# 2023–24 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2023–24 Los Angeles Kings season was the 57th season (56th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.
This season was the first full-season without longtime goaltender and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick, who was traded on March 1, 2023, to the Columbus Blue Jackets; the Blue Jackets traded Quick to the Vegas Golden Knights the following day.
For the first time since the 2016–17 season, Anze Kopitar did not finish as the team's leading scorer in either goals or points, in addition to not leading in assists since his rookie season in 2006–07.
Following their December 7, 2023, 4–0 win against the Montreal Canadiens, the Kings set the opening road wins record at 11–0–0. On February 2, 2024, the Kings fired head coach Todd McLellan, and named his assistant Jim Hiller as interim head coach. On April 11, the Kings clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season after a 4–1 win against the Calgary Flames. In the playoffs, the Kings were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers for the third consecutive year, losing in five games.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 44 | 279 | 223 | +56 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 39 | 294 | 237 | +57 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 256 | 215 | +41 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 5 | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 8 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 2 | PA | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 3 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 4 | CE | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 5 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 22, 2023.
2023 preseason game log: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 23Los Angeles3–5ArizonaCopleyRod Laver Arena13,0970–1–0
2September 24Arizona2–3Los AngelesRittichRod Laver Arena13,1181–1–0
3September 24Los Angeles2–3AnaheimOTInghamHonda Center12,0471–1–1
4September 27Los Angeles4–3VegasOTBerubeT-Mobile Arena17,4272–1–1
5September 29Los Angeles4–3AnaheimPortilloPechanga Arena11,0443–1–1
6September 30Los Angeles2–1San JoseOTRittichSAP Center9,7284–1–1
7October 3Anaheim1–4Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena12,4235–1–1
8$^A$October 5San Jose3–4Los AngelesOTCopleyDelta Center8,5506–1–1
9October 7Vegas7–4Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena15,0806–2–1 :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss
  OT/SO Loss
$^A$ – Frozen Fury :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
2023–24 game log :
October: 5–2–2 (Home: 1–2–2; Road: 4–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 11Colorado5–2Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,1450–1–00
2October 14Carolina6–5Los AngelesSOCopleyCrypto.com Arena17,5170–1–11
3October 17Los Angeles5–1WinnipegTalbotCanada Life Centre11,2261–1–13
4October 19Los Angeles7–3MinnesotaTalbotXcel Energy Center18,6892–1–15
5October 21Boston4–2Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,1452–2–15
6October 24Arizona3–6Los AngelesCopleyCrypto.com Arena17,6683–2–17
7October 27Los Angeles5–4ArizonaTalbotMullett Arena4,6004–2–19
8October 28Vegas4–3Los AngelesSOTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,1454–2–210
9October 31Los Angeles4–1TorontoTalbotScotiabank Arena18,5315–2–212 :
November: 8–2–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 5–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 2Los Angeles3–2OttawaTalbotCanadian Tire Centre16,2166–2–214
11November 4Los Angeles5–0PhiladelphiaTalbotWells Fargo Center18,3047–2–216
12November 8Los Angeles4–1VegasTalbotT-Mobile Arena18,3308–2–218
13November 9Pittsburgh4–3Los AngelesOTCopleyCrypto.com Arena18,1458–2–319
14November 11Philadelphia4–2Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,1458–3–319
15November 16Florida1–2Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena17,2439–3–321
16November 18St. Louis1–5Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14510–3–323
17November 20Los Angeles4–1ArizonaCopleyMullett Arena4,60011–3–325
18November 24Los Angeles5–2AnaheimTalbotHonda Center17,20512–3–327
19November 25Montreal0–4Los AngelesCopleyCrypto.com Arena18,14513–3–329
20November 29Washington2–1Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14513–4–329 :
December: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
21December 3Colorado1–4Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14514–4–331
22December 5Los Angeles4–3ColumbusOTCopleyNationwide Arena15,08815–4–333
23December 7Los Angeles4–0MontrealTalbotBell Centre21,10516–4–335
24December 9Los Angeles2–3NY IslandersOTTalbotUBS Arena17,25516–4–436
25December 10Los Angeles1–4NY RangersCopleyMadison Square Garden18,00616–5–436
26December 13Winnipeg5–2Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14516–6–436
27December 16Los Angeles3–2SeattleSOTalbotClimate Pledge Arena17,15117–6–438
28December 19Los Angeles4–1San JoseRittichSAP Center11,59318–6–440
29December 20Seattle2–1Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14518–7–440
30December 23Calgary3–5Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14519–7–442
31December 27San Jose1–5Los AngelesRittichCrypto.com Arena18,14520–7–444
32December 28Los Angeles2–3VegasTalbotT-Mobile Arena18,59520–8–444
33December 30Edmonton3–2Los AngelesSOTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14520–8–545 :
January: 3–7–5 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 2–4–3)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
