The 2015–16 Los Angeles Kings season was the 49th season (48th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1] The season began on October 7, 2015, and ended on April 23, 2016, respectively, both against the San Jose Sharks.[2]
2015–16 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 2nd Pacific |
Conference | 5th Western |
2015–16 record | 48–28–6 |
Home record | 26–12–3 |
Road record | 22–16–3 |
Goals for | 225 |
Goals against | 195 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dean Lombardi |
Coach | Darryl Sutter |
Captain | Dustin Brown |
Alternate captains | Matt Greene Jeff Carter Anze Kopitar |
Arena | Staples Center |
Average attendance | 18,230 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Ontario Reign (AHL) Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tyler Toffoli (31) |
Assists | Anze Kopitar (49) |
Points | Anze Kopitar (74) |
Penalty minutes | Brayden McNabb (92) |
Plus/minus | Tyler Toffoli (+35) |
Wins | Jonathan Quick (40) |
Goals against average | Jhonas Enroth (2.17) |
Off-season
editOn 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."[3]
Standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 218 | 192 | +26 | 103 |
2 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 46 | 225 | 195 | +30 | 102 |
3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 42 | 241 | 210 | +31 | 98 |
4 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Schedule and results
editPre-season
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1[a] | September 21 | Los Angeles | 5–1 | Arizona | Berube | –– | 1–0–0 | [6] | |
2 | September 22 | Arizona | 2–3 | Los Angeles | OT | Budaj | 12,996 | 2–0–0 | [7] |
3 | September 25 | Los Angeles | 1–2 | Anaheim | Quick | 16,571 | 2–1–0 | [8] | |
4 | September 27 | Los Angeles | 2–1 | Colorado | SO | Budaj | –– | 3–1–0 | [9] |
5 | September 29 | Anaheim | 2–1 | Los Angeles | OT | Enroth | 17,915 | 3–1–1 | [10] |
6[b] | October 3 | Colorado | 0–4 | Los Angeles | Quick | –– | 4–1–1 | [11] | |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
editFinal stats
Skaters
editGoaltenders
editPlayer | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jonathan Quick | 68 | 68 | 4,034 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 149 | 2.22 | 1820 | .918 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Jhonas Enroth | 16 | 13 | 856 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 2.17 | 398 | .922 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Budaj | 1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.87 | 28 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jonathan Quick | 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
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Milestones
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Transactions
editThe Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 26, 2015 | To Boston Bruins Martin Jones Colin Miller 1st-round pick in 2015 | To Los Angeles Kings Milan Lucic | [100] |
June 27, 2015 | To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2015 6th-round pick in 2016 | To Los Angeles Kings CBJ's 4th-round pick in 2015 | [101] |
October 6, 2015 | To New Jersey Devils Brian O'Neill | To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 | [102] |
January 6, 2016 | To Philadelphia Flyers Jordan Weal 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Los Angeles Kings Vincent Lecavalier[Note 1] Luke Schenn[Note 2] | [103] |
February 26, 2016 | To Chicago Blackhawks Christian EhrhoffNote 3 | To Los Angeles Kings Rob ScuderiNote 4 | [104] |
February 28, 2016 | To Carolina Hurricanes Valentin Zykov conditional 5th-round pick in 2016 | To Los Angeles Kings Kris Versteeg | [105] |
February 29, 2016 | To Minnesota Wild Scott Sabourin | To Los Angeles Kings Brett Sutter | [106] |
- Notes
- Note 1 Philadelphia to retain 50% ($2.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
- Note 2 Philadelphia to retain 50% ($1.8 million) of salary as part of trade.
- Note 3 Los Angeles to retain 15% ($225,000) of salary as part of trade.
- Note 4 Chicago to retain 50% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquirededit
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Player signingsedit
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Draft picks
editBelow 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) |
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2 | 43[a] | Erik Cernak | D | ![]() | HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga) |
3 | 74 | Alexander Dergachyov | C | ![]() | SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia Jr.) |
4 | 99[b] | Austin Wagner | LW | ![]() | Regina Pats (WHL) |
5 | 134 | Matt Schmalz | RW | ![]() | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
7 | 187[c] | Chaz Reddekopp | D | ![]() | Victoria Royals (WHL) |
7 | 194 | Matt Roy | LW | ![]() | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) |
- Draft notes[126]
- 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.[100]
- a 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.[127] 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.[128]
- b 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.[101]
- 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.[129]
- 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.[101]
- 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).[130] 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[131] after playing only 26 games with the Kings.[132]
- c 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.[133]