2017–18 Los Angeles Kings season

2017–18 Los Angeles Kings · NHL
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	7th Western
2017–18 record	45–29–8
Home record	23–15–3
Road record	22–14–5
Goals for	239
Goals against	203
General Manager	Rob Blake
Coach	John Stevens
Captain	Anze Kopitar
Alternate captains	Jeff Carter; Drew Doughty
Arena	Staples Center
	Team leaders
Goals	Anze Kopitar (35)
Assists	Anze Kopitar (57)
Points	Anze Kopitar (92)
Penalties in minutes	Dustin Brown (58)
Wins	Jonathan Quick (33)
Goals against average	Jonathan Quick (2.40)

The 2017–18 Los Angeles Kings season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[1] The Kings made the playoffs, but were swept by the Vegas Golden Knights in the First Round.

StandingsEdit

Divisional standingsEdit

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Conference standingsEdit

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Schedule and resultsEdit

PreseasonEdit

The Kings announced their preseason schedule on June 15, 2017.^[2]

2017 preseason game log: 5–1–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Vancouver	4–3	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	11,846	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 18	Los Angeles	–	Arizona	Game was cancelled by the Coyotes due to poor ice conditions^[3]
3^[a]	September 21	Vancouver	2–5	Los Angeles		—	10,088	1–0–1	Recap
4	September 22	Los Angeles	2–4	Anaheim		Petersen	15,393	1–1–1	Recap
5^[b]	September 23	Los Angeles	4–3	Vancouver	SO	—	12,759	2–1–1	Recap
6	September 26	Los Angeles	3–2	Vegas	OT	Campbell	17,101	3–1–1	Recap
7	September 28	Arizona	1–4	Los Angeles		Quick	11,214	4–1–1	Recap
8	September 30	Anaheim	0–1	Los Angeles	OT	Kuemper	17,237	5–1–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. ^b Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.

Regular seasonEdit

The team's regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.^[4]

2017–18 game log

October: 9–2–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 5	Philadelphia	0–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 7	Los Angeles	4–1	San Jose		Quick	17,562	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 11	Calgary	4–3	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	2–0–1	5	Recap
4	October 14	Buffalo	2–4	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	3–0–1	7	Recap
5	October 15	NY Islanders	2–3	Los Angeles		Kuemper	18,230	4–0–1	9	Recap
6	October 18	Montreal	1–5	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	5–0–1	11	Recap
7	October 21	Los Angeles	6–4	Columbus		Quick	15,329	6–0–1	13	Recap
8	October 23	Los Angeles	2–3	Toronto		Quick	19,235	6–1–1	13	Recap
9	October 24	Los Angeles	3–2	Ottawa	SO	Kuemper	14,034	7–1–1	15	Recap
10	October 26	Los Angeles	4–0	Montreal		Quick	21,302	8–1–1	17	Recap
11	October 28	Los Angeles	2–1	Boston	OT	Quick	17,565	9–1–1	19	Recap
12	October 30	Los Angeles	2–4	St. Louis		Quick	17,423	9–2–1	19	Recap

November: 6–6–2 (Home: 4–5–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
13	November 2	Toronto	3–5	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	10–2–1	21	Recap
14	November 4	Nashville	4–3	Los Angeles	OT	Kuemper	18,230	10–2–2	22	Recap
15	November 7	Los Angeles	4–3	Anaheim	OT	Quick	16,637	11–2–2	24	Recap
16	November 9	Tampa Bay	5–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	11–3–2	24	Recap
17	November 12	San Jose	2–1	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	11–4–2	24	Recap
18	November 14	Vancouver	3–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	11–5–2	24	Recap
19	November 16	Boston	2–1	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	11–6–2	24	Recap
20	November 18	Florida	0–4	Los Angeles		Kuemper	18,230	12–6–2	26	Recap
21	November 19	Los Angeles	2–4	Vegas		Quick	18,211	12–7–2	26	Recap
22	November 22	Winnipeg	2–1	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	12–8–2	26	Recap
23	November 24	Los Angeles	2–3	Arizona	OT	Kuemper	12,285	12–8–3	27	Recap
24	November 25	Anaheim	1–2	Los Angeles	SO	Quick	18,230	13–8–3	29	Recap
25	November 28	Los Angeles	4–1	Detroit		Quick	19,515	14–8–3	31	Recap
26	November 30	Los Angeles	5–2	Washington		Quick	18,506	15–8–3	33	Recap

