2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2014–15 Los Angeles Kings season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Kings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team since the 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes to fail to qualify for the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season.
Regular season
The team entered the regular season as the defending champions. Having won two Stanley Cup championships in the last three years, the Kings entered were the early favorites to retain their title. Again, however, Los Angeles' post-championship home opener was a defeat, this time a 4–0 blowout to cross-state rival San Jose Sharks. The following game was an overtime defeat to the Arizona Coyotes, followed by a home win against the Winnipeg Jets. During the season, the Kings took part in their second outdoor game, this time visiting the Sharks at Levi's Stadium for the 2015 NHL Stadium Series. The Kings struggled often during the season, with scoring slumps, defensemen losing games to injury and suspensions and frequent road losses. LA Kings at least had a lackluster of play. But the end of the season, they were caught and missed the playoffs by two points.Standings
Suspensions/fines
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player statistics
Final statsSkaters
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty MinutesFinal Stats
| Player | ||||||
| 79 | 16 | 48 | 64 | −2 | 10 | |
| 82 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 28 | |
| 76 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 25 | 37 | |
| 69 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 7 | 16 | |
| 82 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 3 | 56 | |
| 81 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 29 | |
| 76 | 10 | 31 | 41 | −4 | 22 | |
| 82 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −17 | 26 | |
| 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | −3 | 21 | |
| 73 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 14 | |
| 71 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 52 | |
| 56 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 10 | |
| 73 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 58 | |
| 42 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
| 53 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −10 | 39 | |
| 80 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 87 | |
| 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 45 | |
| 60 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 54 | |
| 82 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 54 | |
| 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
| 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| † | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty MinutesFinal stats
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 72 | 71 | 4184 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 156 | 2.24 | 1896 | .918 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| 15 | 11 | 775 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 2.25 | 307 | .906 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL First Star of the Week | October 27, 2014 | |
| NHL Rookie of the Month | November 3, 2014 | |
| NHL First Star of the Week | December 22, 2014 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game rookie selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL All-Star game assistant captain | January 14, 2015 | |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | February 16, 2015 | |
| NHL First Star of the Week | February 23, 2015 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st career NHL game | October 14, 2014 | |
| 20,000 career NHL minutes | October 26, 2014 | |
| 200th career NHL goal | November 26, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL game | November 29, 2014 | |
| 100th career NHL game | December 9, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL game | December 18, 2014 | |
| 400th career NHL game | December 29, 2014 | |
| 300th career NHL assist | January 1, 2015 | |
| M. Richards | 700th career NHL game | January 12, 2015 |
| 200th career NHL game | January 14, 2015 | |
| 1st career NHL game | January 17, 2015 | |
| N. Shore | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | January 21, 2015 |
| 100th career NHL point | February 5, 2015 | |
| T. Toffoli | 1st career NHL hat-trick | February 12, 2015 |
| 500th career NHL point | February 12, 2015 | |
| 500th career NHL game | February 21, 2015 | |
| J. Quick | 200th career NHL win | February 21, 2015 |
| J. McBain | 300th career NHL game | February 24, 2015 |
| 900th career NHL game | March 5, 2015 | |
| J. Carter | 700th career NHL game | March 5, 2015 |
| 100th career NHL game | March 16, 2015 | |
| A. Andreoff | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | March 16, 2015 |
| 600th career NHL point | March 21, 2015 | |
| J. Quick | 400th career NHL game | March 26, 2015 |
| 200th career NHL game | March 26, 2015 | |
| N. Shore | 1st career NHL goal | March 26, 2015 |
Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:Trades
| June 28, 2014 | To Vancouver Canucks Linden Vey | To Los Angeles Kings TBL's 2nd-round pick in 2014 |
| February 25, 2015 | To Carolina Hurricanes Roland McKeown conditional 1st-round pick in 2015 | To Los Angeles Kings Andrej Sekera |
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 29 | Adrian Kempe | LW | MODO | |
| 2 | 50 | Roland McKeowin | D | Kingston Frontenacs | |
| 2 | 60 | Alex Lintuniemi | D | Ottawa 67's | |
| 3 | 90 | Michael Amadio | C | North Bay Battalion | |
| 4 | 120 | Steven Johnson | D | Omaha Lancers | |
| 5 | 150 | Alec Dillion | G | Victoria Grizzlies | |
| 6 | 157 | Jake Marchment | C | Belleville Bulls | |
| 6 | 180 | Matthew Mistele | LW | Plymouth Whalers | |
| 7 | 209 | Spencer Watson | RW | Kingston Frontenacs | |
| 7 | 210 | Jacob Middleton | D | Ottawa 67's |
;Draft notes
- The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Linden Vey to the Canucks in exchange for 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 2015 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 2015 and this pick.
- The Carolina Hurricanes' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 13, 2013, trade that sent Kevin Westgarth to the Hurricanes in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a 2013 fourth-round pick and this pick.
- The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 4, 2014, trade that sent Daniel Carcillo to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.