# 2005–06 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Kings season was the 39th season (38th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. It began with wholesale changes, as during the off-season the Kings acquired centers Pavol Demitra and Jeremy Roenick to help solidify their offense, as well as goaltender Jason LaBarbera.
The changes appeared to pay off, as the Kings stormed out to a 15–6–1 record, and first place in the division. The team, however, collapsed, winning only 27 of their remaining 60 games, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division, and out of the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Head Coach Andy Murray was fired for their final 12 games with John Torchetti taking over, despite the team finishing with an impressive 42 wins.

## Regular season

* January 19, 2006 – Luc Robitaille becomes the Kings' all-time leading goal scorer.
The Kings finished the regular season with the most power play opportunities, tying the Phoenix Coyotes with 541. They also finished 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 78.73%.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 3 | 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 4 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 5 | 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
| 2 | Y- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
| 3 | Y- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
| 4 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
| 5 | X- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
| 6 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
| 7 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
| 8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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| 9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
| 11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
| 12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
| 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
| 15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season :
October: 8–4–0 (home: 6–3–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20054–5@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)0–1–0Recap
2WOctober 6, 20053–2Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 9, 20052–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2005–06)2–1–0Recap
4WOctober 11, 20053–1Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)3–1–0Recap
5LOctober 13, 20052–5Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)3–2–0Recap
6WOctober 16, 20053–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)4–2–0Recap
7WOctober 19, 20055–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)5–2–0Recap
8WOctober 20, 20057–2@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)6–2–0Recap
9LOctober 23, 20052–3Calgary Flames (2005–06)6–3–0Recap
10WOctober 25, 20053–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)7–3–0Recap
11LOctober 28, 20054–5San Jose Sharks (2005–06)7–4–0Recap
12WOctober 29, 20055–2St. Louis Blues (2005–06)8–4–0Recap :
November: 8–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 4–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13WNovember 2, 20056–3@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)9–4–0Recap
14LNovember 3, 20050–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)9–5–0Recap
15WNovember 5, 20053–2 SONashville Predators (2005–06)10–5–0Recap
16LNovember 9, 20054–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)10–5–1Recap
17WNovember 11, 20054–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)11–5–1Recap
18WNovember 13, 20058–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)12–5–1Recap
19LNovember 15, 20052–3@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)12–6–1Recap
20WNovember 17, 20055–4Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)13–6–1Recap
21WNovember 19, 20054–3Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)14–6–1Recap
22WNovember 22, 20056–3@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)15–6–1Recap
23LNovember 24, 20053–4@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)15–7–1Recap
24WNovember 26, 20053–2Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)16–7–1Recap
25LNovember 28, 20052–5Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)16–8–1Recap
26LNovember 30, 20052–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)16–9–1Recap :
December: 9–5–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 6–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27LDecember 2, 20051–5@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)16–10–1Recap
28LDecember 3, 20052–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)16–11–1Recap
29WDecember 6, 20052–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)17–11–1Recap
30LDecember 8, 20052–3Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)17–12–1Recap
31WDecember 10, 20053–1Florida Panthers (2005–06)18–12–1Recap
32LDecember 14, 20052–3Washington Capitals (2005–06)18–13–1Recap
33WDecember 16, 20054–3 SO@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)19–13–1Recap
34WDecember 17, 20054–1Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)20–13–1Recap
35WDecember 19, 20054–3 SO@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)21–13–1Recap
36WDecember 21, 20055–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)22–13–1Recap
37LDecember 23, 20053–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)22–14–1Recap
38WDecember 26, 20054–3San Jose Sharks (2005–06)23–14–1Recap
39WDecember 28, 20055–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)24–14–1Recap
40LDecember 29, 20055–6 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)24–14–2Recap
41WDecember 31, 20053–2@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)25–14–2Recap :
January: 5–7–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
42WJanuary 2, 20063–2 OTDallas Stars (2005–06)26–14–2Recap
43WJanuary 5, 20064–0Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)27–14–2Recap
44LJanuary 7, 20062–3@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)27–15–2Recap
45LJanuary 9, 20062–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)27–16–2Recap
46WJanuary 12, 20066–0@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)28–16–2Recap
47LJanuary 14, 20061–10@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)28–17–2Recap
48LJanuary 17, 20061–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)28–18–2Recap
