2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season was the 48th season 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.
==Off-season==
=== Training camp ===
== 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. LA Kings at least had a lackluster of play. But the end of the season, they were caught and missed the playoffs by two points.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
=== 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==
===Pre-season===
Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)	Pre-season game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 22 	Los Angeles 	4–5 	Arizona 	SO 	Bartosak 	6,917 	0–0–1 	Recap
2 	September 22 	Arizona 	3–4 	Los Angeles 	SO 	Deslauriers 	12,989 	1–0–1 	Recap
3 	September 25 	Anaheim 	3–4 	Los Angeles 	SO 	Jones 	18,230 	2–0–1 	Recap
4 	September 28 	Los Angeles 	4–2 	Anaheim 	 	Jones 	15,321 	3–0–1 	Recap
5 	September 30 	Los Angeles 	4–1 	San Jose 	 	Quick 	16,251 	4–0–1 	Recap
6 	October 2 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	Colorado 	SO 	Jones 	6,176 	5–0–1 	Recap
7 	October 4 	Colorado 	3–2 	Los Angeles 	SO 	Quick 	 	5–0–2 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
===Regular season===
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October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 0–3-2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8 	San Jose 	4–0 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,514 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Los Angeles 	2–3 	Arizona 	OT 	Quick 	12,859 	0–1–1 	1 	Recap
3 	October 12 	Winnipeg 	1–4 	Los Angeles 	 	Jones 	18,230 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 14 	Edmonton 	1–6 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 16 	St. Louis 	0–1 	Los Angeles 	SO 	Quick 	18,230 	3–1–1 	7 	Recap
6 	October 19 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	4–1–1 	9 	Recap
7 	October 23 	Buffalo 	0–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	5–1–1 	11 	Recap
8 	October 26 	Columbus 	2–5 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	6–1–1 	13 	Recap
9 	October 28 	Los Angeles 	2–3 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Quick 	19,873 	6–1–2 	14 	Recap
10 	October 30 	Los Angeles 	0–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Jones 	18,570 	6–2–2 	14 	Recap
11 	October 31 	Los Angeles 	2–5 	Detroit 	 	Quick 	20,027 	6–3–2 	14 	Recap
==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	 	 	 	 	 	
 	79	16	48	64	−2 	10
 	82	28	34	62	7 	28
 	76	23	26	49	25 	37
 	69	27	20	47	7 	16
 	82	7 	39	46	3 	56
 	81	18	23	41	8 	29
 	76	10	31	41	−4 	22
 	82	11	16	27	−17	26
 	81	13	13	26	−3 	21
 	73	9 	16	25	8 	14
 	71	2 	22	24	11 	52
 	56	6 	16	22	9 	10
 	73	6 	11	17	3 	58
 	53	5 	11	16	−10	39
 	42	12	4 	16	14 	14
 	80	6 	9 	15	5 	87
 	67	3 	10	13	10 	45
 	82	3 	6 	9 	1 	54
 	26	3 	6 	9 	4 	4
 	60	6 	3 	9 	−6 	54
 	34	1 	6 	7 	0 	10
† 	16	1 	3 	4 	4 	6
 	18	2 	1 	3 	1 	18
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	0 	2
 	9 	0 	1 	1 	1 	4
 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	72	71	4184	36	22	13	156	2.24	1896	.918	6	0	1	18
 	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
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	October 27, 2014
 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	November 3, 2014
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 22, 2014
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game rookie selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game assistant captain	January 14, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	February 16, 2015
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	February 23, 2015
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 14, 2014
 	20,000 career NHL minutes 	October 26, 2014
 	200th career NHL goal 	November 26, 2014
 	300th career NHL game 	November 29, 2014
 	100th career NHL game 	December 9, 2014
 	300th career NHL game 	December 18, 2014
 	400th career NHL game 	December 29, 2014
 	300th career NHL assist 	January 1, 2015
M. Richards	700th career NHL game 	January 12, 2015
 	200th career NHL game 	January 14, 2015
 	1st career NHL game 	January 17, 2015
N. Shore 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	January 21, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	February 5, 2015
T. Toffoli 	1st career NHL hat-trick 	February 12, 2015
 	500th career NHL point 	February 12, 2015
 	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
 	900th career NHL game 	March 5, 2015
J. Carter 	700th career NHL game 	March 5, 2015
 	100th career NHL game 	March 16, 2015
A. Andreoff	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	March 16, 2015
 	600th career NHL point 	March 21, 2015
J. Quick 	400th career NHL game 	March 26, 2015
 	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 McKeownconditional 1st-round pick in 2015	To Los Angeles Kings Andrej Sekera
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Adam Cracknell 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $600,000 	Kings Sign Adam Cracknell And David Van Der Gulik To One-Year Contracts
July 1, 2014	David Van der Gulik	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $550,000 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Willie Mitchell	Florida Panthers	2 years, $8.5 million 	D Willie Mitchell Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
July 1, 2014 	Andrew Campbell	Arizona Coyotes 	1 year, $550,000 	Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
September 5, 2014	Colin Fraser 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year 	Blues Sign Fraser to One-Year Deal
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Previous team	Date
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Adam CracknellBlue Jackets claim Adam Cracknell on waivers from Los Angeles; place Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve	Columbus Blue Jackets	October 7, 2014
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
June 30, 2014 	Jeff Schultz 	2 years, $1.7 million 	Kings Sign Defenseman Jeff Schultz To A Two-Year Contract
July 14, 2014 	Brayden McNabb 	2 years, $1.3 million 	Kings Agree To Terms On New Contracts For Brayden McNabb And Andy Andreoff
July 14, 2014 	Andy Andreoff 	1 year, $550,000 	
July 15, 2014 	Jean-Francois Berube	2 years, $1.125 million 	Kings Agree To Terms On A New Contract For Jean-Francois Berube
July 30, 2014 	Dwight King 	3 years, $5.85 million 	Kings and Dwight King agree to terms on a new three-year contract
October 5, 2014 	Justin Auger 	3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract	Auger, Leslie Ink Three-Year Entry Level Contracts
October 5, 2014 	Zachary Leslie 	3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract	
October 15, 2014 	Jake Muzzin 	5 years, $20 million 	Kings Sign Defenseman Jake Muzzin To Five-Year Contract Extension
February 24, 2015	Jordan Nolan 	3 years, $2.85 million contract extension 	Kings Sign Forward Jordan Nolan To Three-Year Contract Extension
February 25, 2015	Kyle Clifford 	5 years, $8 million contract extension 	Kings Sign Forward Kyle Clifford To Five-Year Contract Extension
April 2, 2015 	Jonny Brodzinski 	2 years, entry-level contract 	St. Cloud Forward Jonny Brodzinski Signs Two-Year Entry-Level Contract
April 2, 2015 	Tanner Pearson 	2 years, $2.8 million contract extension 	Tanner Pearson Signs A Two-Year Contract Extension
April 15, 2015 	Adrian Kempe 	3 years, entry-level contract 	2014 1st Round Pick Adrian Kempe Signed To Three-Year 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 	 	MODO (Sweden)
2 	50 	Roland McKeowin	D 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2 	60 	Alex Lintuniemi	D 	 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3 	90 	Michael Amadio 	C 	 	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
4 	120	Steven Johnson 	D 	 	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
5 	150	Alec Dillion 	G 	 	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
6 	157	Jake Marchment 	C 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
6 	180	Matthew Mistele	LW 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7 	209	Spencer Watson 	RW 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7 	210	Jacob Middleton	D 	 	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.
==References==
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