# 2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 35th season in the National Hockey League. Los Angeles hosted the 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game, which took place on February 2, 2002.

## Offseason

Mattias Norstrom was named team captain.

## Regular season

Head coach Andy Murray was involved in a car crash on February 15, suffering four broken ribs, a separated shoulder, and later symptoms of post-concussion syndrome. Assistant coach Dave Tippett served as interim head coach until Murray returned to the team on March 6.
The Kings tied the Red Wings for most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 73, and had the best power-play percentage, at 20.68%.

### Season standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 189 | 99 |
| 2 | 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
| 3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
| 4 | 10 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
| 5 | 13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
| 3 | y – San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 199 | 99 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
| 10 | Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
| 13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
| 14 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Playoffs

In a rematch of the previous playoff season, Colorado defeated the Kings in the first round in seven games.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2001–02 regular season :
October: 3–7–1–2 (home: 1–2–1–1; road: 2–5–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TOctober 4, 20012–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2001–02)0–0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 20013–4Minnesota Wild (2001–02)0–1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 9, 20011–2@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)0–2–1–0Recap
4WOctober 11, 20016–5@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)1–2–1–0Recap
5LOctober 13, 20010–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)1–3–1–0Recap
6OTLOctober 16, 20012–3 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)1–3–1–1Recap
7WOctober 18, 20014–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)2–3–1–1Recap
8LOctober 20, 20012–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)2–4–1–1Recap
9WOctober 23, 20017–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)3–4–1–1Recap
10LOctober 25, 20010–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)3–5–1–1Recap
11LOctober 26, 20012–3@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)3–6–1–1Recap
12OTLOctober 28, 20012–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)3–6–1–2Recap
13LOctober 30, 20011–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)3–7–1–2Recap :
November: 4–5–2–0 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 1–1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14LNovember 1, 20012–3Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)3–8–1–2Recap
15WNovember 3, 20014–1Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)4–8–1–2Recap
16LNovember 8, 20012–3Calgary Flames (2001–02)4–9–1–2Recap
17WNovember 10, 20013–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)5–9–1–2Recap
18LNovember 15, 20013–4Dallas Stars (2001–02)5–10–1–2Recap
19LNovember 17, 20012–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)5–11–1–2Recap
20TNovember 18, 20012–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)5–11–2–2Recap
21TNovember 20, 20015–5 OT@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)5–11–3–2Recap
22WNovember 22, 20014–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)6–11–3–2Recap
23WNovember 24, 20013–1San Jose Sharks (2001–02)7–11–3–2Recap
24LNovember 29, 20011–3Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)7–12–3–2Recap :
December: 7–4–4–0 (home: 3–2–2–0; road: 4–2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 1, 20014–2Nashville Predators (2001–02)8–12–3–2Recap
26LDecember 3, 20010–2Calgary Flames (2001–02)8–13–3–2Recap
27TDecember 6, 20011–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2001–02)8–13–4–2Recap
28LDecember 8, 20010–2@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)8–14–4–2Recap
29WDecember 9, 20015–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)9–14–4–2Recap
30TDecember 11, 20011–1 OT@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)9–14–5–2Recap
31WDecember 13, 20016–3Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)10–14–5–2Recap
32WDecember 15, 20013–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)11–14–5–2Recap
33WDecember 16, 20013–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)12–14–5–2Recap
34WDecember 18, 20013–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)13–14–5–2Recap
35WDecember 20, 20014–2@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)14–14–5–2Recap
36LDecember 22, 20011–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)14–15–5–2Recap
37TDecember 26, 20011–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)14–15–6–2Recap
38TDecember 27, 20012–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)14–15–7–2Recap
39LDecember 29, 20014–5New York Rangers (2001–02)14–16–7–2Recap :
January: 11–3–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 7–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40WJanuary 2, 20023–1Florida Panthers (2001–02)15–16–7–2Recap
41WJanuary 5, 20023–0@ New York Islanders (2001–02)16–16–7–2Recap
42WJanuary 7, 20023–2@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)17–16–7–2Recap
43WJanuary 9, 20024–0@ New York Rangers (2001–02)18–16–7–2Recap
44LJanuary 10, 20020–5@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)18–17–7–2Recap
45WJanuary 12, 20023–2@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)19–17–7–2Recap
46WJanuary 15, 20022–0Nashville Predators (2001–02)20–17–7–2Recap
47WJanuary 17, 20024–2Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)21–17–7–2Recap
48LJanuary 19, 20022–3New York Islanders (2001–02)21–18–7–2Recap
49WJanuary 21, 20024–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)22–18–7–2Recap
50WJanuary 24, 20024–1Minnesota Wild (2001–02)23–18–7–2Recap
51LJanuary 26, 20022–4Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)23–19–7–2Recap
52WJanuary 28, 20026–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)24–19–7–2Recap
