2015–16 Los Angeles Kings season

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

Pacific Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	25	11	43	218	192	+26	103
2	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	48	28	6	46	225	195	+30	102
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	30	6	42	241	210	+31	98
4	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	39	8	34	209	245	−36	78
5	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	33	231	260	−29	77
6	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	38	13	26	191	243	−52	75
7	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	43	8	27	203	245	−42	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	50	23	9	48	267	230	+37	109
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	24	9	44	224	201	+23	107
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	26	9	46	235	209	+26	103

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	25	11	43	218	192	+26	103
2	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	48	28	6	46	225	195	+30	102
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	30	6	42	241	210	+31	98

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	27	14	37	228	215	+13	96
2	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	38	33	11	35	216	206	+10	87

3	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	39	4	35	216	240	−24	82
4	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	39	8	34	209	245	−36	78
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	35	39	8	32	215	239	−24	78
6	PA	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	33	231	260	−29	77
7	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	38	13	26	191	243	−52	75
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	43	8	27	203	245	−42	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-Season

Pre-Season Game Log: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)^[4]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 21	Los Angeles	5–1	Arizona		Berube	––	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 22	Arizona	2–3	Los Angeles	OT	Budaj	12,996	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 25	Los Angeles	1–2	Anaheim		Quick	16,571	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 27	Los Angeles	2–1	Colorado	SO	Budaj	––	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 29	Anaheim	2–1	Los Angeles	OT	Enroth	17,915	3–1–1	Recap
6^[b]	October 3	Colorado	0–4	Los Angeles		Quick	––	4–1–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game will be played in Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California. ^b Game will be played in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Regular season

2015–16 Schedule^[2]

October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 7	San Jose	5–1	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 9	Arizona	4–1	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	0–2–0	0	Recap
3	October 13	Vancouver	3–0	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	0–3–0	0	Recap
4	October 16	Minnesota	1–2	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	1–3–0	2	Recap
5	October 18	Colorado	1–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	2–3–0	4	Recap
6	October 22	Los Angeles	4–1	San Jose		Enroth	16,797	3–3–0	6	Recap
7	October 23	Carolina	0–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	4–3–0	8	Recap
8	October 25	Los Angeles	3–2	Edmonton		Quick	16,839	5–3–0	10	Recap
9	October 27	Los Angeles	4–1	Winnipeg		Quick	15,294	6–3–0	12	Recap
10	October 31	Nashville	3–4	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	7–3–0	14	Recap

November: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 2	Los Angeles	2–4	Chicago		Quick	21,534	7–4–0	14	Recap
12	November 3	Los Angeles	3–0	St. Louis		Enroth	17,529	8–4–0	16	Recap
13	November 5	Columbus	3–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	8–5–0	16	Recap
14	November 7	Florida	1–4	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	9–5–0	18	Recap
15	November 10	Arizona	3–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	9–6–0	18	Recap
16	November 12	NY Islanders	1–2	Los Angeles		Enroth	18,230	10–6–0	20	Recap
17	November 14	Edmonton	3–4	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	11–6–0	22	Recap
18	November 17	Los Angeles	3–2	Philadelphia	SO	Quick	18,846	12–6–0	24	Recap
19	November 20	Los Angeles	2–3	Detroit		Enroth	20,027	12–7–0	24	Recap
20	November 22	Los Angeles	3–4	Carolina		Quick	10,154	12–8–0	24	Recap
21	November 23	Los Angeles	3–1	Florida		Quick	10,997	13–8–0	26	Recap
22	November 25	Los Angeles	1–2	Tampa Bay	SO	Quick	19,092	13–8–1	27	Recap
23	November 28	Chicago	2–3	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	14–8–1	29	Recap

