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NHL team season; 2012 Stanley Cup Champions

2011–12 Los Angeles Kings
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Division3rd Pacific
Conference8th Western
2011–12 record40–27–15
Home record22–14–5
Road record18–13–10
Goals for194
Goals against179
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachTerry Murray (Oct.–Dec.)
John Stevens (interim, Dec.)
Darryl Sutter (Dec.–Jun.)
CaptainDustin Brown
Alternate captainsMatt Greene
Anze Kopitar
ArenaStaples Center
Average attendance18,118
Team leaders
GoalsAnze Kopitar (25)
AssistsAnze Kopitar (51)
PointsAnze Kopitar (76)
Penalty minutesKyle Clifford (123)
Plus/minusWillie Mitchell (+20)
WinsJonathan Quick (35)
Goals against averageJonathan Quick (1.95)
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The 2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season was the 45th season (44th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. Although they finished the season with 95 points, and the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs, they went on to capture the first Stanley Cup championship in team history.

Regular season

On December 12, 2011, the Kings fired head coach Terry Murray and named John Stevens interim head coach. On December 20, 2011, the Kings hired Darryl Sutter to be their head coach, replacing Stevens.

With only one month to play in the regular season, the Kings were tenth in the Western Conference, two seeds away from a playoff spot. Their defense and goal tending being the only highlights throughout most of the season, highlighted by Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty. The offense was loaded with talent, but unable to find any kind of significant consistency. Until the final month and a half, when they proceeded to go 12–4–3 in their final 19 games as their offense finally caught fire and started scoring the goals they lacked earlier in the year. Securing the eighth and final playoff seed in their 81st (and second-to-last game), a shoot-out loss to their arch rivals, the San Jose Sharks.

Out of the Kings' 82 regular season games, 21 ended in a shutout; the Kings were shut-out ten times, the most of any NHL team in the regular season.

Playoffs

Main articles: 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2012 Stanley Cup Finals

The Kings made the playoffs for the third consecutive season, needing a win in the final game to secure the eighth seed. The Kings also became the second team to eliminate the first, second and third seeds from the playoffs in the same post-season (after the 2003–04 Calgary Flames), as well as the only team to win the Stanley Cup after defeating the first, second and third seeds in sequence. (Darryl Sutter was the head coach of both the 2003–04 Flames and 2011–12 Kings.) They then defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals, becoming the first eighth seed in North American professional sports history to win a championship. They are also one of the few teams to win a championship after never benefiting from home-venue advantage in the post-season after the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils. Los Angeles would start every series by winning the first three games, only sweeping the St. Louis Blues.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 +12 97
2 x – San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 +18 96
3 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 +15 95
4 Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 −11 89
5 Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 −27 80
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 NW p – Vancouver Canucks 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 +51 111
2 CE y – St. Louis Blues 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 +45 109
3 PA y – Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 +12 97
4 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 +27 104
5 CE x – Detroit Red Wings 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 +45 102
6 CE x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 +10 101
7 PA x – San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 +18 96
8 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 +15 95
9 NW Calgary Flames 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 −24 90
10 PA Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 −11 89
11 NW Colorado Avalanche 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 −12 88
12 NW Minnesota Wild 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 −49 81
13 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 −27 80
14 NW Edmonton Oilers 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 −27 74
15 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 −60 65
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 pre-season game log: 4–2–2 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 3–0–1; Neutral: 0–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 21 Los Angeles Kings (SS) 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) Zatkoff (1–0–0) 1–0–0
2 September 21 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (SS) SO Jones (0–0–1) 1–0–1
3 September 25 Anaheim Ducks 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (0–1–0) 1–1–1
4 September 27 (in Kansas City, MO) Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Los Angeles Kings SO Bernier (0–0–1) 1–1–2
5 September 28 Los Angeles Kings 6–0 Colorado Avalanche Quick (1–1–0) 2–1–2
6 September 30 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Anaheim Ducks Bernier (1–0–1) 3–1–2
7 October 1 (in Las Vegas, NV) Colorado Avalanche 4–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (1–2–0) 3–2–2
8 October 4 (in Hamburg, Germany) Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Hamburg Freezers Bernier (2–0–1) 4–2–2
(SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season