December: 8–3–2 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
27	December 1	Los Angeles	4–1	St. Louis		Kuemper	18,322	16–8–3	35	Recap
28	December 3	Los Angeles	3–1	Chicago		Quick	21,622	17–8–3	37	Recap
29	December 5	Minnesota	2–5	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	18–8–3	39	Recap
30	December 7	Ottawa	3–4	Los Angeles	OT	Kuemper	18,230	19–8–3	41	Recap
31	December 9	Carolina	2–3	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	20–8–3	43	Recap
32	December 12	Los Angeles	1–5	New Jersey		Quick	13,275	20–9–3	43	Recap
33	December 15	Los Angeles	2–4	NY Rangers		Quick	17,756	20–10–3	43	Recap
34	December 16	Los Angeles	3–4	NY Islanders	OT	Kuemper	13,087	20–10–4	44	Recap
35	December 18	Los Angeles	4–1	Philadelphia		Quick	19,617	21–10–4	46	Recap
36	December 21	Colorado	1–2	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	22–10–4	48	Recap
37	December 23	Los Angeles	0–2	San Jose		Quick	17,562	22–11–4	48	Recap
38	December 28	Vegas	3–2	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,432	22–11–5	49	Recap
39	December 30	Los Angeles	4–3	Vancouver		Quick	18,865	23–11–5	51	Recap

January: 4–7–0 (Home: 1–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
40	January 2	Los Angeles	5–0	Edmonton		Quick	18,347	24–11–5	53	Recap
41	January 4	Los Angeles	3–4	Calgary		Quick	19,206	24–12–5	53	Recap
42	January 6	Nashville	4–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	24–13–5	53	Recap
43	January 13	Anaheim	4–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,443	24–14–5	53	Recap
44	January 15	San Jose	4–1	Los Angeles		Kuemper	18,230	24–15–5	53	Recap
45	January 18	Pittsburgh	3–1	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	24–16–5	53	Recap
46	January 19	Los Angeles	1–2	Anaheim		Quick	17,258	24–17–5	53	Recap
47	January 21	NY Rangers	2–4	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	25–17–5	55	Recap
48	January 23	Los Angeles	2–6	Vancouver		Quick	18,865	25–18–5	55	Recap
49	January 24	Los Angeles	2–1	Calgary	OT	Kuemper	19,004	26–18–5	57	Recap
50	January 30	Los Angeles	3–0	Dallas		Kuemper	17,655	27–18–5	59	Recap

February: 8–6–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 5–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 1	Los Angeles	0–5	Nashville		Quick	17,384	27–19–5	59	Recap
52	February 3	Arizona	0–6	Los Angeles		Kuemper	18,230	28–19–5	61	Recap
53	February 7	Edmonton	2–5	Los Angeles		Kuemper	18,230	29–19–5	63	Recap
54	February 9	Los Angeles	3–1	Florida		Quick	14,099	30–19–5	65	Recap
55	February 10	Los Angeles	3–4	Tampa Bay		Quick	19,092	30–20–5	65	Recap
56	February 13	Los Angeles	3–7	Carolina		Quick	12,805	30–21–5	65	Recap
57	February 15	Los Angeles	1–3	Pittsburgh		Quick	18,604	30–22–5	65	Recap
58	February 17	Los Angeles	4–2	Buffalo		Quick	18,632	31–22–5	67	Recap
59	February 19	Los Angeles	3–1	Chicago		Quick	21,339	32–22–5	69	Recap
60	February 20	Los Angeles	4–3	Winnipeg		Kuemper	15,321	33–22–5	71	Recap
61	February 22	Dallas	2–0	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	33–23–5	71	Recap
62	February 24	Edmonton	4–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	33–24–5	71	Recap
63	February 26	Vegas	2–3	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	34–24–5	73	Recap
64	February 27	Los Angeles	4–1	Vegas		Campbell	18,328	35–24–5	75	Recap

March: 8–4–3 (Home: 6–3–0 ; Road: 2–1–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 1	Columbus	2–5	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	36–24–5	77	Recap
66	March 3	Chicago	5–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	36–25–5	77	Recap
67	March 8	Washington	1–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	37–25–5	79	Recap
68	March 10	St. Louis	7–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	37–26–5	79	Recap
69	March 12	Vancouver	0–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	38–26–5	81	Recap
70	March 13	Los Angeles	3–4	Arizona	SO	Campbell	11,346	38–26–6	82	Recap
71	March 15	Detroit	1–4	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	39–26–6	84	Recap
72	March 17	New Jersey	3–0	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	39–27–6	84	Recap
73	March 19	Los Angeles	4–3	Minnesota	OT	Quick	19,081	40–27–6	86	Recap
74	March 20	Los Angeles	1–2	Winnipeg	OT	Campbell	15,321	40–27–7	87	Recap
75	March 22	Los Angeles	7–1	Colorado		Quick	17,071	41–27–7	89	Recap
76	March 24	Los Angeles	2–3	Edmonton		Quick	18,347	41–28–7	89	Recap
77	March 26	Calgary	0–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	42–28–7	91	Recap
78	March 29	Arizona	2–4	Los Angeles		Campbell	18,230	43–28–7	93	Recap
79	March 30	Los Angeles	1–2	Anaheim	OT	Quick	17,473	43–28–8	94	Recap

April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 2	Colorado	1–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	44–28–8	96	Recap
81	April 5	Minnesota	4–5	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	45–28–8	98	Recap
82	April 7	Dallas	4–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	45–29–8	98	Recap

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

PlayoffsEdit

Main article: 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 11	Los Angeles	0–1	Vegas		Quick	18,479	0–1	Recap
2	April 13	Los Angeles	1–2	Vegas	2OT	Quick	18,588	0–2	Recap
3	April 15	Vegas	3–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,484	0–3	Recap
4	April 17	Vegas	1–0	Los Angeles		Quick	18,422	0–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player statisticsEdit

Final Stats^[5]

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar	82	35	57	92	21	20
Brown, DustinDustin Brown	81	28	33	61	31	58
Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty	82	10	50	60	23	54
Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli	82	24	23	47	9	16
Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin	74	8	34	42	10	40
Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson	82	15	25	40	11	27
Kempe, AdrianAdrian Kempe	81	16	21	37	11	49
Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis	68	14	12	26	–6	25
Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez	77	9	16	25	3	34
Iafallo, AlexAlex Iafallo	75	9	16	25	10	12
Carter, JeffJeff Carter	27	13	9	22	4	2
Forbort, DerekDerek Forbort	78	1	17	18	18	49
Shore, NickNick Shore ^‡ \|\| 49 \|\| 4 \|\| 11 \|\| 15 \|\| –4 \|\| 12
Gáborík, MariánMarián Gáborík ^‡ \|\| 30 \|\| 7 \|\| 7 \|\| 14 \|\| 9 \|\| 18
Folin, ChristianChristian Folin	65	3	10	13	1	30
Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell ^† \|\| 49 \|\| 6 \|\| 5 \|\| 11 \|\| –5 \|\| 28
Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford	50	6	4	10	–4	48
Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf ^† \|\| 26 \|\| 3 \|\| 7 \|\| 10 \|\| –7 \|\| 15
Andreoff, AndyAndy Andreoff	45	3	6	9	−6	50
Fantenberg, OscarOscar Fantenberg	27	2	7	9	2	11
Amadio, MichaelMichael Amadio	37	4	4	8	–2	8
Cammalleri, MichaelMichael Cammalleri ^‡ \|\| 15 \|\| 3 \|\| 4 \|\| 7 \|\| 1 \|\| 4
Brodzinski, JonnyJonny Brodzinski	35	4	2	6	4	6
Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder ^† \|\| 20 \|\| 4 \|\| 2 \|\| 6 \|\| –1 \|\| 0
Thompson, NateNate Thompson ^† \|\| 26 \|\| 1 \|\| 5 \|\| 6 \|\| –1 \|\| 10
Jokinen, JussiJussi Jokinen ^†^‡ \|\| 18 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 5 \|\| 0 \|\| 4
LaDue, PaulPaul LaDue	12	3	1	4	5	6
MacDermid, KurtisKurtis MacDermid	34	1	3	4	–4	57
Gravel, KevinKevin Gravel	16	0	3	3	–3	2
Brickley, DanielDaniel Brickley	1	0	1	1	1	0
Laich, BrooksBrooks Laich	12	0	1	1	–5	6
Dowd, NicNic Dowd ^‡ \|\| 16 \|\| 0 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| −3 \|\| 12
Crescenzi, AndrewAndrew Crescenzi	2	0	0	0	0	2
Auger, JustinJustin Auger	2	0	0	0	–1	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar	4	1	1	2	0	0
Iafallo, AlexAlex Iafallo	3	1	0	1	–1	0
LaDue, PaulPaul LaDue	2	1	0	1	0	0
Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf	4	0	1	1	–1	4
Brown, DustinDustin Brown	4	0	1	1	1	4
Fantenberg, OscarOscar Fantenberg	4	0	1	1	0	2
Amadio, MichaelMichael Amadio	1	0	1	1	0	0
Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez	4	0	0	0	–2	0
Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis	4	0	0	0	–2	4
Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson	4	0	0	0	–1	0
Carter, JeffJeff Carter	4	0	0	0	0	2
Thompson, NateNate Thompson	4	0	0	0	–1	0
Mitchell, TorreyTorrey Mitchell	4	0	0	0	–1	0
Folin, ChristianChristian Folin	4	0	0	0	–4	0
Kempe, AdrianAdrian Kempe	4	0	0	0	–2	2
Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli	4	0	0	0	–1	0
Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin	2	0	0	0	–1	2
Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder	4	0	0	0	–1	0
Gravel, KevinKevin Gravel	1	0	0	0	–1	0
Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty	3	0	0	0	1	0
Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford	4	0	0	0	–2	6

Goaltenders

Regular season^[5]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	64	63	3,677:05	33	28	3	147	2.40	1,867	.921	5	0	4	10
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper ^‡ \|\| 19 \|\| 15 \|\| 999:13 \|\| 10 \|\| 1 \|\| 3 \|\| 35 \|\| 2.10 \|\| 516 \|\| .932 \|\| 3 \|\| 0 \|\| 1 \|\| 0
Campbell, JackJack Campbell	5	4	266:37	2	0	2	11	2.48	145	.924	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	4	4	271:26	0	4	7	1.55	131	.947	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

TransactionsEdit

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

TradesEdit

Date	Details		Ref
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)	To Edmonton Oilers Michael Cammalleri	To Los Angeles Kings Jussi Jokinen	^[6]
November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)	To Montreal Canadiens Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2018	To Los Angeles Kings Torrey Mitchell	^[7]
December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07)	To Vancouver Canucks Nic Dowd	To Los Angeles Kings Jordan Subban	^[8]
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Zatkoff	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations	^[9]
February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)	To Vegas Golden Knights Zachary Leslie	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations	^[10]
February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)	To Ottawa Senators Marian Gaborik Nick Shore	To Los Angeles Kings Dion Phaneuf Nate Thompson	^[11]
February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)	To Arizona Coyotes Darcy Kuemper	To Los Angeles Kings Tobias Rieder^{[Note 1]} Scott Wedgewood	^[12]
June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Andy Andreoff	To Los Angeles Kings Peter Budaj	^[13]

Notes:

^{Note 1} Arizona to retain 15% of salary as part of trade.

Free agents acquiredEdit

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Michael Cammalleri	New Jersey Devils	1-year, $1 million	^[14]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Stepan Falkovsky	Stockton Heat	3-year, $2.095 million entry-level contract	^[15]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Christian Folin	Minnesota Wild	1-year, $850,000	^[16]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Darcy Kuemper	Minnesota Wild	1-year, $650,000	^[17]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Cal Petersen	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[18]
October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)	Brooks Laich	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year, $650,000	^[19]
November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)	Austin Strand	Seattle Thunderbirds	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[20]
December 8, 2017 (2017-12-08)	Cole Kehler	Portland Winterhawks	3-year, $2.35 million entry-level contract	^[21]
March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)	Daniel Brickley	Minnesota State Mavericks	2-year, $2.7 million entry-level contract	^[22]
March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)	Sheldon Rempal	Clarkson Golden Knights	2-year, $2.7 million entry-level contract	^[23]
May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01)	Brad Morrison	Lethbridge Hurricanes	3-year, $2.23 million entry-level contract	^[24]

Free agents lostEdit

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Vincent LoVerde	Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year, $1.45 million	^[25]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Cameron Schilling	Winnipeg Jets	1-year, $650,000	^[26]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Zach Trotman	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year, $650,000	^[25]
August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)	Patrick Bjorkstrand	KooKoo	1-year	^[27]
October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)	Joel Lowry	Manchester Monarchs	1-year	^[28]

Claimed via waiversEdit

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waiversEdit

Player	New team	Date	Ref
Jordan Nolan	Buffalo Sabres	September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)	^[29]
Jussi Jokinen	Columbus Blue Jackets	January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)	^[30]

