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2018–19 Los Angeles Kings
DivisionTBD Pacific
ConferenceTBD Western
2018–19 record4–8–1
Home record3–3–1
Road record1–5–0
Goals for28
Goals against45
Team information
General managerRob Blake
CoachJohn Stevens
CaptainAnze Kopitar
Alternate captainsJeff Carter
Drew Doughty
ArenaStaples Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Ontario Reign (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJeff Carter
Anze Kopitar
Ilya Kovalchuk (4)
AssistsDrew Doughty (9)
PointsIlya Kovalchuk (11)
Penalty minutesKyle Clifford (23)
Plus/minus5 tied (0)
WinsJack Campbell (4)
Goals against averagePeter Budaj (2.00)

The 2018–19 Los Angeles Kings season is the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Calgary Flames 82 50 25 7 50 289 227 +62 107
2 x – San Jose Sharks 82 46 27 9 46 289 261 +28 101
3 x – Vegas Golden Knights 82 43 32 7 40 249 230 +19 93
4 Arizona Coyotes 82 39 35 8 35 213 223 −10 86
5 Vancouver Canucks 82 35 36 11 29 225 254 −29 81
6 Anaheim Ducks 82 35 37 10 32 199 251 −52 80
7 Edmonton Oilers 82 35 38 9 32 232 274 −42 79
8 Los Angeles Kings 82 31 42 9 28 202 263 −61 71
Source: National Hockey League[2]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Template:2018–19 NHL Western Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2018.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[4]

2018–19 game log
November: 1–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 Philadelphia 5–2 Los Angeles Campbell 18,230 3–8–1 7 Recap
13 November 3 Columbus 1–4 Los Angeles Campbell 18,230 4–8–1 9 Recap
14 November 6 Anaheim Los Angeles
15 November 8 Minnesota Los Angeles
16 November 10 Calgary Los Angeles
17 November 13 Toronto Los Angeles
18 November 16 Los Angeles Chicago
19 November 17 Los Angeles Nashville
20 November 19 Los Angeles St. Louis
21 November 21 Colorado Los Angeles
22 November 24 Vancouver Los Angeles
23 November 25 Edmonton Los Angeles
24 November 27 Los Angeles Vancouver
25 November 29 Los Angeles Edmonton
26 November 30 Los Angeles Calgary

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

Player statistics

As of October 7, 2018[5]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Adrian Kempe 2 0 0 0 0 2
Michael Amadio 2 0 0 0 0 0
Anze Kopitar 2 2 0 2 4 0
Kyle Clifford 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 2 2 3 0
Alex Iafallo 2 2 1 3 4 2
Trevor Lewis 2 0 0 0 -1 0
Jaret Anderson-Dolan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Thompson 2 0 0 0 -2 0
Austin Wagner 2 0 0 0 0 2
Tanner Pearson 2 0 1 1 1 2
Tyler Toffoli 2 0 2 2 1 0
Jeff Carter 2 0 0 0 1 2
PaulLaDue 1 1 0 1 1 12
Dion Phaneuf 2 0 0 0 1 2
Jake Muzzin 2 0 1 1 1 5
Oscar Fantenberg 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Drew Doughty 2 0 0 0 3 0
Derek Forbort 2 0 1 1 2 0
Alec Martinez 2 0 1 1 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jonathan Quick 1 1 62:54 0 0 1 3 3.00 33 .909 0 0 0 0
Jack Campbell 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 2 2.00 38 .947 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.