2011–12 game log
October: 6–3–2 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 7 (in Stockholm, Sweden) New York Rangers 2–3 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick (1–0–0) 13,800 1–0–0 2
2 October 8 (in Berlin, Germany) Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (0–1–0) 14,300 1–1–0 2
3 October 13 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 New Jersey Devils SO Quick (1–0–1) 12,256 1–1–1 3
4 October 15 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers OT Quick (2–0–1) 19,644 2–1–1 5
5 October 18 St. Louis Blues 0–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (3–0–1) 18,118 3–1–1 7
6 October 20 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Phoenix Coyotes Quick (4–0–1) 7,128 4–1–1 9
7 October 22 Dallas Stars 0–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (5–0–1) 18,118 5–1–1 11
8 October 25 New Jersey Devils 3–0 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (0–2–0) 18,118 5–2–1 11
9 October 27 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Dallas Stars Quick (6–0–1) 8,443 6–2–1 13
10 October 29 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Quick (6–0–2) 10,379 6–2–2 14
11 October 30 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Colorado Avalanche Quick (6–1–2) 12,355 6–3–2 14
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–4–1; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 3 Edmonton Oilers 3–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (6–2–2) 18,118 6–4–2 14
13 November 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (6–2–3) 18,118 6–4–3 15
14 November 7 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 San Jose Sharks Quick (6–3–3) 17,562 6–5–3 15
15 November 8 Nashville Predators 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (1–2–0) 17,963 7–5–3 17
16 November 10 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (6–4–3) 18,118 7–6–3 17
17 November 12 Minnesota Wild 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (7–4–3) 18,118 8–6–3 19
18 November 16 Anaheim Ducks 1–2 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (8–4–3) 18,118 9–6–3 21
19 November 17 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Anaheim Ducks Quick (9–4–3) 15,412 10–6–3 23
20 November 19 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (9–5–3) 18,118 10–7–3 23
21 November 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 St. Louis Blues Bernier (2–2–0) 18,178 11–7–3 25
22 November 23 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Dallas Stars OT Quick (9–5–4) 11,779 11–7–4 26
23 November 26 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (9–6–4) 18,118 11–8–4 26
24 November 28 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (10–6–4) 18,118 12–8–4 28
December: 7–6–2 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 1 Florida Panthers 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–6–4) 17,720 13–8–4 30
26 December 3 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (2–3–0) 18,118 13–9–4 30
27 December 6 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Anaheim Ducks Quick (11–7–4) 14,419 13–10–4 30
28 December 8 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–8–4) 18,118 13–11–4 30
29 December 10 Dallas Stars 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (2–4–0) 18,118 13–12–4 30
30 December 13 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Boston Bruins Quick (11–9–4) 17,565 13–13–4 30
31 December 15 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Quick (12–9–4) 16,090 14–13–4 32
32 December 17 Los Angeles Kings 2–8 Detroit Red Wings Quick (12–10–4) 20,066 14–14–4 32
33 December 19 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Quick (13–10–4) 19,521 15–14–4 34
34 December 22 Anaheim Ducks 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (14–10–4) 18,118 16–14–4 36
35 December 23 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 San Jose Sharks SO Quick (14–10–5) 17,562 16–14–5 37
36 December 26 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (15–10–5) 18,118 17–14–5 39
37 December 28 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks Quick (16–10–5) 22,066 18–14–5 41
38 December 29 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Winnipeg Jets OT Bernier (2–4–1) 15,004 18–14–6 42
39 December 31 Vancouver Canucks 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (17–10–5) 18,118 19–14–6 44
January: 5–3–4 (Home: 4–2–3; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
40 January 2 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (17–10–6) 18,118 19–14–7 45
41 January 5 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick (18–10–6) 18,118 20–14–7 47
42 January 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (18–11–6) 18,118 20–15–7 47