49WJanuary 19, 20068–6Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)29–18–2Recap
50LJanuary 21, 20063–4 OTSan Jose Sharks (2005–06)29–18–3Recap
51WJanuary 23, 20063–2 SOMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)30–18–3Recap
52LJanuary 24, 20061–4@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)30–19–3Recap
53LJanuary 26, 20063–5Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)30–20–3Recap
54LJanuary 28, 20062–6Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)30–21–3Recap
55LJanuary 30, 20063–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)30–21–4Recap :
February: 2–2–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
56LFebruary 2, 20061–2 SO@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)30–21–5Recap
57LFebruary 7, 20061–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)30–22–5Recap
58LFebruary 8, 20064–7@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)30–23–5Recap
59WFebruary 11, 20065–4 OTChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)31–23–5Recap
60WFebruary 12, 20066–5Dallas Stars (2005–06)32–23–5Recap :
March: 6–8–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61WMarch 2, 20063–2Minnesota Wild (2005–06)33–23–5Recap
62WMarch 4, 20063–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)34–23–5Recap
63WMarch 7, 20063–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)35–23–5Recap
64LMarch 9, 20063–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)35–24–5Recap
65WMarch 11, 20062–1 SO@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)36–24–5Recap
66LMarch 13, 20063–4@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)36–25–5Recap
67LMarch 14, 20062–6Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)36–26–5Recap
68LMarch 16, 20061–4Dallas Stars (2005–06)36–27–5Recap
69WMarch 18, 20063–1St. Louis Blues (2005–06)37–27–5Recap
70LMarch 20, 20060–5Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)37–28–5Recap
71WMarch 25, 20066–4Nashville Predators (2005–06)38–28–5Recap
72LMarch 27, 20064–7@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)38–29–5Recap
73LMarch 29, 20061–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)38–30–5Recap
74LMarch 30, 20060–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)38–31–5Recap :
April: 4–4–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75WApril 1, 20061–0Dallas Stars (2005–06)39–31–5Recap
76WApril 3, 20061–0Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)40–31–5Recap
77LApril 4, 20062–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)40–32–5Recap
78LApril 6, 20060–5San Jose Sharks (2005–06)40–33–5Recap
79LApril 8, 20062–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)40–34–5Recap
80LApril 13, 20060–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)40–35–5Recap
81WApril 15, 20062–1 SOCalgary Flames (2005–06)41–35–5Recap
82WApril 17, 20064–0@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)42–35–5Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## 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 |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 17 | Lubomir Visnovsky | D | 80 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 7 | 50 |
| 22 | Craig Conroy | C | 78 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 13 | 78 |
| 38 | Pavol Demitra | LW | 58 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 21 | 42 |
| 13 | Michael Cammalleri | C | 80 | 26 | 29 | 55 | −14 | 50 |
| 24 | Alexander Frolov | LW | 69 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 17 | 40 |
| 7 | Derek Armstrong | C | 62 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −2 | 46 |
| 6 | Joe Corvo | D | 81 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 38 |
| 19 | Sean Avery | C | 75 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −5 | 257 |
| 25 | Eric Belanger | C | 65 | 17 | 20 | 37 | −5 | 62 |
| 23 | Dustin Brown | LW | 79 | 14 | 14 | 28 | −10 | 80 |
| 14 | Mattias Norstrom | D | 77 | 4 | 23 | 27 | −3 | 58 |
| 20 | Luc Robitaille | LW | 65 | 15 | 9 | 24 | −6 | 52 |
| 97 | Jeremy Roenick | C | 58 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −5 | 36 |
| 29 | Tom Kostopoulos | RW | 76 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 100 |
| 42 | Tim Gleason | D | 78 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 77 |
| 10 | Nathan Dempsey | D | 53 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
| 15 | Jeff Cowan | LW | 46 | 8 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 73 |
| 43 | Mike Weaver | D | 53 | 0 | 9 | 9 | −3 | 14 |
| 37 | Mark Parrish† | RW | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −9 | 4 |
| 3 | Aaron Miller | D | 56 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −6 | 27 |
| 53 | Jeff Giuliano | LW | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| 57 | George Parros | RW | 55 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 138 |
| 31 | Mathieu Garon | G | 63 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 8 |
| 37 | Denis Grebeshkov‡ | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 12 |
| 48 | Petr Kanko | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Jason LaBarbera | G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
| 9 | Konstantin Pushkarev | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Matt Ryan | C | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
| 5 | Brent Sopel† | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
| 77 | Ken Belanger‡ | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 |
| 39 | Noah Clarke | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Ryan Flinn | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 45 | Adam Hauser | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 56 | Connor James† | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 2 | Richard Petiot | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 51 | Jeff Tambellini‡ | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 31 | Mathieu Garon | 63 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 1738 | 185 | 3.22 | .894 | 4 | 3446 |
| 35 | Jason LaBarbera | 29 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 688 | 69 | 2.89 | .900 | 1 | 1433 |
| 45 | Adam Hauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 7.06 | .750 | 0 | 51 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Month | Mathieu Garon (December) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Craig Conroy (October 24) |
| Team | Ace Bailey Memorial Award | Mattias Norstrom |
| Team | Bill Libby Memorial Award | Lubomir Visnovsky |