Players releasedEdit

Date	Player	Via	Ref
November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)	Brooks Laich	Contract termination	^[31]

Lost via retirementEdit

Date	Player	Ref

Player signingsEdit

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	Andy Andreoff	2-year, $1.355 million	^[32]
July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)	Nick Shore	1-year, $925,000	^[33]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Justin Auger	1-year, $650,000	^[34]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Jonny Brodzinski	2-year, $1.3 million	^[35]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Andrew Crescenzi	1-year, $650,000	^[34]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Kevin Gravel	1-year, $650,000	^[36]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Paul LaDue	1-year, $874,125	^[37]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Zachary Leslie	1-year, $650,000	^[34]
July 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)	Kurtis MacDermid	1-year, $650,000	^[34]
September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)	Jaret Anderson-Dolan	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[38]
October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)	Derek Forbort	2-year, $5.05 million	^[39]
November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)	Jack Campbell	2-year, $1.35 million	^[40]
March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)	Gabriel Vilardi	3-year, $4.975 million entry-level contract	^[41]
March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)	Michael Eyssimont	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[42]
April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)	Matt Villalta	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[43]
May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17)	Oscar Fantenberg	1-year, $650,000 contract extension	^[44]

Draft picksEdit

See also: List of Los Angeles Kings draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	11	Gabriel Vilardi	C	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
2	41	Jaret Anderson-Dolan	C	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	72	Matt Villalta	G	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	103	Mikey Anderson	D	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4	118¹	Markus Phillips	D	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5	134	Cole Hults	D	United States	Madison Capitols (USHL)
5	138²	Drake Rymsha	C	United States	Sarnia Sting (OHL)

Notes:^[45]

The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on May 9, 2017 that sent Ben Bishop to Dallas in exchange for this pick.^[46]
The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017 that sent Peter Budaj, Erik Cernak, a conditional pick in 2017 and a seventh-round pick in 2017 in exchange for Ben Bishop and this pick.^[47]

