2018–19 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2018–19 Los Angeles Kings season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. On March 18, 2019, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention, and missed the playoffs for the third time in five seasons.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2018.
2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)	2018 preseason game log: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 18 	Los Angeles 	2–4 	Arizona 	 	Campbell 	9,807 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 18 	Arizona 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Petersen 	10,612 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 20 	Los Angeles 	3–4 	Vancouver 	SO 	Budaj 	15,903 	0–2–1 	Recap
4 	September 20 	Vegas 	7–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	12,916 	0–3–1 	Recap
5 	September 24 	Vancouver 	1–4 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	12,367 	1–3–1 	Recap
6 	September 26 	Los Angeles 	4–7 	Anaheim 	 	Campbell 	14,841 	1–4–1 	Recap
7 	September 28 	Los Angeles 	0–2 	Vegas 	 	Campbell 	17,928 	1–5–1 	Recap
8 	September 29 	Anaheim 	3–0 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	1–6–1 	Recap
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
 Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
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October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 5 	San Jose 	3–2 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Quick 	18,230 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	October 7 	Detroit 	2–4 	Los Angeles 	 	Campbell 	18,230 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	October 9 	Los Angeles 	1–2 	Winnipeg 	 	Campbell 	15,321 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 11 	Los Angeles 	3–0 	Montreal 	 	Campbell 	21,302 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 13 	Los Angeles 	1–5 	Ottawa 	 	Campbell 	15,355 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 15 	Los Angeles 	1–4 	Toronto 	 	Campbell 	19,429 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	October 18 	NY Islanders 	7–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	2–4–1 	5 	Recap
8 	October 20 	Buffalo 	5–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	2–5–1 	5 	Recap
9 	October 23 	Los Angeles 	2–4 	Dallas 	 	Quick 	17,354 	2–6–1 	5 	Recap
10 	October 25 	Los Angeles 	1–4 	Minnesota 	 	Campbell 	18,778 	2–7–1 	5 	Recap
11 	October 28 	NY Rangers 	3–4 	Los Angeles 	 	Campbell 	18,230 	3–7–1 	7 	Recap
==Player statistics==
As of April 6, 2019
=== Skaters ===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	81	22	38	60	–20	30
 	72	22	29	51	–17	24
 	82	8 	37	45	–34	44
 	64	16	18	34	–26	10
 	82	13	21	34	–16	23
 	82	15	18	33	–17	22
 	76	13	20	33	–20	42
 	81	12	16	28	–10	50
 	62	12	9 	21	2 	16
 	72	11	10	21	4 	96
‡ 	50	4 	17	21	10 	33
† 	45	5 	13	18	–4 	22
 	60	4 	14	18	–2 	8
 	81	2 	12	14	–13	52
 	47	6 	7 	13	–1 	6
 	44	3 	9 	12	–9 	9
 	39	3 	7 	10	–8 	8
 	15	5 	1 	6 	–4 	6
‡ 	53	4 	2 	6 	3 	17
 	25	2 	4 	6 	–1 	8
 	67	1 	5 	6 	–21	53
 	33	2 	3 	5 	0 	12
†‡ 	22	1 	4 	5 	–2 	8
 	13	2 	1 	3 	0 	2
‡ 	46	2 	1 	3 	–2 	10
 	8 	1 	0 	1 	–4 	2
 	11	0 	1 	1 	–1 	11
‡ 	17	0 	1 	1 	–9 	8
 	5 	0 	1 	1 	–2 	0
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	–2 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
=== Goaltenders ===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	46	46	2,647:34	16	23	7	149	3.38	1,329	.888	2	0	2	6
 	31	25	1,592:46	10	14	1	61 	2.30	845 	.928	2	0	1	0
 	11	10	621:42 	5 	4 	1	27 	2.61	355 	.924	1	0	0	0
 	3 	1 	71:45 	0 	1 	0	6 	5.02	33 	.818	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 2018–19 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsTanner Pearson 	To Los Angeles KingsCarl Hagelin 	
 	To Minnesota WildStepan Falkovsky 	To Los Angeles KingsPavel Jenys 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksDominik Kubalik 	To Los Angeles KingsARI's 5th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsJake Muzzin 	To Los Angeles KingsSean DurziCarl Grundstrom1st-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensNate ThompsonARI's 5th-round pick in 2019	To Los Angeles KingsCGY's 4th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Washington CapitalsCarl Hagelin 	To Los Angeles Kings3rd-round pick in 2019Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksSpencer Watson 	To Los Angeles KingsMatt Iacopelli 	
 	To Calgary FlamesOscar Fantenberg 	To Los Angeles Kings4th-round pick in 2020 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Ilya Kovalchuk 	from SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 	3-year 	
 	Kevin Gravel 	to Edmonton Oilers 	1-year 	
 	Michael Mersch 	to Dallas Stars 	2-year 	
 	Tobias Rieder 	to Edmonton Oilers 	1-year 	
 	Jordan Subban 	to Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year 	
 	Scott Wedgewood 	to Buffalo Sabres 	1-year 	
 	Sean Walker 	from Ontario Reign (AHL) 	2-year 	
 	Christian Folin 	to Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year 	
 	Zack Mitchell 	from Minnesota Wild 	1-year 	
 	Torrey Mitchell 	to Lausanne (NL) 	1-year 	
 	Andrew Crescenzi	to Bozen–Bolzano (EBEL) 	Unknown 	
 	Blake Lizotte 	from St. Cloud State Huskies (NCHC)	3-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Nikita Scherbak	from Montreal Canadiens	
 	Brendan Leipsic	from Vancouver Canucks 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Damir Sharipzyanov	Mutual termination	
 	Dion Phaneuf 	Buyout 	
===Retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
 	 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Drew Doughty 	8-year 	
 	Rasmus Kupari 	3-year 	
 	Paul LaDue 	2-year 	
 	Kurtis MacDermid 	2-year 	
 	Alex Lintuniemi 	1-year 	
 	Drake Rymsha 	3-year 	
 	Akil Thomas 	3-year 	
 	Sean Durzi 	3-year 	
 	Mikey Anderson 	3-year 	
 	Markus Phillips 	3-year 	
 	Nikolai Prokhorkin	1-year 	
 	Jonah Sodergran 	3-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	20 	Rasmus Kupari 	C 	 	Karpat (Liiga)
2 	51 	Akil Thomas 	C 	 	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
3 	82 	Bulat Shafigullin	LW 	 	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)
4 	113 	Aidan Dudas 	C 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5 	144 	David Hrenak 	G 	 	St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
6 	1651	Johan Sodergran 	RW 	 	Linkopings HC J20 (SuperElit)
6 	175 	Jacob Ingham 	G 	 	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
Notes:
# The New York Islanders' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2017 to New York in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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