2005–06 Los Angeles Kings season

2005–06 Los Angeles Kings
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	10th Western
2005–06 record	42–35–5
Home record	26–14–1
Road record	16–21–4
Goals for	249 ()
Goals against	270 ()
Team information
General manager	Dave Taylor
Coach	Andy Murray (Oct-Mar) John Torchetti (interim) (Mar/Apr)
Captain	Mattias Norstrom
Alternate captains	Craig Conroy Aaron Miller Luc Robitaille Jeremy Roenick
Arena	Staples Center
Average attendance	17,821
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Cammalleri (26)
Assists	Lubomir Visnovsky (50)
Points	Lubomir Visnovsky (67)
Penalty minutes	Sean Avery (257)
Plus/minus	Pavol Demitra (+21)
Wins	Mathieu Garon (31)
Goals against average	Jason LaBarbera (2.89)

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 36th season. The Kings showed great promise in the season. During the off-season, they acquired centers Pavol Demitra and Jeremy Roenick to help solidify their offense, as well as goaltender Jason LaBarbera.

The changes appeared to pay off, finishing their first 42 games with a 26-14-2 record. The team, however, collapsed, winning 14 of its last 20 games as head coach Andy Murray was fired for their final 12 games and John Torchetti taking over and missed the playoffs despite finishing with an impressive 42 wins.

Regular season

• January 19, 2006 – Luc Robitaille becomes the Kings' all-time leading goal scorer.

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
3	6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
4	10	Los Angeles Kings	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
5	12	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	39	5	246	271	81

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 5, 2005	4–5	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	0–1–0
2	W	October 6, 2005	3–2	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	1–1–0
3	W	October 9, 2005	2–1 OT	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	2–1–0
4	W	October 11, 2005	3–1	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	3–1–0
5	L	October 13, 2005	2–5	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	3–2–0
6	W	October 16, 2005	3–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	4–2–0
7	W	October 19, 2005	5–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	5–2–0
8	W	October 20, 2005	7–2	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	6–2–0
9	L	October 23, 2005	2–3	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	6–3–0
10	W	October 25, 2005	3–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	7–3–0
11	L	October 28, 2005	4–5	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	7–4–0
12	W	October 29, 2005	5–2	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	8–4–0
13	W	November 2, 2005	6–3	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	9–4–0
14	L	November 3, 2005	0–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	9–5–0
15	W	November 5, 2005	3–2 SO	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	10–5–0
16	L	November 9, 2005	4–5 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	10–5–1
17	W	November 11, 2005	4–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	11–5–1
18	W	November 13, 2005	8–2	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	12–5–1
19	L	November 15, 2005	2–3	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	12–6–1
20	W	November 17, 2005	5–4	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	13–6–1
21	W	November 19, 2005	4–3	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	14–6–1
22	W	November 22, 2005	6–3	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	15–6–1
23	L	November 24, 2005	3–4	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	15–7–1
24	W	November 26, 2005	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	16–7–1
25	L	November 28, 2005	2–5	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	16–8–1
26	L	November 30, 2005	2–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	16–9–1
27	L	December 2, 2005	1–5	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	16–10–1
28	L	December 3, 2005	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)	16–11–1
29	W	December 6, 2005	2–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	17–11–1
30	L	December 8, 2005	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	17–12–1
31	W	December 10, 2005	3–1	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	18–12–1
32	L	December 14, 2005	2–3	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	18–13–1
33	W	December 16, 2005	4–3 SO	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	19–13–1
34	W	December 17, 2005	4–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	20–13–1
35	W	December 19, 2005	4–3 SO	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	21–13–1
36	W	December 21, 2005	5–2	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	22–13–1
37	L	December 23, 2005	3–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	22–14–1
38	W	December 26, 2005	4–3	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	23–14–1
39	W	December 28, 2005	5–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	24–14–1
40	L	December 29, 2005	5–6 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	24–14–2
41	W	December 31, 2005	3–2	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	25–14–2
42	W	January 2, 2006	3–2 OT	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	26–14–2
43	W	January 5, 2006	4–0	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	27–14–2
44	L	January 7, 2006	2–3	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	27–15–2
45	L	January 9, 2006	2–6	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	27–16–2
46	W	January 12, 2006	6–0	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	28–16–2
47	L	January 14, 2006	1–10	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	28–17–2
48	L	January 17, 2006	1–4	Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	28–18–2
49	W	January 19, 2006	8–6	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	29–18–2
50	L	January 21, 2006	3–4 OT	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	29–18–3
51	W	January 23, 2006	3–2 SO	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	30–18–3
52	L	January 24, 2006	1–4	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	30–19–3
53	L	January 26, 2006	3–5	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	30–20–3
54	L	January 28, 2006	2–6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	30–21–3
55	L	January 30, 2006	3–4 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	30–21–4
56	L	February 2, 2006	1–2 SO	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	30–21–5
57	L	February 7, 2006	1–5	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	30–22–5
58	L	February 8, 2006	4–7	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	30–23–5
59	W	February 11, 2006	5–4 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	31–23–5
60	W	February 12, 2006	6–5	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	32–23–5
61	W	March 2, 2006	3–2	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	33–23–5
62	W	March 4, 2006	3–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	34–23–5
63	W	March 7, 2006	3–2 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	35–23–5
64	L	March 9, 2006	3–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	35–24–5
65	W	March 11, 2006	2–1 SO	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	36–24–5
66	L	March 13, 2006	3–4	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	36–25–5
67	L	March 14, 2006	2–6	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	36–26–5
68	L	March 16, 2006	1–4	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	36–27–5
69	W	March 18, 2006	3–1	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	37–27–5
70	L	March 20, 2006	0–5	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	37–28–5
71	W	March 25, 2006	6–4	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	38–28–5
72	L	March 27, 2006	4–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	38–29–5
73	L	March 29, 2006	1–2	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	38–30–5
74	L	March 30, 2006	0–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	38–31–5
75	W	April 1, 2006	1–0	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	39–31–5
76	W	April 3, 2006	1–0	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	40–31–5
77	L	April 4, 2006	2–6	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	40–32–5
78	L	April 6, 2006	0–5	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	40–33–5
79	L	April 8, 2006	2–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	40–34–5
80	L	April 13, 2006	0–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	40–35–5
81	W	April 15, 2006	2–1 SO	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	41–35–5
82	W	April 17, 2006	4–0	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	42–35–5