December: 10–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 7–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Vancouver	1–2	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	15–8–1	31	Recap
25	December 5	Pittsburgh	3–5	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	16–8–1	33	Recap
26	December 6	Tampa Bay	1–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	17–8–1	35	Recap
27	December 8	Los Angeles	3–2	Columbus	OT	Quick	15,633	18–8–1	37	Recap
28	December 11	Los Angeles	3–2	Pittsburgh	SO	Quick	18,489	19–8–1	39	Recap
29	December 12	Los Angeles	1–2	Buffalo	OT	Enroth	18,133	19–8–2	40	Recap
30	December 14	Los Angeles	3–5	Ottawa		Quick	17,829	19–9–2	40	Recap
31	December 17	Los Angeles	3–0	Montreal		Quick	21,288	20–9–2	42	Recap
32	December 19	Los Angeles	0–5	Toronto		Enroth	19,362	20–10–2	42	Recap
33	December 22	San Jose	5–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,493	20–11–2	42	Recap
34	December 26	Los Angeles	4–3	Arizona	OT	Quick	15,277	21–11–2	44	Recap
35	December 28	Los Angeles	5–0	Vancouver		Quick	18,570	22–11–2	46	Recap
36	December 29	Los Angeles	5–2	Edmonton		Quick	16,839	23–11–2	48	Recap
37	December 31	Los Angeles	4–1	Calgary		Quick	19,289	24–11–2	50	Recap

January: 6–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2	Philadelphia	1–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	25–11–2	52	Recap
39	January 4	Los Angeles	1–4	Colorado		Enroth	15,202	25–12–2	52	Recap
40	January 7	Toronto	1–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	26–12–2	54	Recap
41	January 9	St. Louis	2–1	Los Angeles	SO	Quick	18,413	26–12–3	55	Recap
42	January 11	Detroit	2–4	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	27–12–3	57	Recap
43	January 16	Ottawa	5–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	27–13–3	57	Recap
44	January 17	Los Angeles	3–2	Anaheim		Quick	17,227	28–13–3	59	Recap
45	January 19	Dallas	2–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	29–13–3	61	Recap
46	January 21	Minnesota	3–0	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	29–14–3	61	Recap
47	January 23	Los Angeles	2–3	Arizona		Quick	14,195	29–15–3	61	Recap
48	January 24	Los Angeles	3–2	San Jose	OT	Enroth	17,562	30–15–3	63	Recap
49	January 27	Colorado	4–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	30–16–3	63	Recap

February: 7–5–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 4–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
50	February 2	Los Angeles	6–2	Arizona		Quick	12,261	31–16–3	65	Recap
51	February 4	Anaheim	4–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	31–17–3	65	Recap
52	February 9	Los Angeles	9–2	Boston		Quick	17,565	32–17–3	67	Recap
53	February 11	Los Angeles	2–5	NY Islanders		Enroth	13,643	32–18–3	67	Recap
54	February 12	Los Angeles	5–4	NY Rangers	OT	Budaj	18,006	33–18–3	69	Recap
55	February 14	Los Angeles	0–1	New Jersey		Enroth	16,514	33–19–3	69	Recap
56	February 16	Los Angeles	1–3	Washington		Quick	18,506	33–20–3	69	Recap
57	February 18	Los Angeles	1–2	St. Louis	OT	Quick	18,923	33–20–4	70	Recap
58	February 20	Los Angeles	2–1	Nashville	OT	Quick	17,369	34–20–4	72	Recap
59	February 23	Calgary	1–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	35–20–4	74	Recap
60	February 25	Edmonton	1–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	36–20–4	76	Recap
61	February 27	Buffalo	0–2	Los Angeles		Enroth	18,230	37–20–4	78	Recap
62	February 28	Los Angeles	2–4	Anaheim		Quick	17,174	37–21–4	78	Recap

March: 9–5–1 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 2–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
63	March 3	Montreal	2–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	38–21–4	80	Recap
64	March 5	Anaheim	3–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	38–22–4	80	Recap
65	March 7	Vancouver	1–5	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	39–22–4	82	Recap
66	March 9	Washington	3–4	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,324	40–22–4	84	Recap
67	March 12	New Jersey	2–1	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,412	40–22–5	85	Recap
68	March 14	Los Angeles	5–0	Chicago		Quick	22,170	41–22–5	87	Recap
69	March 15	Los Angeles	5–2	Dallas		Enroth	18,532	42–22–5	89	Recap
70	March 17	NY Rangers	3–4	Los Angeles	OT	Quick	18,230	43–22–5	91	Recap
71	March 19	Boston	1–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,373	44–22–5	93	Recap
72	March 21	Los Angeles	2–5	Nashville		Quick	17,113	44–23–5	93	Recap
73	March 22	Los Angeles	1–2	Minnesota		Quick	19,018	44–24–5	93	Recap
74	March 24	Los Angeles	1–4	Winnipeg		Quick	15,294	44–25–5	93	Recap
75	March 26	Edmonton	4–6	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	45–25–5	95	Recap
76	March 28	Los Angeles	2–5	San Jose		Quick	17,066	45–26–5	95	Recap
77	March 31	Calgary	0–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,417	46–26–5	97	Recap

April: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 2	Dallas	3–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	46–27–5	97	Recap
79	April 4	Los Angeles	2–3	Vancouver		Quick	18,415	46–28–5	97	Recap
80	April 5	Los Angeles	5–4	Calgary	OT	Enroth	18,438	47–28–5	99	Recap
81	April 7	Anaheim	1–2	Los Angeles		Quick	18,511	48–28–5	101	Recap
82	April 9	Winnipeg	4–3	Los Angeles	SO	Quick	18,449	48–28–6	102	Recap

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

Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 14	San Jose	4–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,230	0–1	Recap
2	April 16	San Jose	2–1	Los Angeles		Quick	18,514	0–2	Recap
3	April 18	Los Angeles	2–1	San Jose	OT	Quick	17,562	1–2	Recap
4	April 20	Los Angeles	2–3	San Jose		Quick	17,562	1–3	Recap
5	April 22	San Jose	6–3	Los Angeles		Quick	18,543	1–4	Recap

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	A	PIM
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	68	68	4,034	40	23	5	149	2.22	1820	.918	5	3	10
Enroth, JhonasJhonas Enroth	16	13	856	7	5	1	31	2.17	398	.922	2	0	0
Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	1	1	62	1	0	0	4	3.87	28	.857	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

Roster

Updated December 4, 2016.^[7]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
15	Canada !	Andreoff, AndyAndy Andreoff	6.2 !LW/C	L	25	2011	Pickering, Ontario
23	United States !	Brown, DustinDustin Brown	7.0 !RW	R	32	2003	Ithaca, New York
31	Slovakia !	Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	1.0 !G	L	34	2015	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
77	Canada !	Carter, JeffJeff Carter (A)	4.3 !C/RW	R	31	2012	London, Ontario
13	Canada !	Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford	6.0 !LW	R	25	2009	Ayr, Ontario
8	Canada !	Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty (A)	2.0 !D	R	26	2008	London, Ontario
26	United States !	Dowd, NicNic Dowd	4.0 !C	R	26	2009	Huntsville, Alabama
24	United States !	Forbort, DerekDerek Forbort	2.0 !D	L	24	2010	Duluth, Minnesota
12	Slovakia !	Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik	7.0 !RW	L	34	2014	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
14	United States !	Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert	2.0 !D	R	33	2016	Bloomington, Minnesota
53	United States !	Gravel, KevinKevin Gravel	2.0 !D	L	24	2010	Kingsford, Michigan
2	United States !	Greene, MattMatt Greene	2.0 !D	R	33	2008	Grand Ledge, Michigan
74	Canada !	King, DwightDwight King	6.0 !LW	L	27	2007	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
11	Slovenia !	Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar (C)	4.0 !C	L	29	2005	Jesenice, Yugoslavia
22	United States !	Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis	4.3 !C/RW	R	29	2006	Salt Lake City, Utah
27	United States !	Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez	2.0 !D	L	29	2007	Rochester Hills, Michigan
3	Canada !	McNabb, BraydenBrayden McNabb	2.0 !D	L	25	2014	Davidson, Saskatchewan
6	Canada !	Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin	2.0 !D	L	27	2010	Woodstock, Ontario
71	Canada !	Nolan, JordanJordan Nolan	7.2 !RW/C	L	27	2009	St. Catharines, Ontario
70	Canada !	Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson	6.0 !LW	L	24	2012	Kitchener, Ontario
32	United States !	Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	1.0 !G	L	30	2005	Milford, Connecticut
10	Canada !	Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi	7.0 !RW	R	29	2016	Taber, Alberta
21	United States !	Shore, NickNick Shore	4.0 !C	R	24	2011	Denver, Colorado
73	Canada !	Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli	7.2 !RW/C	R	24	2010	Scarborough, Ontario
37	United States !	Zatkoff, JeffJeff Zatkoff	1.0 !G	L	29	2016	Detroit, Michigan