| Team | Defensive Player | Mattias Norstrom |
| Team | Jim Fox Community Service | Jeremy Roenick |
| Team | Leading Scorer | Lubomir Visnovsky |
| Team | Mark Bavis Memorial Award | Pavol Demitra |
| Team | Most Popular Player | Luc Robitaille |
| Team | Outstanding Defenseman | Lubomir Visnovsky |
| Team | Unsung Hero | Craig Conroy |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | George Parros | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Jeff Giuliano | November 5, 2005 |
| First game | Jeff Tambellini | November 30, 2005 |
| First game | Petr Kanko | December 16, 2005 |
| First game | Matt Ryan | December 31, 2005 |
| First game | Connor James | January 7, 2006 |
| First game | Adam Hauser | January 14, 2006 |
| First game | Richard Petiot | January 17, 2006 |
| First game | Konstantin Pushkarev | March 27, 2006 |

## Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | To Los Angeles KingsJeremy RoenickNashville’s 3rd-round pick in 2006 | To Philadelphia FlyersFuture considerations |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | To Los Angeles KingsFuture considerations | To Washington CapitalsRights to Bryan Muir |
| March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06) | To Los Angeles KingsMark ParrishBrent Sopel | To New York IslandersDenis GrebeshkovJeff TambelliniConditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Los Angeles KingsTim Jackman | To Phoenix CoyotesYanick Lehoux |
| April 21, 2006 (2006-04-21) | To Los Angeles KingsDean Lombardi | To Philadelphia Flyers2nd-round pick in 2006 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) | Tom Kostopoulos | Manchester Monarchs (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Pavol Demitra | HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Jason LaBarbera | New York Rangers | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Marty Wilford | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Valeri Bure | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Jeff Giuliano | Manchester Monarchs (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Brad Fast | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) | Shay Stephenson | IF Sundsvall (Allsvenskan) | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) | Joey Mormina | Colgate University (ECAC) | 3-year | Free agency |
| September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30) | Ken Belanger | Adirondack Frostbite (UHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 25, 2005 (2005-11-25) | Yanick Lehoux | Phoenix Coyotes | | Waivers |
| January 4, 2006 (2006-01-04) | Connor James | Manchester Monarchs (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| April 12, 2006 (2006-04-12) | Peter Harrold | Boston College (HE) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| April 28, 2005 (2005-04-28) | Esa Pirnes | Espoo Blues (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 8, 2005 (2005-07-08) | Jason Holland | ERC Ingolstadt (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | Martin Straka | New York Rangers | Free agency (III) |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Chris Schmidt | DEG Metro Stars (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | Scott Barney | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Joe Rullier | New York Rangers | Free agency (VI) |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Roman Cechmanek | HC Energie Karlovy Vary (ELH) | Free agency (III) |
| August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) | Stephane Quintal | | Retirement (III) |
| September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) | Yanick Lehoux | Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) | Free agency (II) |
| September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) | Trent Klatt | | Retirement |
| November 5, 2005 (2005-11-05) | Yanick Lehoux | Phoenix Coyotes | Waivers |
| November 14, 2005 (2005-11-14) | Ken Belanger | | Retirement |
| April 10, 2006 (2006-04-10) | Luc Robitaille | | Retirement |
| April 21, 2006 (2006-04-21) | Brad Smyth | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 25, 2005 (2005-07-25) | Luc Robitaille | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Ryan Munce | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Mike Weaver | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | Ryan Flinn | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | Eric Belanger | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Michael Cammalleri | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Adam Hauser | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Noah Clarke | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Yutaka Fukufuji | 2-year | Entry-level |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Richard Petiot | 2-year | Entry-level |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | Alexander Frolov | 5-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) | George Parros | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Joe Corvo | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Jeff Tambellini | multi-year | Entry-level |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Dany Roussin | multi-year | Entry-level |
| August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) | Lauri Tukonen | multi-year | Entry-level |
| September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) | Anze Kopitar | multi-year | Entry-level |
| November 3, 2005 (2005-11-03) | Yanick Lehoux | | Re-signing |
| March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06) | Mattias Norstrom | 2-year | Extension |
| June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) | Ned Lukacevic | multi-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) | Danny Taylor | multi-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Los Angeles's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 11 | Anze Kopitar | Slovenia | Sodertalje SK (Sweden) |
| 2 | 50 | Dany Roussin | Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 60 | T. J. Fast | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 3 | 72 | Jonathan Quick | United States | Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT) |
| 5 | 139 | Patrik Hersley | Sweden | Malmo Redhawks Jr. (Sweden) |
| 6 | 184 | Ryan McGinnis | United States | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 7 | 206 | Josh Meyers | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 7 | 226 | John Seymour | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |