# 2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season was the 48th season (47th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Kings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team since the 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes to fail to qualify for the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season.

## Regular season

The team entered the regular season as the defending champions. Having won two Stanley Cup championships in the last three years, the Kings entered were the early favorites to retain their title. Again, however, Los Angeles' post-championship home opener was a defeat, this time a 4–0 blowout to cross-state rival San Jose Sharks. The following game was an overtime defeat to the Arizona Coyotes, followed by a home win against the Winnipeg Jets. During the season, the Kings took part in their second outdoor game, this time visiting the Sharks at Levi's Stadium for the 2015 NHL Stadium Series. The Kings struggled often during the season, with scoring slumps, defensemen losing games to injury and suspensions and frequent road losses, leading to a lackluster of play. But the end of the season, they were caught and missed the playoffs by two points.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 236 | 226 | +10 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 242 | 222 | +20 | 101 |
| 3 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 241 | 216 | +25 | 97 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
| 7 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
| 3 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
| 4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
| 5 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |
| 6 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
| 7 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
| 8 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |

## Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| Slava Voynov | Suspended indefinitely pending a formal investigation by the National Hockey League of an arrest of charges of domestic violence. | N/A | N/A | October 20, 2014 |
| Jordan Nolan | Boarding on Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm during NHL game No. 149 in Detroit on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 3:53 of the third period. | 2 games | $17,073.18 | November 2, 2014 |
| Team | Violating the terms of defenseman Slava Voynov's suspension. | — | $100,000.00 | December 2, 2014 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

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

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Final Stats
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Anze Kopitar | 79 | 16 | 48 | 64 | −2 | 10 |
| Jeff Carter | 82 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 28 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 76 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 25 | 37 |
| Marian Gaborik | 69 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 7 | 16 |
| Drew Doughty | 82 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 3 | 56 |
| Justin Williams | 81 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 29 |
| Jake Muzzin | 76 | 10 | 31 | 41 | −4 | 22 |
| Dustin Brown | 82 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −17 | 26 |
| Dwight King | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | −3 | 21 |
| Trevor Lewis | 73 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 14 |
| Brayden McNabb | 71 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 52 |
| Alec Martinez | 56 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 10 |
| Jarret Stoll | 73 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 58 |
| Tanner Pearson | 42 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Richards | 53 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −10 | 39 |
| Kyle Clifford | 80 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 87 |
| Robyn Regehr | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
| Jordan Nolan | 60 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 54 |
| Matt Greene | 82 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 54 |
| Jamie McBain | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Nick Shore | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Andrej Sekera$^†$ | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Andy Andreoff | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Slava Voynov | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Schultz | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| David Van der Gulik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### 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
Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jonathan Quick | 72 | 71 | 4184 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 156 | 2.24 | 1896 | .918 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Martin Jones | 15 | 11 | 775 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 2.25 | 307 | .906 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Notable achievements
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| J. Carter | NHL First Star of the Week | October 27, 2014 |
| T. Pearson | NHL Rookie of the Month | November 3, 2014 |
| A. Kopitar | NHL First Star of the Week | December 22, 2014 |
| D. Doughty | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| A. Kopitar | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| T. Pearson | NHL All-Star game rookie selection | January 10, 2015 |
| D. Doughty | NHL All-Star game assistant captain | January 14, 2015 |
| T. Toffoli | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 16, 2015 |
| J. Quick | NHL First Star of the Week | February 23, 2015 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| A. Andreoff | 1st career NHL game | October 14, 2014 |
| J. Quick | 20,000 career NHL minutes | October 26, 2014 |
| D. Brown | 200th career NHL goal | November 26, 2014 |
| K. Clifford | 300th career NHL game | November 29, 2014 |
| T. Toffoli | 100th career NHL game | December 9, 2014 |
| T. Lewis | 300th career NHL game | December 18, 2014 |
| J. Schultz | 400th career NHL game | December 29, 2014 |
| M. Richards | 300th career NHL assist | January 1, 2015 |
| M. Richards | 700th career NHL game | January 12, 2015 |
| D. King | 200th career NHL game | January 14, 2015 |
| N. Shore | 1st career NHL game | January 17, 2015 |
| N. Shore | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | January 21, 2015 |
| J. McBain | 100th career NHL point | February 5, 2015 |
| T. Toffoli | 1st career NHL hat-trick | February 12, 2015 |
| J. Carter | 500th career NHL point | February 12, 2015 |
| D. Doughty | 500th career NHL game | February 21, 2015 |
| J. Quick | 200th career NHL win | February 21, 2015 |
| J. McBain | 300th career NHL game | February 24, 2015 |
| J. Williams | 900th career NHL game | March 5, 2015 |
| J. Carter | 700th career NHL game | March 5, 2015 |
| B. McNabb | 100th career NHL game | March 16, 2015 |
| A. Andreoff | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | March 16, 2015 |
| A. Kopitar | 600th career NHL point | March 21, 2015 |
| J. Quick | 400th career NHL game | March 26, 2015 |
| J. Muzzin | 200th career NHL game | March 26, 2015 |
| N. Shore | 1st career NHL goal | March 26, 2015 |

## Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

### Trades

| June 28, 2014 | To Vancouver Canucks Linden Vey | To Los Angeles Kings TBL's 2nd-round pick in 2014 |
| February 25, 2015 | To Carolina Hurricanes Roland McKeown conditional 1st-round pick in 2015 | To Los Angeles Kings Andrej Sekera |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 30, 2014Jeff Schultz2 years, $1.7 million
July 14, 2014Brayden McNabb2 years, $1.3 million
July 14, 2014Andy Andreoff1 year, $550,000
July 15, 2014Jean-Francois Berube2 years, $1.125 million
July 30, 2014Dwight King3 years, $5.85 million
October 5, 2014Justin Auger3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
October 5, 2014Zachary Leslie3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
October 15, 2014Jake Muzzin5 years, $20 million
February 24, 2015Jordan Nolan3 years, $2.85 million contract extension
February 25, 2015Kyle Clifford5 years, $8 million contract extension
April 2, 2015Jonny Brodzinski2 years, entry-level contract
April 2, 2015Tanner Pearson2 years, $2.8 million contract extension
April 15, 2015Adrian Kempe3 years, entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 29 | Adrian Kempe | LW | Sweden | MODO (Sweden) |
| 2 | 50$^a$ | Roland McKeowin | D | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 2 | 60$^b$ | Alex Lintuniemi | D | Finland | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 3 | 90 | Michael Amadio | C | Canada | North Bay Battalion (OHL) |
| 4 | 120 | Steven Johnson | D | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 5 | 150 | Alec Dillion | G | Canada | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) |
| 6 | 157$^c$ | Jake Marchment | C | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 6 | 180 | Matthew Mistele | LW | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 7 | 209$^d$ | Spencer Watson | RW | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 7 | 210 | Jacob Middleton | D | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |

### Draft notes

* The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick (previously acquired by the Vancouver Canucks) went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Linden Vey to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.
* The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers to Buffalo in exchange for Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
    Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013, that sent Robyn Regehr to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 13, 2013, trade that sent Kevin Westgarth to the Hurricanes in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a 2013 fourth-round pick (#96–Kyle Platzer) and this pick.
* The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 4, 2014, trade that sent Daniel Carcillo to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.