34January 2Toronto3–0Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14520–9–545
35January 4Detroit4–3Los AngelesSORittichCrypto.com Arena18,14520–9–646
36January 7Los Angeles3–4WashingtonTalbotCapital One Arena18,57320–10–646
37January 9Los Angeles2–3Tampa BayOTTalbotAmalie Arena19,09220–10–747
38January 11Los Angeles2–3FloridaOTTalbotAmerant Bank Arena18,61620–10–848
39January 13Los Angeles3–5DetroitTalbotLittle Caesars Arena19,51520–11–848
40January 15Los Angeles5–2CarolinaRittichPNC Arena18,82521–11–850
41January 16Los Angeles1–5DallasTalbotAmerican Airlines Center18,53221–12–850
42January 18Nashville2–1Los AngelesRittichCrypto.com Arena18,14521–13–850
43January 20NY Rangers1–2Los AngelesRittichCrypto.com Arena18,29222–13–852
44January 22San Jose4–3Los AngelesSORittichCrypto.com Arena18,14522–13–953
45January 24Buffalo5–3Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14522–14–953
46January 26Los Angeles1–5ColoradoTalbotBall Arena18,13122–15–953
47January 28Los Angeles3–4St. LouisOTRittichEnterprise Center18,09622–15–1054
48January 31Los Angeles4–2NashvilleRittichBridgestone Arena17,45323–15–1056 :
February: 7–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 4–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
49February 10Edmonton0–4Los AngelesRittichCrypto.com Arena18,14524–15–1058
50February 13Los Angeles0–7BuffaloRittichKeyBank Center13,29224–16–1058
51February 15Los Angeles2–1New JerseyRittichPrudential Center16,10525–16–1060
52February 17Los Angeles5–4BostonOTRittichTD Garden17,85026–16–1062
53February 18Los Angeles2–1PittsburghTalbotPPG Paints Arena18,42227–16–1064
54February 20Columbus1–5Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena16,98028–16–1066
55February 22Nashville4–1Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena17,41528–17–1066
56February 24Anaheim2–3Los AngelesSORittichCrypto.com Arena18,20329–17–1068
57February 26Los Angeles2–4EdmontonRittichRogers Place18,34729–18–1068
58February 27Los Angeles2–4CalgaryTalbotScotiabank Saddledome16,45029–19–1068
59February 29Los Angeles5–1VancouverTalbotRogers Arena18,80130–19–1070 :
March: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 3New Jersey1–5Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14531–19–1072
61March 5Vancouver2–1Los AngelesOTTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14531–19–1173
62March 7Ottawa3–4Los AngelesOTTalbotCrypto.com Arena16,85532–19–1175
63March 9Dallas4–1Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14532–20–1175
64March 11NY Islanders0–3Los AngelesRittichCrypto.com Arena17,06133–20–1177
65March 13Los Angeles1–3St. LouisTalbotEnterprise Center18,09633–21–1177
66March 15Los Angeles5–0ChicagoTalbotUnited Center19,52834–21–1179
67March 16Los Angeles1–4DallasRittichAmerican Airlines Center18,53234–22–1179
68March 19Chicago2–6Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14535–22–1181
69March 20Minnesota0–6Los AngelesRittichCrypto.com Arena17,08636–22–1183
70March 23Tampa Bay3–4Los AngelesOTTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,31837–22–1185
71March 25Los Angeles3–2VancouverTalbotRogers Arena18,87038–22–1187
72March 28Los Angeles1–4EdmontonTalbotRogers Place18,34738–23–1187
73March 30Los Angeles2–4CalgaryRittichScotiabank Saddledome17,51738–24–1187 :
April: 6–3–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
74April 1Los Angeles3–4WinnipegTalbotCanada Life Centre13,33438–25–1187
75April 3Seattle2–5Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14539–25–1189
76April 4Los Angeles2–1San JoseRittichSAP Center12,26640–25–1191
77April 6Vancouver3–6Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,19041–25–1193
78April 9Los Angeles1–3AnaheimTalbotHonda Center17,17441–26–1193
79April 11Calgary1–4Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena17,34042–26–1195
80April 13Anaheim1–3Los AngelesRittichCrypto.com Arena18,13343–26–1197
81April 15Minnesota3–1Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena17,65443–27–1197
82April 18Chicago4–5Los AngelesOTTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,14544–27–1199 :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  OT/SO loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2024 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference first round vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Edmonton won 4–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 22Los Angeles4–7EdmontonTalbot18,3470–1
2April 24Los Angeles5–4EdmontonOTTalbot18,3471–1
3April 26Edmonton6–1Los AngelesTalbot18,1451–2
4April 28Edmonton1–0Los AngelesRittich18,1451–3
5May 1Los Angeles3–4EdmontonRittich18,3471–4 :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Stats updated as of May 1, 2024

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Adrian Kempe | 77 | 28 | 47 | 75 | +13 | 72 |
| Kevin Fiala | 82 | 29 | 44 | 73 | +1 | 62 |
| Anze Kopitar | 81 | 26 | 44 | 70 | +11 | 22 |
| Trevor Moore | 82 | 31 | 26 | 57 | +11 | 28 |
| Quinton Byfield | 80 | 20 | 35 | 55 | +19 | 42 |
| Drew Doughty | 82 | 15 | 35 | 50 | +15 | 44 |
| Phillip Danault | 78 | 17 | 30 | 47 | +12 | 18 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | −9 | 70 |
| Matt Roy | 81 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +21 | 42 |
| Jordan Spence | 71 | 2 | 22 | 24 | +5 | 12 |
| Alex Laferriere | 81 | 12 | 11 | 23 | −14 | 46 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 77 | 6 | 17 | 23 | +9 | 28 |
| Mikey Anderson | 74 | 2 | 16 | 18 | +22 | 18 |
| Trevor Lewis | 82 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +7 | 20 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −3 | 14 |
