzi | 3-year |
| April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) | Mikey Anderson | 3-year |
| April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30) | Markus Phillips | 3-year |
| May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) | Nikolai Prokhorkin | 1-year |
| June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10) | Jonah Sodergran | 3-year |

## 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 | 165$^1$ | Johan Sodergran | RW | Sweden | Linkopings HC J20 (SuperElit) |
| 6 | 175 | Jacob Ingham | G | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
Notes:
* 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.