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Visnovsky, LubomirLubomir Visnovsky D 80 17 50 67 50 7 10 0 3 Conroy, CraigCraig Conroy C 78 22 44 66 78 13 5 3 3 Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra LW 58 25 37 62 42 21 7 5 7 Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri C 80 26 29 55 50 -14 15 0 4 Frolov, AlexanderAlexander Frolov LW 69 21 33 54 40 17 4 3 4 Armstrong, DerekDerek Armstrong C 62 13 28 41 46 -2 7 0 1 Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo D 81 14 26 40 38 16 7 0 3 Avery, SeanSean Avery C 75 15 24 39 257 -5 1 3 1 Belanger, EricEric Belanger C 65 17 20 37 62 -5 5 0 1 Brown, DustinDustin Brown LW 79 14 14 28 80 -10 6 0 2 Norstrom, MattiasMattias Norstrom D 77 4 23 27 58 -3 2 1 1 Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille LW 65 15 9 24 52 -6 3 0 2 Roenick, JeremyJeremy Roenick C 58 9 13 22 36 -5 2 0 1 Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos RW 76 8 14 22 100 -8 0 0 1 Gleason, TimTim Gleason D 78 2 19 21 77 0 0 0 0 Dempsey, NathanNathan Dempsey D 53 2 11 13 48 0 0 0 0 Cowan, JeffJeff Cowan LW 46 8 1 9 73 -8 0 0 0 Weaver, MikeMike Weaver D 53 0 9 9 14 -3 0 0 0 Parrish, MarkMark Parrish RW 19 5 3 8 4 -9 3 0 0 Miller, AaronAaron Miller D 56 0 8 8 27 -6 0 0 0 Giuliano, JeffJeff Giuliano LW 48 3 4 7 26 0 0 0 2 Parros, GeorgeGeorge Parros RW 55 2 3 5 138 1 0 0 0 Garon, MathieuMathieu Garon G 63 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov D 8 0 2 2 12 -4 0 0 0 Kanko, PetrPetr Kanko RW 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 LaBarbera, JasonJason LaBarbera G 29 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pushkarev, KonstantinKonstantin Pushkarev RW 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan, MattMatt Ryan C 12 0 1 1 2 -4 0 0 0 Sopel, BrentBrent Sopel D 11 0 1 1 6 -4 0 0 0 Belanger, KenKen Belanger LW 5 0 0 0 7 -1 0 0 0 Clarke, NoahNoah Clarke LW 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flinn, RyanRyan Flinn LW 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 Hauser, AdamAdam Hauser G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James, ConnorConnor James RW 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Petiot, RichardRichard Petiot D 2 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 Tambellini, JeffJeff Tambellini LW 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Garon, MathieuMathieu Garon 3446 63 31 26 3 185 3.22 4 1738 1553 .894 LaBarbera, JasonJason LaBarbera 1433 29 11 9 2 69 2.89 1 688 619 .900 Hauser, AdamAdam Hauser 51 1 0 0 0 6 7.06 0 24 18 .750 Team: 4930 82 42 35 5 260 3.16 5 2450 2190 .894

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season

References

• 2005–06 Los Angeles Kings Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.