53WJanuary 30, 20022–0@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)25–19–7–2Recap :
February: 4–1–1–1 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 2–0–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54LFebruary 4, 20021–3Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)25–20–7–2Recap
55WFebruary 7, 20022–1Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)26–20–7–2Recap
56OTLFebruary 8, 20025–6 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)26–20–7–3Recap
57WFebruary 11, 20022–1Dallas Stars (2001–02)27–20–7–3Recap
58TFebruary 13, 20022–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2001–02)27–20–8–3Recap
59WFebruary 26, 20025–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)28–20–8–3Recap
60WFebruary 27, 20025–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)29–20–8–3Recap :
March: 7–5–2–1 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 2–4–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61LMarch 2, 20020–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)29–21–8–3Recap
62TMarch 4, 20021–1 OTOttawa Senators (2001–02)29–21–9–3Recap
63OTLMarch 6, 20022–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)29–21–9–4Recap
64WMarch 7, 20023–2@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)30–21–9–4Recap
65LMarch 9, 20023–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)30–22–9–4Recap
66WMarch 11, 20022–1Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)31–22–9–4Recap
67WMarch 14, 20022–1St. Louis Blues (2001–02)32–22–9–4Recap
68WMarch 16, 20024–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)33–22–9–4Recap
69WMarch 18, 20023–2@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)34–22–9–4Recap
70WMarch 21, 20023–1Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)35–22–9–4Recap
71WMarch 23, 20023–0San Jose Sharks (2001–02)36–22–9–4Recap
72LMarch 24, 20020–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)36–23–9–4Recap
73LMarch 26, 20020–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)36–24–9–4Recap
74TMarch 28, 20022–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)36–24–10–4Recap
75LMarch 30, 20023–5@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)36–25–10–4Recap :
April: 4–2–1–0 (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76TApril 2, 20024–4 OTVancouver Canucks (2001–02)36–25–11–4Recap
77WApril 4, 20023–0Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)37–25–11–4Recap
78WApril 6, 20024–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2001–02)38–25–11–4Recap
79WApril 8, 20023–0Dallas Stars (2001–02)39–25–11–4Recap
80LApril 11, 20022–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)39–26–11–4Recap
81LApril 13, 20021–3@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)39–27–11–4Recap
82WApril 14, 20021–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)40–27–11–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 18, 20023–4@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 20, 20023–5@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 22, 20023–1Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 23, 20020–1Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 3–1Recap
5WApril 25, 20021–0 OT@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 3–2Recap
6WApril 27, 20023–1Colorado AvalancheSeries tied 3–3Recap
7LApril 29, 20020–4@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche win 4–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 41 | Jason Allison† | C | 73 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 2 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Adam Deadmarsh | RW | 76 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 8 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Zigmund Palffy | RW | 63 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Jaroslav Modry | D | 80 | 4 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Bryan Smolinski | C | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 57 | Steve Heinze | RW | 73 | 15 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 43 | Philippe Boucher | D | 80 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Mathieu Schneider | D | 55 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −8 | 18 |
| 23 | Craig Johnson | LW | 72 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Eric Belanger | C | 53 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 |
| 22 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 81 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 9 |
| 17 | Lubomir Visnovsky | D | 72 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Mikko Eloranta† | LW | 71 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | Aaron Miller | D | 74 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Brad Chartrand | C | 46 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 74 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −13 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 7 |
| 27 | Glen Murray‡ | RW | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Mattias Norstrom | D | 79 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Nelson Emerson | RW | 41 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −8 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Randy Robitaille‡ | C | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Jaroslav Bednar | RW | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Andreas Lilja | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cliff Ronning† | C | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 15 | Jozef Stumpel‡ | C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Ken Belanger | LW | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −5 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Adam Mair | C | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Rob Valicevic | RW | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Jere Karalahti‡ | D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Steve Kelly | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Felix Potvin | G | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | Kip Brennan | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Ted Donato†‡† | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Ryan Flinn† | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | Jason Holland | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Jamie Storr | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | 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 | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 29 | Felix Potvin | 71 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 1686 | 157 | 2.31 | .907 | 6 | 4071 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 201 | 15 | 2.16 | .925 | 1 | 417 |