| Blake Lizotte | 62 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +11 | 20 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +4 | 14 |
| Carl Grundstrom | 50 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −2 | 12 |
| Andreas Englund | 82 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −3 | 81 |
| Brandt Clarke | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −6 | 10 |
| Akil Thomas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Turcotte | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 6 |
| Jacob Moverare | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Tobias Bjornfot$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Fagemo$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Adrian Kempe | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| Quinton Byfield | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| Drew Doughty | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –4 | 14 |
| Mikey Anderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| Anze Kopitar | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | –1 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Fiala | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Matt Roy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Lizotte | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Moore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 4 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Jordan Spence | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Andreas Englund | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| Phillip Danault | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Carl Grundstrom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Cam Talbot | 54 | 52 | 3,116:07 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 130 | 2.50 | 1,490 | .913 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| David Rittich | 24 | 22 | 1,364:31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 2.15 | 621 | .921 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pheonix Copley | 8 | 8 | 436:17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3.16 | 177 | .870 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Cam Talbot | 3 | 3 | 181:00 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5.20 | 115 | .861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rittich | 2 | 2 | 117:09 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.56 | 5 | .872 | 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 2023–24 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details | Ref |
| June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) | To Washington CapitalsPierre-Luc Dubois | To Los Angeles KingsDarcy Kuemper | |
| June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | To San Jose SharksCarl Grundstrom | To Los Angeles KingsKyle Burroughs | |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Andreas Englund | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Trevor Lewis | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Mikhail Maltsev | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | David Rittich | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Steven Santini | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Cam Talbot | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Joe Hicketts | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11) | Samuel Fagemo | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Joonas Korpisalo | Ottawa Senators | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Matt Villalta | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Lias Andersson | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Tobie Paquette-Bisson | Laval Rocket (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) | Zack MacEwen | Ottawa Senators | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18) | Jacob Ingham | Ontario Reign (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31) | Aidan Dudas | HC TPS (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02) | Samuel Fagemo | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |
| January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04) | Tobias Bjornfot | Vegas Golden Knights | | Waivers |
| March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) | Taylor Ward | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | 1-year |
| July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) | Anze Kopitar | 2-year |
| July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | Tobias Bjornfot | 2-year |
| July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | Samuel Fagemo | 1-year |
| July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | Tyler Madden | 1-year |
| July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08) | Akil Thomas | 1-year |
| July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14) | Jakub Dvorak | 3-year† |
| November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17) | Koehn Ziemmer | 3-year† |
| December 29, 2023 (2023-12-29) | Angus Booth | 3-year† |
| May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15) | David Rittich | 1-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 54 | Jakub Dvorak | D | Czechia | Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH) |
| 3 | 78 | Koehn Ziemmer | RW | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 4 | 118 | Hampton Slukynsky | G | United States | Warroad Warriors (USHS-MN) |
| 5 | 150 | Matthew Mania | D | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 6 | 182 | Ryan Conmy | RW | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |