2023–24 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2023–24 Los Angeles Kings season is the 57th season (56th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1]

2023–24 Los Angeles Kings
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2023–24 record4–2–1
Home record1–2–1
Road record3–0–0
Goals for32
Goals against26
Team information
General managerRob Blake
CoachTodd McLellan
CaptainAnze Kopitar
Alternate captainsPhillip Danault
Drew Doughty
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Ontario Reign (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTrevor Moore (5)
AssistsKevin Fiala (9)
PointsKevin Fiala (10)
Penalty minutesAndreas Englund
Matt Roy (10)
Plus/minusMikey Anderson
Quinton Byfield
Blake Lizotte (+4)
WinsCam Talbot (3)
Goals against averageCam Talbot (2.70)

This season is the first full-season without longtime goaltender and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick, who was traded on March 1, 2023, to the Columbus Blue Jackets;[2] the Blue Jackets traded Quick to the Vegas Golden Knights the following day.[3]

Standings

Divisional standings
Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 8 7 0 1 6 31 17 +14 15
2 Vancouver Canucks 7 5 2 0 5 28 15 +13 10
3 Los Angeles Kings 7 4 2 1 4 32 26 +6 9
4 Anaheim Ducks 7 3 4 0 1 18 20 −2 6
5 Seattle Kraken 8 2 4 2 1 18 28 −10 6
6 Calgary Flames 8 2 5 1 2 17 29 −12 5
7 Edmonton Oilers 7 1 5 1 1 17 30 −13 3
8 San Jose Sharks 8 0 7 1 0 8 32 −24 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 27, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Minnesota Wild 8 3 3 2 3 29 34 −5 8
2 CE St. Louis Blues 7 3 3 1 2 14 20 −6 7
3 CE Nashville Predators 7 3 4 0 3 20 19 +1 6
4 CE Arizona Coyotes 7 3 4 0 2 20 20 0 6
5 PA Anaheim Ducks 7 3 4 0 1 18 20 −2 6
6 CE Chicago Blackhawks 8 3 5 0 2 18 24 −6 6
7 PA Seattle Kraken 8 2 4 2 1 18 28 −10 6
8 PA Calgary Flames 8 2 5 1 2 17 29 −12 5
9 PA Edmonton Oilers 7 1 5 1 1 17 30 −13 3
10 PA San Jose Sharks 8 0 7 1 0 8 32 −24 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 27, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 22, 2023.[6]

2023 preseason game log: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 23Los Angeles3–5ArizonaCopleyRod Laver Arena13,0970–1–0[7]
2September 24Arizona2–3Los AngelesRittichRod Laver Arena13,1181–1–0[8]
3September 24Los Angeles2–3AnaheimOTInghamHonda Center12,0471–1–1[9]
4September 27Los Angeles4–3VegasOTBerubeT-Mobile Arena17,4272–1–1[10]
5September 29Los Angeles4–3AnaheimPortilloPechanga Arena11,0443–1–1[11]
6September 30Los Angeles2–1San JoseOTRittichSAP Center9,7284–1–1[12]
7October 3Anaheim1–4Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena12,4235–1–1[13]
8AOctober 5San Jose3–4Los AngelesOTCopleyDelta Center8,5506–1–1[14]
9October 7Vegas7–4Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena15,0806–2–1[15]
Legend:

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss A – Frozen Fury

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.

2023–24 game log
October: 4–2–1 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 3–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 11Colorado5–2Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,1450–1–00[16]
2October 14Carolina6–5Los AngelesSOCopleyCrypto.com Arena17,5170–1–11[17]
3October 17Los Angeles5–1WinnipegTalbotCanada Life Centre11,2261–1–13[18]
4October 19Los Angeles7–3MinnesotaTalbotXcel Energy Center18,6892–1–15[19]
5October 21Boston4–2Los AngelesTalbotCrypto.com Arena18,1452–2–15[20]
6October 24Arizona3–6Los AngelesCopleyCrypto.com Arena17,6683–2–17[21]
7October 27Los Angeles5–4ArizonaTalbotMullett Arena4,6004–2–19[22]
8October 28Vegas–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
9October 31Los Angeles–TorontoScotiabank Arena
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 2Los Angeles–OttawaCanadian Tire Centre
11November 4Los Angeles–PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
12November 8Los Angeles–VegasT-Mobile Arena
13November 9Pittsburgh–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
14November 11Philadelphia–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
15November 16Florida–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
16November 18St. Louis–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
17November 20Los Angeles–ArizonaMullett Arena
18November 24Los Angeles–AnaheimHonda Center
19November 25Montreal–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
20November 29Washington–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
21December 3Colorado–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
22December 5Los Angeles–ColumbusNationwide Arena
23December 7Los Angeles–MontrealBell Centre
24December 9Los Angeles–NY IslandersUBS Arena
25December 10Los Angeles–NY RangersMadison Square Garden
26December 13Winnipeg–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
27December 16Los Angeles–SeattleClimate Pledge Arena
28December 19Los Angeles–San JoseSAP Center
29December 20Seattle–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
30December 23Calgary–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
31December 27San Jose–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
32December 28Los Angeles–VegasT-Mobile Arena
33December 30Edmonton–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
34January 2Toronto–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
35January 4Detroit–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
36January 7Los Angeles–WashingtonCapital One Arena
37January 9Los Angeles–Tampa BayAmalie Arena
38January 11Los Angeles–FloridaAmerant Bank Arena
39January 13Los Angeles–DetroitLittle Caesars Arena
40January 15Los Angeles–CarolinaPNC Arena
41January 16Los Angeles–DallasAmerican Airlines Center
42January 18Nashville–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
43January 20NY Rangers–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
44January 22San Jose–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
45January 24Buffalo–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
46January 26Los Angeles–ColoradoBall Arena
47January 28Los Angeles–St. LouisEnterprise Center
48January 31Los Angeles–NashvilleBridgestone Arena
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
49February 10Edmonton–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
50February 13Los Angeles–BuffaloKeyBank Center
51February 15Los Angeles–New JerseyPrudential Center
52February 17Los Angeles–BostonTD Garden
53February 18Los Angeles–PittsburghPPG Paints Arena
54February 20Columbus–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
55February 22Nashville–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
56February 24Anaheim–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
57February 26Los Angeles–EdmontonRogers Place
58February 27Los Angeles–CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
59February 29Los Angeles–VancouverRogers Arena
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 3New Jersey–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
61March 5Vancouver–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
62March 7Ottawa–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
63March 9Dallas–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
64March 11NY Islanders–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
65March 13Los Angeles–St. LouisEnterprise Center
66March 15Los Angeles–ChicagoUnited Center
67March 16Los Angeles–DallasAmerican Airlines Center
68March 19Chicago–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
69March 20Minnesota–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
70March 23Tampa Bay–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
71March 25Los Angeles–VancouverRogers Arena
72March 28Los Angeles–EdmontonRogers Place
73March 30Los Angeles–CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
74April 1Los Angeles–WinnipegCanada Life Centre
75April 3Seattle–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
76April 4Los Angeles–San JoseSAP Center
77April 6Vancouver–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
78April 9Los Angeles–AnaheimHonda Center
79April 11Calgary–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
80April 13Anaheim–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
81April 15Minnesota–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena
82April 18Chicago–Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   OT/SO loss (1 point)

Overtime statistics
Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime000
Shootout101
Total101

Player stats

Skaters
Regular season[23]
Player GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Kevin Fiala6189−22
Anze Kopitar6347−22
Trevor Moore651604
Adrian Kempe6235+14
Phillip Danault614500
Pierre-Luc Dubois631404
Carl Grundstrom6314+32
Blake Lizotte6224+42
Mikey Anderson6044+34
Vladislav Gavrikov6213+12
Arthur Kaliyev4123+26
Drew Doughty6123+24
Trevor Lewis6123+20
Quinton Byfield6112+24
Matt Roy6022+210
Andreas Englund6022+110
Alex Laferriere6101−17
Jordan Spence5011+10
Tobias Bjornfot100000
Jaret Anderson-Dolan100000

Goaltenders
Regular season[24]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cam Talbot44237:42220123.03120.9000002
Pheonix Copley22124:1610183.8646.8260000

†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 October 21, 2023[25][26]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
44 United States Mikey Anderson D L 24 2017 Fridley, Minnesota
28 Canada Jaret Anderson-Dolan C L 24 2017 Calgary, Alberta
33 Sweden Viktor Arvidsson Injured Reserve RW R 30 2021 Skellefteå, Sweden
7 Sweden Tobias Bjornfot D L 22 2019 Upplands Väsby, Sweden
55 Canada Quinton Byfield C L 21 2020 Newmarket, Ontario
29 United States Pheonix Copley G L 31 2022 North Pole, Alaska
24 Canada Phillip Danault (A) C L 30 2021 Victoriaville, Quebec
8 Canada Drew Doughty (A) D R 33 2008 London, Ontario
80 Canada Pierre-Luc Dubois C L 25 2023 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
5 Sweden Andreas Englund D L 27 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
22 Switzerland Kevin Fiala RW L 27 2022 St. Gallen, Switzerland
84 Russia Vladislav Gavrikov D L 27 2023 Yaroslavl, Russia
91 Sweden Carl Grundstrom LW L 25 2019 Umea, 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 36 2023 Salt Lake City, Utah
46 United States Blake Lizotte C L 25 2019 Lindstrom, Minnesota
12 United States Trevor Moore LW L 28 2020 Thousand Oaks, California
3 United States Matt Roy D R 28 2015 Canton, Michigan
21 Canada Jordan Spence D R 22 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 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Andreas EnglundChicago Blackhawks2-yearFree agency[27]
Trevor LewisCalgary Flames1-yearFree agency[28]
Mikhail MaltsevColorado Avalanche1-yearFree agency[27]
David RittichWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[27]
Steven SantiniSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[27]
Cam TalbotOttawa Senators1-yearFree agency[29]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Joe HickettsMinnesota Wild1-yearFree agency[30]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Joonas KorpisaloOttawa Senators5-yearFree agency[31]
Matt VillaltaArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[32]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Lias AnderssonMontreal Canadiens1-yearFree agency[33]
Tobie Paquette-BissonLaval Rocket (AHL)1-yearFree agency[34]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)Zack MacEwenOttawa Senators3-yearFree agency[35]
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)Jacob InghamOntario Reign (AHL)1-yearFree agency[36]
July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)Aidan DudasHC TPS (Liiga)1-yearFree agency[37]
October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)Samuel FagemoNashville PredatorsWaivers[38]

Signings
DatePlayerTermRef
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)Taylor Ward1-year[39]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Jaret Anderson-Dolan1-year[40]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)Anze Kopitar2-year[41]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)Tobias Bjornfot2-year[42]
Samuel Fagemo1-year[42]
Tyler Madden1-year[42]
July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08)Akil Thomas1-year[43]
July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)Jakub Dvorak3-year†[44]

Draft picks
See also: List of Los Angeles Kings draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 54 Jakub Dvorak D  Czechia Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH)
3 78 Koehn Ziemmer RW  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4 118 Hampton Slukynsky G  United States Warroad Warriors (USHS-MN)
5 150 Matthew Mania D  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6 182 Ryan Conmy RW  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

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