2015–16 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2015–16 Los Angeles Kings season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The season began on October 7, 2015 and ended on April 23, 2016, respectively, both against the San Jose Sharks.
==Off-season==
On June 29, 2015, the Kings announced that they had terminated the contract of forward Mike Richards due to "a material breach of his Standard Player's Contract."
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-Season===
Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 21 	Los Angeles 	5–1 	Arizona 	 	Berube 	–– 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 22 	Arizona 	2–3 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Budaj 	12,996 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 25 	Los Angeles 	1–2 	Anaheim 	 	Quick 	16,571 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 27 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	Colorado 	SO 	Budaj 	–– 	3–1–0 	Recap
5 	September 29 	Anaheim 	2–1 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Enroth 	17,915 	3–1–1 	Recap
6 	October 3 	Colorado 	0–4 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	–– 	4–1–1 	Recap
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
===Regular season===
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October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 7 	San Jose 	5–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 9 	Arizona 	4–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 13 	Vancouver 	3–0 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
4 	October 16 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Quick 	18,230 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 18 	Colorado 	1–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 22 	Los Angeles 	4–1 	San Jose 	 	Enroth 	16,797 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 23 	Carolina 	0–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 25 	Los Angeles 	3–2 	Edmonton 	 	Quick 	16,839 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	October 27 	Los Angeles 	4–1 	Winnipeg 	 	Quick 	15,294 	6–3–0 	12 	Recap
10 	October 31 	Nashville 	3–4 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Quick 	18,230 	7–3–0 	14 	Recap
==Playoffs==
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 14 	San Jose 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,230 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 16 	San Jose 	2–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,514 	0–2 	Recap 	
3 	April 18 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	San Jose 	OT 	Quick 	17,562 	1–2 	Recap 	
4 	April 20 	Los Angeles 	2–3 	San Jose 	 	Quick 	17,562 	1–3 	Recap 	
5 	April 22 	San Jose 	6–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Quick 	18,543 	1–4 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	81	25	49	74	34 	16
 	77	24	38	62	18 	20
 	82	31	27	58	35 	20
 	81	20	35	55	26 	79
 	82	14	37	51	24 	52
 	82	8 	32	40	7 	64
 	79	15	21	36	11 	18
 	78	10	21	31	16 	40
 	82	11	17	28	−5 	30
 	54	12	10	22	−6 	20
† 	42	10	7 	17	1 	20
 	75	8 	8 	16	−10	20
 	81	2 	12	14	11 	92
 	47	7 	6 	13	–6 	24
† 	43	2 	9 	11	5 	52
 	60	8 	2 	10	1 	76
 	68	3 	7 	10	−10	32
‡ 	40	2 	8 	10	−10	32
 	44	2 	7 	9 	2 	6
 	56	3 	6 	9 	−1 	55
† 	21	0 	6 	6 	9 	2
† 	14	4 	1 	5 	6 	9
 	52	0 	5 	5 	0 	38
 	17	1 	2 	3 	1 	0
 	14	1 	1 	2 	−1 	17
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	8
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	10	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	1	4	5	1 	2
 	5	2	2	4	2 	2
 	5	0	3	3	−2	4
 	5	1	2	3	−1	2
 	5	1	1	2	0 	2
 	5	2	0	2	−5	4
 	5	1	1	2	0 	0
 	5	2	0	2	0 	4
 	5	1	1	2	1 	6
 	4	0	1	1	2 	2
 	5	0	1	1	−2	4
 	5	0	1	1	1 	2
 	5	0	1	1	−5	2
 	4	0	1	1	1 	0
 	5	0	1	1	−5	2
 	5	0	0	0	0 	2
 	4	0	0	0	0 	2
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	5	0	0	0	−4	2
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	−1	0
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	68	68	4,034	40	23	5	149	2.22	1820	.918	5	0	3	10
 	16	13	856 	7 	5 	1	31 	2.17	398 	.922	2	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	62 	1 	0 	0	4 	3.87	28 	.857	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	296	1	4	15	3.04	132	.886	0	0	0	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 Third Star of the Week 	October 26, 2015
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	January 4, 2016