Roster

Updated May 2, 2024[6][7]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
44 United States Mikey Anderson D L 24 2017 Fridley, Minnesota
33 Sweden Viktor Arvidsson RW R 31 2021 Skellefteå, Sweden
55 Canada Quinton Byfield C L 21 2020 Newmarket, Ontario
29 United States Pheonix Copley Injured Reserve G L 32 2022 North Pole, Alaska
24 Canada Phillip Danault (A) C L 31 2021 Victoriaville, Quebec
8 Canada Drew Doughty (A) D R 34 2008 London, Ontario
80 Canada Pierre-Luc Dubois C L 25 2023 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
5 Sweden Andreas Englund D L 28 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
22 Switzerland Kevin Fiala RW L 27 2022 St. Gallen, Switzerland
84 Russia Vladislav Gavrikov D L 28 2023 Yaroslavl, Russia
91 Sweden Carl Grundstrom LW L 26 2019 Umeå, Sweden
34 United States Arthur Kaliyev LW L 22 2019 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
9 Sweden Adrian Kempe LW L 27 2014 Kramfors, Sweden
11 Slovenia Anze Kopitar (C) C L 36 2005 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
78 United States Alex Laferriere RW R 22 2020 Chatham, New Jersey
61 United States Trevor Lewis C R 37 2023 Salt Lake City, Utah
46 United States Blake Lizotte C L 26 2019 Lindstrom, Minnesota
12 United States Trevor Moore LW L 29 2020 Thousand Oaks, California
43 Sweden Jacob Moverare D L 25 2016 Östersund, Sweden
31 Czech Republic David Rittich G L 31 2023 Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
3 United States Matt Roy D R 29 2015 Canton, Michigan
21 Canada Jordan Spence D R 23 2019 Sydney, Australia
39 Canada Cam Talbot G L 36 2023 Caledonia, Ontario

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
To
To Los Angeles Kings

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Ilya Kovalchuk from SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 3-year [8]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Kevin Gravel to Edmonton Oilers 1-year [9]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Michael Mersch to Dallas Stars 2-year [10]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Tobias Rieder to Edmonton Oilers 1-year [11]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Jordan Subban to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [12]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Scott Wedgewood to Buffalo Sabres 1-year [13]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Sean Walker from Ontario Reign (AHL) 2-year [14]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) Christian Folin to Philadelphia Flyers 1-year [15]
July 14, 2018 (2018-07-14) Zack Mitchell from Minnesota Wild 1-year [16]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) Torrey Mitchell to Lausanne (NL) 1-year [17]
August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09) Andrew Crescenzi to Bozen–Bolzano (EBEL) Unknown [18]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Drew Doughty 8-year [20]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) Rasmus Kupari 3-year [21]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) Paul LaDue 2-year [22]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) Kurtis MacDermid 2-year [23]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) Alex Lintuniemi 1-year [24]
August 25, 2018 (2018-08-25) Drake Rymsha 3-year [25]

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  Finland Karpat (Liiga)
2 51 Akil Thomas C  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
3 82 Bulat Shafigullin LW  Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)
4 113 Aidan Dudas C  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5 144 David Hrenak G  Slovakia St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
6 1651 Johan Sodergran RW  Sweden Linkopings HC J20 (SuperElit)
6 175 Jacob Ingham G  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Notes:

  1. 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.[26]

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ^ "2018-2019 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Preseason Schedule: Trip to Salt Lake, 3 Games at STAPLES Center". NHL.com. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "LA Kings Announce 82-Game 2018-19 Regular Season Schedule". NHL.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles Kings Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Kings Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Kings Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ilya Kovalchuk Signs 3-Year, $18.75 Million Contract with LA Kings". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Kevin Gravel". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Stars sign left wing Michael Mersch to two-year, two-way contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  11. ^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Tobias Rieder". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  12. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Four Players". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "Sabres agree to terms with Wedgewood". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "LA Kings Sign Sean Walker to an Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  15. ^ "Flyers sign defenseman Christian Folin to one-year contract". Philadelphia Flyers. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "LA Kings Sign Forward Zack Mitchell To A One-Year Contract". NHL.com. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  17. ^ "TORREY MITCHELL À LAUSANNE" (in French). Lausanne HC. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  18. ^ "Andrew Crescenzi è l'ultimo "botto delle 8" – Hockey Club Bolzano". www.hcb.net (in Italian). August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  19. ^ "Damir Sharipzyanov Placed On Unconditional Waivers". prohockeyrumors.com. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  20. ^ "Drew Doughty Signs Historic 8-Year, $88 Million Contract with LA Kings". NHL.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  21. ^ "LA Kings Sign First Round Pick Rasmus Kupari to 3-Year Entry-Level Deal". NHL.com. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  22. ^ "Restricted Free Agent Paul LaDue Signs Two-Year Contract with LA Kings". NHL.com. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  23. ^ "Kurtis MacDermid Signs 2-Year Contract with LA Kings". NHL.com. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  24. ^ "Alex Lintuniemi Signs One-Year, Two-Way Contract with LA Kings". NHL.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  25. ^ "Drake Rymsha Signs Three-Year Entry-Level Contract with LA Kings". NHL.com. August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  26. ^ "LA Kings 2017 NHL Draft Recap". NHL.com. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

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