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2015–16 Los Angeles Kings
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)

The 2015–16 Los Angeles Kings season was the 49th season 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]

Off-season[]

On 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[]

Divisional standings[]

Team GP W L OL ROW GF GA Pts
Anaheim Ducks 82 46 25 11 43 218 192 103
Los Angeles Kings 82 48 28 6 46 225 195 102
San Jose Sharks 82 46 30 6 42 241 210 98
Arizona Coyotes 82 35 39 8 34 209 245 78
Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 33 231 260 77
Vancouver Canucks 82 31 38 13 26 191 243 75
Edmonton Oilers 82 31 43 8 27 203 245 70



Conference standings[]

Western Conference[]

Central Division Division[]

Team GP W L OL ROW GF GA Pts
Dallas Stars 82 50 23 9 48 267 230 109
St. Louis Blues 82 49 24 9 44 224 201 107
Chicago Blackhawks 82 47 26 9 46 235 209 103

Pacific Division[]

Team GP W L OL ROW GF GA Pts
Anaheim Ducks 82 46 25 11 43 218 192 103
Los Angeles Kings 82 48 28 6 46 225 195 102
San Jose Sharks 82 46 30 6 42 241 210 98

Western Conference Wild Card[]

Team GP W L OL ROW GF GA Pts
Nashville Predators 82 41 27 14 37 228 215 96
Minnesota Wild 82 38 33 11 35 216 206 87
Colorado Avalanche 82 39 39 4 35 216 240 82
Arizona Coyotes 82 35 39 8 34 209 245 78
Winnipeg Jets 82 35 39 8 32 215 239 78
Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 33 231 260 77
Vancouver Canucks 82 31 38 13 26 191 243 75
Edmonton Oilers 82 31 43 8 27 203 245 70



Schedule and results[]

Pre-Season[]

Regular season[]

2015–16 Schedule[2]

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

Playoffs[]

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics[]

Final stats

Skaters[]

Regular Season[5]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar 81 25 49 74 34 16
Carter, JeffJeff Carter 77 24 38 62 18 20
Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli 82 31 27 58 35 20
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 81 20 35 55 26 79
Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty 82 14 37 51 24 52
Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin 82 8 32 40 7 64
Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson 79 15 21 36 11 18
Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez 78 10 21 31 16 40
Brown, DustinDustin Brown 82 11 17 28 −5 30
Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik 54 12 10 22 −6 20
Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier

|| 42 || 10 || 7 || 17 || 1 || 20

Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis 75 8 8 16 −10 20
McNabb, BraydenBrayden McNabb 81 2 12 14 11 92
King, DwightDwight King 47 7 6 13 –6 24
Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn

|| 43 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 5 || 52

Andreoff, AndyAndy Andreoff 60 8 2 10 1 76
Shore, NickNick Shore 68 3 7 10 −10 32
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff

|| 40 || 2 || 8 || 10 || −10 || 32

McBain, JamieJamie McBain 44 2 7 9 2 6
Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford 56 3 6 9 −1 55
Scuderi, RobRob Scuderi

|| 21 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 9 || 2

Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg

|| 14 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 9

Nolan, JordanJordan Nolan 52 0 5 5 0 38
Mersch, MichaelMichael Mersch 17 1 2 3 1 0
Forbort, DerekDerek Forbort 14 1 1 2 −1 17
Greene, MattMatt Greene 3 0 0 0 0 8
Schultz, JeffJeff Schultz 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Dowd, NicNic Dowd 5 0 0 0 1 2
Gravel, KevinKevin Gravel 5 0 0 0 0 0
Weal, JordanJordan Weal

|| 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin 5 1 4 5 1 2
Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar 5 2 2 4 2 2
Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic 5 0 3 3 −2 4
Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson 5 1 2 3 −1 2
Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier 5 1 1 2 0 2
Carter, JeffJeff Carter 5 2 0 2 −5 4
Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg 5 1 1 2 0 0
Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis 5 2 0 2 0 4
Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn 5 1 1 2 1 6
Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik 4 0 1 1 2 2
Brown, DustinDustin Brown 5 0 1 1 −2 4
King, DwightDwight King 5 0 1 1 1 2
Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty 5 0 1 1 −5 2
Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford 4 0 1 1 1 0
Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli 5 0 1 1 −5 2
Scuderi, RobRob Scuderi 5 0 0 0 0 2
McBain, JamieJamie McBain 4 0 0 0 0 2
Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez 1 0 0 0 0 0
McNabb, BraydenBrayden McNabb 5 0 0 0 −4 2
Andreoff, AndyAndy Andreoff 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shore, NickNick Shore 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders[]