43 January 9 Washington Capitals 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (3–4–1) 18,118 21–15–7 49
44 January 12 Dallas Stars 5–4 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (18–11–7) 18,118 21–15–8 50
45 January 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Calgary Flames Quick (19–11–7) 19,289 22–15–8 52
46 January 15 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Edmonton Oilers OT Quick (19–11–8) 16,839 22–15–9 53
47 January 17 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Vancouver Canucks SO Quick (20–11–8) 18,890 23–15–9 55
48 January 19 Calgary Flames 2–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (20–11–9) 18,118 23–15–10 56
49 January 21 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (20–12–9) 18,118 23–16–10 56
50 January 23 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (21–12–9) 18,118 24–16–10 58
February: 5–7–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 3–5–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick (22–12–9) 18,118 25–16–10 60
52 February 3 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 St. Louis Blues Quick (22–13–9) 18,811 25–17–10 60
53 February 4 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes Bernier (3–5–1) 18,680 25–18–10 60
54 February 7 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Quick (23–13–9) 16,489 26–18–10 62
55 February 9 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Florida Panthers Quick (23–14–9) 14,929 26–19–10 62
56 February 11 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 New York Islanders OT Quick (23–14–10) 13,079 26–19–11 63
57 February 12 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Dallas Stars Quick (24–14–10) 12,191 27–19–11 65
58 February 16 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (24–15–10) 18,118 27–20–11 65
59 February 18 Calgary Flames 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (24–16–10) 18,118 27–21–11 65
60 February 21 Los Angeles Kings 4–5 Phoenix Coyotes SO Quick (24–16–11) 10,842 27–21–12 66
61 February 22 Los Angeles Kings 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Quick (24–17–11) 15,907 27–22–12 66
62 February 25 Chicago Blackhawks 0–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (25–17–11) 18,118 28–22–12 68
63 February 27 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Nashville Predators Quick (25–18–11) 15,665 28–23–12 68
64 February 28 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Minnesota Wild Bernier (4–5–1) 17,317 29–23–12 70
March: 10–4–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
65 March 3 Anaheim Ducks 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (26–18–11) 18,301 30–23–12 72
66 March 6 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Nashville Predators Quick (27–18–11) 17,113 31–23–12 74
67 March 8 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Bernier (4–6–1) 14,306 31–24–12 74
68 March 9 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Detroit Red Wings Quick (27–19–11) 20,066 31–25–12 74
69 March 11 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks SO Quick (28–19–11) 21,398 32–25–12 76
70 March 13 Detroit Red Wings 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (29–19–11) 18,118 33–25–12 78
71 March 16 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Anaheim Ducks Quick (30–19–11) 17,367 34–25–12 80
72 March 17 Nashville Predators 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (5–6–1) 18,118 35–25–12 82
73 March 20 San Jose Sharks 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (31–19–11) 18,118 36–25–12 84
74 March 22 St. Louis Blues 0–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (32–19–11) 18,118 37–25–12 86
75 March 24 Boston Bruins 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (32–20–11) 18,310 37–26–12 86
76 March 26 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Vancouver Canucks Quick (32–21–11) 18,890 37–27–12 86
77 March 28 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 Calgary Flames Quick (33–21–11) 19,289 38–27–12 88
78 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Quick (34–21–11) 16,839 39–27–12 90
79 March 31 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Minnesota Wild SO Bernier (5–6–2) 18,209 39–27–13 91
April: 1–0–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 0–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
80 April 2 Edmonton Oilers 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (35–21–11) 18,118 40–27–13 93
81 April 5 San Jose Sharks 6–5 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (35–21–12) 18,330 40–27–14 94
82 April 7 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Quick (35–21–13) 17,562 40–27–15 95

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

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (1) Vancouver Canucks – Los Angeles won series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 11 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Vancouver Canucks Quick (1–0) 18,890 1–0
2 April 13 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Vancouver Canucks Quick (2–0) 18,890 2–0
3 April 15 Vancouver Canucks 0–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (3–0) 18,352 3–0
4 April 18 Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (3–1) 18,409 3–1
5 April 22 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Vancouver Canucks OT Quick (4–1) 18,890 4–1
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (2) St. Louis Blues – Los Angeles won series 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 28 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 St. Louis Blues Quick (5–1) 19,391 1–0
2 April 30 Los Angeles Kings 5–2 St. Louis Blues Quick (6–1) 19,366 2–0
3 May 3 St. Louis Blues 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (7–1) 18,362 3–0
4 May 6 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick (8–1) 18,373 4–0
Western Conference Finals: vs. (3) Phoenix Coyotes – Los Angeles won series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 13 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Quick (9–1) 17,134 1–0
2 May 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes Quick (10–1) 17,149 2–0
3 May 17 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–1) 18,367 3–0
4 May 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–2) 18,402 3–1
5 May 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Quick (12–2) 17,148 4–1
Stanley Cup Finals: vs (6) New Jersey Devils – Los Angeles won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 30 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 New Jersey Devils OT Quick (13–2) 17,625 1–0
2 June 2 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 New Jersey Devils OT Quick (14–2) 17,625 2–0
3 June 4 New Jersey Devils 0–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (15–2) 18,764 3–0
4 June 6 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (15–3) 18,867 3–1
5 June 9 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 New Jersey Devils Quick (15–4) 17,625 3–2
6 June 11 New Jersey Devils 1–6 Los Angeles Kings Quick (16-4) 18,858 4–2

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Anze Kopitar 82 25 51 76 12 20
Justin Williams 82 22 37 59 10 44
Dustin Brown 82 22 32 54 18 53
Mike Richards 74 18 26 44 3 71
Drew Doughty 77 10 26 36 −2 69
Willie Mitchell 76 5 19 24 20 44
Jack Johnson 61 8 16 24 −12 24
Jarret Stoll 78 6 15 21 2 60
Slava Voynov 54 8 12 20 12 12
Simon Gagne 34 7 10 17 −1 18
Dustin Penner 65 7 10 17 −7 43
Matt Greene 82 4 11 15 4 58
Dwight King 27 5 9 14 3 10
Alec Martinez 51 6 6 12 −1 8
Kyle Clifford 81 5 7 12 −5 123
Rob Scuderi 82 1 8 9 −7 16
Jeff Carter 16 6 3 9 −1 2
Colin Fraser 67 2 6 8 −2 67
Brad Richardson 59 5 3 8 −6 30
Trent Hunter 38 2 5 7 −4 8
Trevor Lewis 72 3 4 7 −3 26
Andrei Loktionov 39 3 4 7 −4 2
Ethan Moreau 28 1 3 4 −3 20
Jordan Nolan 26 2 2 4 2 28
Scott Parse 9 2 0 2 1 14
Kevin Westgarth 25 1 1 2 −3 39
Davis Drewiske 9 2 0 2 0 2


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Dustin Brown 20 8 12 20 16 34
Anze Kopitar 20 8 12 20 16 9
Drew Doughty 20 4 12 16 11 14
Justin Williams 20 4 11 15 8 12
Mike Richards 20 4 11 15 1 17
Jeff Carter 20 8 5 13 0 4
Dustin Penner 20 3 8 11 4 32
Trevor Lewis 20 3 6 9 7 2
Dwight King 20 5 3 8 3 13
Matt Greene 20 2 4 6 9 12
Jarret Stoll 20 2 3 5 5 18
Willie Mitchell 20 1 2 3 7 16
Alec Martinez 20 1 2 3 5 8
Slava Voynov 20 1 2 3 1 4
Colin Fraser 18 1 1 2 -1 4
Jordan Nolan 20 1 1 2 1 21
Rob Scuderi 20 0 1 1 9 4
Brad Richardson 13 1 0 1 0 4
Simon Gagne 4 0 0 0 −1 2
Andrei Loktionov 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Clifford 3 0 0 0 −1 2

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Jonathan Quick 69 4099 35 21 13 133 1.95 1863 .929 10
Jonathan Bernier 16 890 5 6 2 35 2.36 383 .909 1
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Jonathan Quick 20 1238 16 4 29 1.41 538 .946 3

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Underline denotes currently with a minor league affiliate.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Jonathan Quick NHL First Star of the Week October 24, 2011
Jonathan Quick NHL Third Star of the Week December 5, 2011
Jonathan Quick NHL Third Star of the Week January 2, 2012
Jonathan Quick Conn Smythe Trophy June 11, 2012
Los Angeles Kings Best Upset ESPY Award July 11, 2012
Jonathan Quick Best NHL Player ESPY Award July 11, 2012

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Slava Voynov 1st career NHL game October 18, 2011
Jonathan Quick 100th career NHL win October 20, 2011
Anze Kopitar 400th career NHL game October 22, 2011
Slava Voynov 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 27, 2011
Jarret Stoll 300th career NHL point November 8, 2011
Jack Johnson 300th career NHL game November 16, 2011
Trevor Lewis 100th career NHL game November 16, 2011
Matt Greene 400th career NHL game November 22, 2011
Kevin Westgarth 1st career NHL goal November 23, 2011
Kyle Clifford 100th career NHL game November 28, 2011
Jonathan Quick 200th career NHL game November 28, 2011
Davis Drewiske 100th career NHL game December 6, 2011
Trent Hunter 100th career NHL goal December 8, 2011
Drew Doughty 100th career NHL assist December 15, 2011
Rob Scuderi 500th career NHL game January 14, 2012
Anze Kopitar 400th career NHL point January 15, 2012
Mike Richards 500th career NHL game February 9, 2012
Jordan Nolan 1st career NHL game February 11, 2012
Dwight King 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 February 12, 2012
Jordan Nolan 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 February 12, 2012
Willie Mitchell 700th career NHL game February 28, 2012
Drew Doughty 300th career NHL game March 8, 2012
Alec Martinez 100th career NHL game March 9, 2012
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Dwight King 1st career NHL playoff game April 11, 2012
Jordan Nolan 1st career NHL playoff game April 11, 2012
Slava Voynov 1st career NHL playoff game April 11, 2012
Andrei Loktionov 1st career NHL playoff game April 13, 2012
Jeff Carter 50th career NHL playoff game April 18, 2012
Slava Voynov 1st career NHL playoff goal
1st career NHL playoff point		 April 28, 2012
Matt Greene 1st career NHL playoff goal April 28, 2012
Jon Quick 10th career NHL playoff win April 28, 2012
Dwight King 1st career NHL playoff goal
1st career NHL playoff point		 May 3, 2012
Jordan Nolan 1st career NHL playoff goal
1st career NHL playoff point		 May 6, 2012
Dustin Penner 50th career NHL playoff game May 13, 2012
Mike Richards 75th career NHL playoff game May 17, 2012
Rob Scuderi 75th career NHL playoff game May 22, 2012
Jarret Stoll 50th career NHL playoff game May 30, 2012
Colin Fraser 1st career NHL playoff goal May 30, 2012
Alec Martinez 1st career NHL playoff goal June 4, 2012

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date Details
June 23, 2011 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brayden Schenn
Wayne Simmonds
2nd-round pick in 2012 		To Los Angeles Kings
Rob Bordson
Mike Richards
June 25, 2011 To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2012 		To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick in 2011
June 26, 2011 To Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Smyth 		To Los Angeles Kings
Colin Fraser
7th-round pick in 2012
October 12, 2011 To Philadelphia Flyers
Future considerations 		To Los Angeles Kings
Stefan Legein
6th-round pick in 2012
February 23, 2012 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jack Johnson
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2012 or 2013 		To Los Angeles Kings
Jeff Carter
  1. Columbus Blue Jackets elected to receive 1st-round pick in 2012.

