2017–18 Los Angeles Kings season

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2017–18 Los Angeles Kings
Division4th Pacific
Conference7th Western
2017–18 record45–29–8
Home record23–15–3
Road record22–14–5
Goals for239
Goals against203
Team information
General managerRob Blake
CoachJohn Stevens
CaptainAnze Kopitar
Alternate captainsJeff Carter
Drew Doughty
ArenaStaples Center
Average attendance18,240[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Ontario Reign (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAnze Kopitar (35)
AssistsAnze Kopitar (57)
PointsAnze Kopitar (92)
Penalty minutesDustin Brown (58)
Plus/minusDustin Brown (+31)
WinsJonathan Quick (33)
Goals against averageJonathan Quick (2.40)

The 2017–18 Los Angeles Kings season was the 51st season (50th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Kings made the playoffs, but were swept by the Vegas Golden Knights in the First Round.

Standings[edit]

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vegas Golden Knights 82 51 24 7 47 272 228 +44 109
2 x – Anaheim Ducks 82 44 25 13 40 235 216 +19 101
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 45 27 10 40 252 229 +23 100
4 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
5 Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
8 Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
2 CE x – Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 41 257 237 +20 95
3 CE St. Louis Blues 82 44 32 6 41 226 222 +4 94
4 CE Dallas Stars 82 42 32 8 38 235 225 +10 92
5 PA Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 39 10 32 229 256 −27 76
8 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
9 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[edit]

Preseason[edit]

The Kings announced their preseason schedule on June 15, 2017.[4]

Regular season[edit]

The team's regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.[6]

2017–18 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[edit]

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Final Stats[7]

Skaters[edit]

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular season[10]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jonathan Quick 64 63 3,677:05 33 28 3 147 2.40 1,867 .921 5 0 4 10
Darcy Kuemper 19 15 999:13 10 1 3 35 2.10 516 .932 3 0 1 0
Jack Campbell 5 4 266:37 2 0 2 11 2.48 145 .924 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[11]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jonathan Quick 4 4 271:26 0 4 7 1.55 131 .947 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

Transactions[edit]

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) To Edmonton Oilers
Michael Cammalleri
To Los Angeles Kings
Jussi Jokinen
[12]
November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23) To Montreal Canadiens
Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2018
To Los Angeles Kings
Torrey Mitchell
[13]
December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07) To Vancouver Canucks
Nic Dowd
To Los Angeles Kings
Jordan Subban
[14]
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jeff Zatkoff
To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
[15]
February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05) To Vegas Golden Knights
Zachary Leslie
To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
[16]
February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13) To Ottawa Senators
Marian Gaborik
Nick Shore
To Los Angeles Kings
Dion Phaneuf
Nate Thompson
[17]
February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21) To Arizona Coyotes
Darcy Kuemper
To Los Angeles Kings
Tobias Rieder[Note 1]
Scott Wedgewood
[18]
June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Andy Andreoff
To Los Angeles Kings
Peter Budaj
[19]

Notes:

  • Note 1 Arizona to retain 15% of salary as part of trade.