Regular Season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick 68 68 4,034 40 23 5 149 2.22 1820 .918 5 0 3 10
Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth 16 13 856 7 5 1 31 2.17 398 .922 2 0 0 0
Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj 1 1 62 1 0 0 4 3.87 28 .857 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Quick, JonathanJonathan 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[]

Awards[]

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Quick, J.J. Quick NHL Third Star of the Week[7] October 26, 2015
Quick, J.J. Quick NHL First Star of the Week[8] January 4, 2016
Doughty, D.D. Doughty NHL All-Star game selection[9] January 6, 2016
Quick, J.J. Quick NHL All-Star game selection[9] January 6, 2016
Kopitar, A.A. Kopitar NHL Third Star of the Week[10] January 18, 2016

Milestones[]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Weal, J.J. Weal 1st career NHL game October 9, 2015


Transactions[]

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades[]

Date
Details
Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To Boston Bruins
Martin Jones
Colin Miller
1st-round pick in 2015
To Los Angeles Kings
Milan Lucic
[11]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-round pick in 2015
6th-round pick in 2016
To Los Angeles Kings
CBJ's 4th-round pick in 2015
[12]
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) To New Jersey Devils
Brian O'Neill
To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017
[13]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) To Philadelphia Flyers
Jordan Weal
3rd-round pick in 2016
To Los Angeles Kings
Vincent Lecavalier[Note 1]


Luke Schenn[Note 2]

[14]
February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26) To Chicago Blackhawks
Christian EhrhoffNote 3 
To Los Angeles Kings
Rob ScuderiNote 4 
[15]
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28) To Carolina Hurricanes
Valentin Zykov
conditional 5th-round pick in 2016
To Los Angeles Kings
Kris Versteeg
[16]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Minnesota Wild
Scott Sabourin
To Los Angeles Kings
Brett Sutter
[17]
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 acquired[]

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Jhonas Enroth Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.25 million [18]
August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23) Christian Ehrhoff Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1.5 million [19]
August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) Damir Sharipzyanov Owen Sound Attack 3 years, entry-level contract [20]
October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) Peter Budaj St. John's IceCaps 1 year, $575,000 [21]

Free agents lost[]

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Andrej Sekera Edmonton Oilers 6 years, $33 million [22]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Justin Williams Washington Capitals 2 years, $6.5 million [23]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Andrew Bodnarchuk Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $650,000 [24]
August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10) Jarret Stoll New York Rangers 1 year, $800,000 [25]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) Mike Richards Washington Capitals 1 year, $1 million [26]

Claimed via waivers[]

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref
Jean-Francois Berube New York Islanders October 6, 2015 [27]

Lost via retirement[]

Player Ref

Player signings[]

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) Tyler Toffoli 2 years, $6.5 million [28]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Kevin Gravel 2 years, $1.85 million [29]
July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05) Jamie McBain 1 year, $600,000 [30]
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) Erik Cernak 3 years, entry-level contract [31]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) Andy Andreoff 2 years, $1.175 million [32]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Nick Shore 2 years, $1.2 million [33]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Jordan Weal 1 year, $632,500 [33]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Nic Dowd 1 year, $600,000 [33]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Andrew Crescenzi 1 year, $605,000 [33]
July 16, 2015 Vincent LoVerde 2 years, $1.15 million [33]
August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10) Joel Lowry 2 years, entry-level contract [34]
March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02) Peter Budaj 1 year, contract extension [35]
June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04) Brayden McNabb 2 years [36]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Los Angeles Kings draft picks

Below 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)
2 43[a] Erik Cernak D Flag of Slovakia Slovakia HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga)
3 74 Alexander Dergachyov C Flag of Russia Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia Jr.)
4 99[b] Austin Wagner LW Flag of Canada Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
5 134 Matt Schmalz RW Flag of Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 187[c] Chaz Reddekopp D Flag of Canada Canada Victoria Royals (WHL)
7 194 Matt Roy LW Flag of Canada Canada Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
Draft notes[37]
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.[40]
  • 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.[12]
  • 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).[41] 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[42] after playing only 26 games with the Kings.[43]
  • 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.[44]

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  32. Kings Sign Forward Andy Andreoff To Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 15, 2015.
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 Kings Sign Five Restricted Free Agents To New Contracts. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 16, 2015.
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