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	January 18, 2016
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game	October 9, 2015
== Transactions ==
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Boston Bruins Martin JonesColin Miller1st-round pick in 2015 	To Los Angeles Kings Milan Lucic 	
 	To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2015 6th-round pick in 2016 	To Los Angeles Kings CBJ's 4th-round pick in 2015 	
 	To New Jersey Devils Brian O'Neill 	To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017	
 	To Philadelphia Flyers Jordan Weal 3rd-round pick in 2016 	To Los Angeles Kings Vincent LecavalierLuke Schenn 	
 	To Chicago Blackhawks Christian Ehrhoff 	To Los Angeles Kings Rob Scuderi 	
 	To Carolina Hurricanes Valentin Zykov conditional 5th-round pick in 2016	To Los Angeles Kings Kris Versteeg 	
 	To Minnesota Wild Scott Sabourin 	To Los Angeles Kings Brett Sutter 	
;Notes
*Philadelphia to retain 50% ($2.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
*Philadelphia to retain 50% ($1.8 million) of salary as part of trade.
*Los Angeles to retain 15% ($225,000) of salary as part of trade.
*Chicago to retain 50% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Jhonas Enroth 	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $1.25 million 	
 	Christian Ehrhoff 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $1.5 million 	
 	Damir Sharipzyanov	Owen Sound Attack 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Peter Budaj 	St. John's IceCaps 	1 year, $575,000 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Andrej Sekera 	Edmonton Oilers 	6 years, $33 million 	
 	Justin Williams 	Washington Capitals 	2 years, $6.5 million 	
 	Andrew Bodnarchuk	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Jarret Stoll 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Mike Richards 	Washington Capitals 	1 year, $1 million 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Jean-Francois Berube	New York Islanders	October 6, 2015 	
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player	Ref
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Tyler Toffoli 	2 years, $6.5 million 	
 	Kevin Gravel 	2 years, $1.85 million 	
 	Jamie McBain 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Erik Cernak 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Andy Andreoff 	2 years, $1.175 million 	
 	Nick Shore 	2 years, $1.2 million 	
 	Jordan Weal 	1 year, $632,500 	
 	Nic Dowd 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Andrew Crescenzi	1 year, $605,000 	
July 16, 2015	Vincent LoVerde 	2 years, $1.15 million 	
 	Joel Lowry 	2 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Peter Budaj 	1 year, contract extension 	
 	Brayden McNabb 	2 years 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	43 	Erik Cernak 	D 	 	HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga)
3 	74 	Alexander Dergachyov	C 	 	SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia Jr.)
4 	99 	Austin Wagner 	LW 	 	Regina Pats (WHL)
5 	134	Matt Schmalz 	RW 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 	187	Chaz Reddekopp 	D 	 	Victoria Royals (WHL)
7 	194	Matt Roy 	LW 	 	Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
;Draft notes
* The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Milan Lucic to Los Angeles in exchange for Martin Jones, Colin Miller and 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 2014 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 2014 and this pick.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2015 (104th overall) and a sixth-round pick in 2016 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
:Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2014 that sent Scott Hartnell to Columbus in exchange for R.J. Umberger and this pick.
* The Los Angeles Kings' fourth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in 2015 to Los Angeles in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 16, 2013 that sent Daniel Carcillo to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Chicago will receive a sixth-round pick in 2015 if Carcillo plays less than 40 games with Los Angeles during the 2013–14 NHL season – was converted on January 4, 2014 when Carcillo was traded to the New York Rangers after playing only 26 games with the Kings.
* The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
==References==
Category:Los Angeles Kings seasons
Los Angeles Kings season, 2015-16