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Quick, J.J. Quick	NHL Third Star of the Week^[8]	October 26, 2015
Quick, J.J. Quick	NHL First Star of the Week^[9]	January 4, 2016
Doughty, D.D. Doughty	NHL All-Star game selection^[10]	January 6, 2016
Quick, J.J. Quick	NHL All-Star game selection^[10]	January 6, 2016
Kopitar, A.A. Kopitar	NHL Third Star of the Week^[11]	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	^[12]
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	^[13]
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)	To New Jersey Devils Brian O'Neill	To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017	^[14]
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]}	^[15]
February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)	To Chicago Blackhawks Christian Ehrhoff^{Note 3}	To Los Angeles Kings Rob Scuderi^{Note 4}	^[16]
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)	To Carolina Hurricanes Valentin Zykov conditional 5th-round pick in 2016	To Los Angeles Kings Kris Versteeg	^[17]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Minnesota Wild Scott Sabourin	To Los Angeles Kings Brett Sutter	^[18]

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	^[19]
August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)	Christian Ehrhoff	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $1.5 million	^[20]
August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27)	Damir Sharipzyanov	Owen Sound Attack	3 years, entry-level contract	^[21]
October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)	Peter Budaj	St. John's IceCaps	1 year, $575,000	^[22]

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	^[23]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Justin Williams	Washington Capitals	2 years, $6.5 million	^[24]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	Andrew Bodnarchuk	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $650,000	^[25]
August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10)	Jarret Stoll	New York Rangers	1 year, $800,000	^[26]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)	Mike Richards	Washington Capitals	1 year, $1 million	^[27]

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	^[28]

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	^[29]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Kevin Gravel	2 years, $1.85 million	^[30]
July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05)	Jamie McBain	1 year, $600,000	^[31]
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)	Erik Cernak	3 years, entry-level contract	^[32]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	Andy Andreoff	2 years, $1.175 million	^[33]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Nick Shore	2 years, $1.2 million	^[34]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Jordan Weal	1 year, $632,500	^[34]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Nic Dowd	1 year, $600,000	^[34]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Andrew Crescenzi	1 year, $605,000	^[34]
July 16, 2015	Vincent LoVerde	2 years, $1.15 million	^[34]
August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10)	Joel Lowry	2 years, entry-level contract	^[35]
March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)	Peter Budaj	1 year, contract extension	^[36]
June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04)	Brayden McNabb	2 years	^[37]

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	Slovakia	HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga)
3	74	Alexander Dergachyov	C	Russia	SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia Jr.)
4	99^[b]	Austin Wagner	LW	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
5	134	Matt Schmalz	RW	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	187^[c]	Chaz Reddekopp	D	Canada	Victoria Royals (WHL)
7	194	Matt Roy	LW	Canada	Michigan Tech University (WCHA)

Draft notes^[38]

The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Milan Lucic to Los Angeles in exchange for Martin Jones, Colin Miller and this pick.^[12]
^a The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers to Buffalo in exchange for Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, Los Angeles' second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[39] Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013 that sent Robyn Regehr to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[40]
^b The Columbus Blue Jackets’ fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2015 (104th overall) and a sixth-round pick in 2016 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.^[13]

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.^[41]

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.^[13]
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).^[42] 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^[43] after playing only 26 games with the Kings.^[44]
^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.^[45]

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Los Angeles Kings

Founded in 1967 Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Awards Records

Personnel	Owners Philip Anschutz Edward P. Roski General manager Dean Lombardi Head coach Darryl Sutter Team captain Anze Kopitar Current roster

Arenas	Long Beach Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Great Western Forum Staples Center

Rivalries	Anaheim Ducks San Jose Sharks

Affiliates	AHL Ontario Reign ECHL Manchester Monarchs

General managers	Regan Milford Maguire Vachon Beverley McMaster Taylor Lombardi

Head coaches	Kelly Laycoe Wilson Regan Glover Pulford Stewart Berry MacDonald Perry Vachon Neilson Quinn Murphy Ftorek Webster Melrose Robinson A. Murray Torchetti Crawford T. Murray Stevens D. Sutter

Media	Broadcasters TV: FSN West/Prime Ticket Radio: KABC (790 AM)

Retired numbers	4 16 18 20 30 99

Stanley Cup Finals	1993 2012 2014

Culture/lore	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft I Love L.A. Bailey Frozen Fury Miracle on Manchester 1991 Las Vegas outdoor game Garnet Bailey and Mark Bavis 2011 NHL Premiere 2014 NHL Stadium Series 2015 NHL Stadium Series

Los Angeles Kings seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1979–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2015–16 NHL season

Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks

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	Draft Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

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