| 1 | Jamie Storr | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 28 | 1.90 | .922 | 2 | 886 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | 0 | 1 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jaroslav Modry |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Zigmund Palffy |
| Team | Best Newcomer | Jason Allison |
| Team | Bill Libby Memorial Award | Jason Allison |
| Team | Defensive Player | Aaron Miller |
| Team | Jim Fox Community Service | Jamie Storr |
| Team | Leading Scorer | Jason Allison |
| Team | Most Inspirational | Zigmund Palffy |
| Team | Most Popular Player | Adam Deadmarsh |
| Team | Outstanding Defenseman | Aaron Miller |
| Team | Unsung Hero | Aaron Miller |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Jaroslav Bednar | October 4, 2001 |
| First game | Kip Brennan | January 5, 2002 |
| First game | Ryan Flinn | January 24, 2002 |
| 500th game played | Felix Potvin | October 16, 2001 |
| 1,000th game played | Kelly Buchberger | January 7, 2002 |
| 25th shutout | Felix Potvin | April 8, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Los Angeles Kings5th-round pick in 2001 | To Tampa Bay Lightning6th-round pick in 20016th-round pick in 2001 |
| October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24) | To Los Angeles KingsMikko ElorantaRights to Jason Allison | To Boston BruinsGlen MurrayJozef Stumpel |
| December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) | To Los Angeles KingsRich Brennan | To Nashville PredatorsBrett Hauer |
| March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) | To Los Angeles KingsCliff Ronning | To Nashville PredatorsJere KaralahtiConditional draft pick in 2003 |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Los Angeles KingsConditional draft pick | To Montreal CanadiensStephane Fiset |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Ken Belanger | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Brett Hauer | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) | Steve Heinze | Buffalo Sabres | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) | Randy Robitaille | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) | Rob Valicevic | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) | Jason Holland | Buffalo Sabres | | Free agency |
| September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25) | Derek Bekar | Washington Capitals | | Free agency |
| January 9, 2002 (2002-01-09) | Ryan Flinn | Manchester Monarchs (AHL) | | Free agency |
| January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30) | Ted Donato | New York Islanders | | Waivers |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | Ted Donato | St. Louis Blues | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Stu Grimson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (III) |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Luc Robitaille | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (III) |
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | David Hymovitz | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Marko Tuomainen | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Rich Brennan | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) |
| September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) | Peter Leboutillier | Sheffield Steelers (BISL) | Free agency (VI) |
| January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04) | Randy Robitaille | Pittsburgh Penguins | Waivers |
| March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06) | Ted Donato | St. Louis Blues | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) | Travis Scott | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) | Scott Thomas | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Mathieu Schneider | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) | Tomas Zizka | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | Jaroslav Bednar | 1-year | Entry-level |
| July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | Jaroslav Modry | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Marcel Cousineau | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Andreas Lilja | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Greg Phillips | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Jamie Storr | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Eric Belanger | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Philippe Boucher | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) | Bryan Smolinski | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) | Aaron Miller | 2-year | Arbitration award |
| September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) | Lubomir Visnovsky | multi-year | Re-signing |
| September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) | Felix Potvin | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24) | Jason Allison | 3-year | Re-signing |
| April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09) | Yanick Lehoux | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01) | Jared Aulin | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 18 | Jens Karlsson | Sweden | Frolunda HC (Sweden) |
| 1 | 30 | Dave Steckel | United States | Ohio State University (NCAA) |
| 2 | 49 | Michael Cammalleri | Canada | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 2 | 51 | Jaroslav Bednar | Czech Republic | HIFK (Finland) |
| 3 | 83 | Henrik Juntunen | Finland | Karpat (Finland) |
| 4 | 116 | Richard Petiot | Canada | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) |
| 5 | 152 | Terry Denike | Canada | Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) |
| 5 | 153 | Tuukka Mantyla | Finland | Tappara (Finland) |
| 7 | 214 | Cristobal Huet | France | HC Lugano (Switzerland) |
| 8 | 237 | Mike Gabinet | Canada | University of Nebraska at Omaha (NCAA) |
| 9 | 277 | Sebastien Laplante | Canada | Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) |