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Simon Gagne Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $7 million
Ethan Moreau Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $600,000
Cam Paddock Iserlohn Roosters 1 year, $525,000
Alex Roach Calgary Hitmen 3 years, $1.655 million entry-level contract
Trent Hunter New Jersey Devils 1 year, $600,000
Brian O'Neill Yale University 1 year, $642,500 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Oscar Moller Skelleftea AIK 2 years
Michal Handzus San Jose Sharks 2 years, $5 million
Alexei Ponikarovsky Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $1.5 million
Corey Elkins HC Pardubice 1 year
Bud Holloway Skelleftea AIK 1 year
Peter Harrold New Jersey Devils 1 year, $550,000
John Zeiler Augsburger Panther 1 year

Acquired via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Jean-Francois Berube May 23, 2011 3 years, $1.62 million entry-level contract
Linden Vey May 23, 2011 3 years, $2.37 million entry-level contract
Nicolas Deslauriers May 31, 2011 3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract
Alec Martinez July 8, 2011 2 years, $1.475 million
Brad Richardson July 13, 2011 2 years, $2.35 million
Trevor Lewis July 15, 2011 2 years, $1.45 million
Marc-Andre Cliche July 15, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Richard Clune July 15, 2011 1 year, $605,000
David Meckler July 15, 2011 1 year, $577,500
Andrew Campbell July 15, 2011 1 year, $577,500
Patrick Mullen July 15, 2011 1 year, $632,500
Jeff Zatkoff July 15, 2011 1 year, $577,500
Kevin Westgarth September 19, 2011 2 years, $1.45 million contract extension
Drew Doughty September 30, 2011 8 years, $56 million
Andy Andreoff October 12, 2011 3 years, $1.755 million entry-level contract
Robert Czarnik October 12, 2011 3 years, $1.67 million entry-level contract
Willie Mitchell February 24, 2012 2 years, $7 million contract extension

Draft picks

LA 's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
2 49 Christopher Gibson G  Finland Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
3 80 Andy Andreoff C  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 82 (from Nashville) Nick Shore C  United States University of Denver (WCHA)
4 110 Michael Mersch LW  United States University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
5 140 Joel Lowry LW  Canada Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
7 200 Michael Schumacher LW  Sweden Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)

Farm teams

Manchester Monarchs (AHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the 11th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The Monarchs clinched a playoff berth as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs and faced the Norfolk Admirals, where they were defeated 3 games to 1.

Ontario Reign (ECHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the fourth season of ECHL hockey for the franchise since moving to Ontario from Texas. It saw the Reign capture their second Pacific Division Regular Season championship and their second playoff berth. However, the Reign lost to the Idaho Steelheads in the first round of the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs. The Reign have never advanced past the first round in their franchise history.

References

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  120. Quick uses historic stinginess to claim Conn Smythe
  121. ^ LeBron James big winner at ESPYS
  122. Kings Acquire All-Star Center Mike Richards As Part Of A Three-Player Blockbuster Trade With The Philadelphia Flyers
  123. Kings Make Splash with Trade for Richards
  124. Defensemen deals highlight draft weekend trades
  125. Kings Acquire F Colin Fraser and a 2012 7th-Round Pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft from the Oilers for F Ryan Smyth
  126. Kings Acquire Stefan Legein, Draft Pick From Philly
  127. Kings Acquire Jeff Carter from Columbus
  128. Simon Gagne Signs Two-Year Deal with Kings
  129. Kings Sign Moreau to One-Year Deal
  130. ^ Kings Sign F Cam Paddock and D Alex Roach
  131. Kigns Sign F Trent Hunter to One-Year Contract
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  140. ^ Kings Sign Two Prospects to 3-Year Entry Level Contracts
  141. Kings Sign Prospect Nicolas Deslauriers To A Three-Year Entry Level Contract
  142. Martinez Signed to Two-Year Extension
  143. Kings, Richardson Agree to Two-Year Deal
  144. Kings, Lewis Agree on Two-Year Extension
  145. ^ Six Players Agree to Terms with Kings
  146. Kings Sign Westgarth to two-year extension
  147. Kings, Doughty Get the Deal Done
  148. ^ Kings Sign Forwards Czarnik, Andreoff
  149. Kings Sign Willie Mitchell To Two-Year Extension
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