ReferencesEdit

↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 69. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
↑ Preseason schedule announced (June 15, 2017). Retrieved on June 29, 2017.
↑ Coyotes Game Cancelled; Kings to Play Black vs White Game Monday at 10am (September 17, 2017). Retrieved on September 19, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Announce 82-Game 2017-18 Regular Season Schedule (June 22, 2017). Retrieved on June 29, 2017.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Los Angeles Kings Stats - 2017-2018. Retrieved on March 29, 2019.
↑ LA Kings Acquire Jussi Jokinen; Trade Mike Cammalleri to Edmonton Oilers (November 14, 2017). Retrieved on November 15, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Acquire Torrey Mitchell from Montreal Canadiens in Trade (November 23, 2017). Retrieved on November 25, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Acquire Subban; Send Nic Dowd to Canucks (December 7, 2017). Retrieved on December 8, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Trade Jeff Zatkoff to Columbus Blue Jackets (January 22, 2018). Retrieved on January 23, 2018.
↑ LA Kings Trade Zac Leslie to Vegas Golden Knights (February 5, 2018). Retrieved on February 6, 2018.
↑ LA Kings Acquire Phaneuf, Thompson; Trade Gaborik, Shore to Senators (February 13, 2018). Retrieved on February 14, 2018.
↑ LA Kings Acquire Tobias Rieder, Scott Wedgewood; Trade Kuemper to Coyotes (February 21, 2018). Retrieved on February 21, 2018.
↑ Lightning acquire forward Andy Andreoff from Los Angeles Kings (June 13, 2018). Retrieved on June 13, 2018.
↑ Michael Cammalleri Signs 1-Year Deal with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Agree to Terms with Stepan Falkovsky on 3-Year Entry-Level Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Agree to Terms with Christian Folin on 1-Year Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Sign Goalie Darcy Kuemper to 1-Year Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Cal Petersen Agrees to Entry-Level Deal with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ The LA Kings have signed forward Brooks Laich (October 19, 2017). Retrieved on October 20, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Sign UFA Defenseman Austin Strand from Seattle Thunderbirds (November 27, 2017). Retrieved on November 27, 2017.
↑ Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Cole Kehler Signs with LA Kings (December 8, 2017). Retrieved on December 9, 2017.
↑ Top College UFA Daniel Brickley Signs Entry-Level Contract with LA Kings (March 29, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.
↑ Sheldon Rempal Signs Two-Year Entry-Level Contract with LA Kings (March 30, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.
↑ The LA Kings Sign Forward Brad Morrison to an Entry Level Contract (May 1, 2018). Retrieved on May 2, 2018.
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 Maple Leafs Sign Greening, Mueller, and LoVerde. NHL.com (July 1, 2017). Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ Jets sign Cameron Schilling. NHL.com (July 1, 2017). Retrieved on July 1, 2017.
↑ KooKoo vahvistuu Tanskan maajoukkuehyökkääjällä - Bjorkstrand matkaa Kouvolaan (fi-FI) (August 3, 2017). Retrieved on August 29, 2017.
↑ Manchester Monarchs Sign Joel Lowry (October 15, 2017). Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
↑ "SABRES CLAIM NOLAN OFF WAIVERS", Buffalo Sabres PR, September 27, 2017. Retrieved on September 27, 2017.
↑ Blue Jackets Claim Veteran Forward Jussi Jokinen Off Waivers (January 17, 2018). Retrieved on January 17, 2018.
↑ Kings' Brooks Laich on unconditional waivers to terminate contract. sportsnet.ca. Retrieved on December 10, 2017.
↑ Andy Andreoff Signs Two-Year Contract Extension with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on June 26, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Sign Nick Shore to 1-Year Contract Extension. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.
↑ ^34.0 ^34.1 ^34.2 ^34.3 LA Kings Sign Four Restricted Free Agents to 1-Year Contract Extensions. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.
↑ Jonny Brodzinski Signs 2-Year Contract with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.
↑ Kevin Gravel Signs 1-Year Extension with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.
↑ Paul LaDue Signs 1-Year Deal with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.
↑ Jaret Anderson-Dolan Signs 3-Year Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on September 26, 2017.
↑ LA Kings Sign Defensemen Derek Forbort to Two-Year Contract Extension (October 19, 2017). Retrieved on October 20, 2017.
↑ Goaltender Jack Campbell Signs 2-Year Extension with LA Kings (November 22, 2017). Retrieved on November 23, 2017.
↑ The LA Kings Sign Gabe Vilardi to a Three-Year Entry Level Contract (March 1, 2018). Retrieved on March 2, 2018.
↑ St. Cloud State Leading Goal Scorer Mikey Eyssimont Signs 2-Year Deal (March 29, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.
↑ Goalie Matthew Villalta Signs Three-Year Entry-Level Deal with LA Kings (April 27, 2018). Retrieved on April 29, 2018.
↑ Oscar Fantenberg Signs One-Year Extension with LA Kings (May 17, 2018). Retrieved on May 20, 2018.
↑ 2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.
↑ Ben Bishop traded to Stars by Kings for draft pick. National Hockey League (May 9, 2017). Retrieved on May 9, 2017.
↑ Kings acquire Ben Bishop from Lightning (February 26, 2017). Retrieved on February 26, 2017.

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[0] National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 69. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.

[1] Preseason schedule announced (June 15, 2017). Retrieved on June 29, 2017.

[2] Coyotes Game Cancelled; Kings to Play Black vs White Game Monday at 10am (September 17, 2017). Retrieved on September 19, 2017.

[3] LA Kings Announce 82-Game 2017-18 Regular Season Schedule (June 22, 2017). Retrieved on June 29, 2017.

[regstats-4] 5.0 ^5.1 Los Angeles Kings Stats - 2017-2018. Retrieved on March 29, 2019.

[5] LA Kings Acquire Jussi Jokinen; Trade Mike Cammalleri to Edmonton Oilers (November 14, 2017). Retrieved on November 15, 2017.

[6] LA Kings Acquire Torrey Mitchell from Montreal Canadiens in Trade (November 23, 2017). Retrieved on November 25, 2017.

[7] LA Kings Acquire Subban; Send Nic Dowd to Canucks (December 7, 2017). Retrieved on December 8, 2017.

[8] LA Kings Trade Jeff Zatkoff to Columbus Blue Jackets (January 22, 2018). Retrieved on January 23, 2018.

[9] LA Kings Trade Zac Leslie to Vegas Golden Knights (February 5, 2018). Retrieved on February 6, 2018.

[10] LA Kings Acquire Phaneuf, Thompson; Trade Gaborik, Shore to Senators (February 13, 2018). Retrieved on February 14, 2018.

[11] LA Kings Acquire Tobias Rieder, Scott Wedgewood; Trade Kuemper to Coyotes (February 21, 2018). Retrieved on February 21, 2018.

[12] Lightning acquire forward Andy Andreoff from Los Angeles Kings (June 13, 2018). Retrieved on June 13, 2018.

[13] Michael Cammalleri Signs 1-Year Deal with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[14] LA Kings Agree to Terms with Stepan Falkovsky on 3-Year Entry-Level Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[15] LA Kings Agree to Terms with Christian Folin on 1-Year Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[16] LA Kings Sign Goalie Darcy Kuemper to 1-Year Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[17] Cal Petersen Agrees to Entry-Level Deal with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[18] The LA Kings have signed forward Brooks Laich (October 19, 2017). Retrieved on October 20, 2017.

[19] LA Kings Sign UFA Defenseman Austin Strand from Seattle Thunderbirds (November 27, 2017). Retrieved on November 27, 2017.

[20] Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Cole Kehler Signs with LA Kings (December 8, 2017). Retrieved on December 9, 2017.

[21] Top College UFA Daniel Brickley Signs Entry-Level Contract with LA Kings (March 29, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.

[22] Sheldon Rempal Signs Two-Year Entry-Level Contract with LA Kings (March 30, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.

[23] The LA Kings Sign Forward Brad Morrison to an Entry Level Contract (May 1, 2018). Retrieved on May 2, 2018.

[autogenerated1-24] 25.0 ^25.1 Maple Leafs Sign Greening, Mueller, and LoVerde. NHL.com (July 1, 2017). Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[25] Jets sign Cameron Schilling. NHL.com (July 1, 2017). Retrieved on July 1, 2017.

[26] KooKoo vahvistuu Tanskan maajoukkuehyökkääjällä - Bjorkstrand matkaa Kouvolaan (fi-FI) (August 3, 2017). Retrieved on August 29, 2017.

[27] Manchester Monarchs Sign Joel Lowry (October 15, 2017). Retrieved on October 15, 2017.

[28] "SABRES CLAIM NOLAN OFF WAIVERS", Buffalo Sabres PR, September 27, 2017. Retrieved on September 27, 2017.

[29] Blue Jackets Claim Veteran Forward Jussi Jokinen Off Waivers (January 17, 2018). Retrieved on January 17, 2018.

[30] Kings' Brooks Laich on unconditional waivers to terminate contract. sportsnet.ca. Retrieved on December 10, 2017.

[31] Andy Andreoff Signs Two-Year Contract Extension with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on June 26, 2017.

[32] LA Kings Sign Nick Shore to 1-Year Contract Extension. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.

[Sign4-33] 34.0 ^34.1 ^34.2 ^34.3 LA Kings Sign Four Restricted Free Agents to 1-Year Contract Extensions. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.

[34] Jonny Brodzinski Signs 2-Year Contract with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.

[autogenerated2-35] Kevin Gravel Signs 1-Year Extension with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.

[36] Paul LaDue Signs 1-Year Deal with LA Kings. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.

[37] Jaret Anderson-Dolan Signs 3-Year Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on September 26, 2017.

[38] LA Kings Sign Defensemen Derek Forbort to Two-Year Contract Extension (October 19, 2017). Retrieved on October 20, 2017.

[39] Goaltender Jack Campbell Signs 2-Year Extension with LA Kings (November 22, 2017). Retrieved on November 23, 2017.

[40] The LA Kings Sign Gabe Vilardi to a Three-Year Entry Level Contract (March 1, 2018). Retrieved on March 2, 2018.

[41] St. Cloud State Leading Goal Scorer Mikey Eyssimont Signs 2-Year Deal (March 29, 2018). Retrieved on March 30, 2018.

[42] Goalie Matthew Villalta Signs Three-Year Entry-Level Deal with LA Kings (April 27, 2018). Retrieved on April 29, 2018.

[43] Oscar Fantenberg Signs One-Year Extension with LA Kings (May 17, 2018). Retrieved on May 20, 2018.

[44] 2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.

[45] Ben Bishop traded to Stars by Kings for draft pick. National Hockey League (May 9, 2017). Retrieved on May 9, 2017.

[BishopTrade-46] Kings acquire Ben Bishop from Lightning (February 26, 2017). Retrieved on February 26, 2017.

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2017–18 NHL season
Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings* San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights
Central	*Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets
Atlantic	*Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs
Metropolitan	*Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
See also	*Entry Draft Expansion Draft 100 Classic Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines

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