2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Los Angeles hosted the 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game, which took place on February 2, 2002.

Offseason Mattias Norstrom was named team captain.

Regular season Head coach Andy Murray was involved in a car crash on February 15, suffering four broken ribs, a separated shoulder, and later symptoms of post-concussion syndrome. Assistant coach Dave Tippett served as interim head coach until Murray returned to the team on March 6.

The Kings tied the Red Wings for most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 73, and had the best power-play percentage, at 20.68%.

Season standings

Playoffs In a rematch of the previous playoff season, Colorado defeated the Kings in the first round in seven games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|1||October 4, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||0–0–1–0 ||

|2||October 7, 2001||3–4 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||0–1–1–0 ||

|3||October 9, 2001||1–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||0–2–1–0 ||

|4||October 11, 2001||6–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||1–2–1–0 ||

|5||October 13, 2001||0–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) ||1–3–1–0 ||

|6||October 16, 2001||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (2001–02) ||1–3–1–1 ||

|7||October 18, 2001||4–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||2–3–1–1 ||

|8||October 20, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||2–4–1–1 ||

|9||October 23, 2001||7–1 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||3–4–1–1 ||

|10||October 25, 2001||0–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) ||3–5–1–1 ||

|11||October 26, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) ||3–6–1–1 ||

|12||October 28, 2001||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) ||3–6–1–2 ||

|13||October 30, 2001||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) ||3–7–1–2 ||

|14||November 1, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) ||3–8–1–2 ||

|15||November 3, 2001||4–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) ||4–8–1–2 ||

|16||November 8, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||4–9–1–2 ||

|17||November 10, 2001||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||5–9–1–2 ||

|18||November 15, 2001||3–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||5–10–1–2 ||

|19||November 17, 2001||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||5–11–1–2 ||

|20||November 18, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||5–11–2–2 ||

|21||November 20, 2001||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||5–11–3–2 ||

|22||November 22, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||6–11–3–2 ||

|23||November 24, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||7–11–3–2 ||

|24||November 29, 2001||1–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||7–12–3–2 ||

|25||December 1, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||8–12–3–2 ||

|26||December 3, 2001||0–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||8–13–3–2 ||

|27||December 6, 2001||1–1 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||8–13–4–2 ||

|28||December 8, 2001||0–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||8–14–4–2 ||

|29||December 9, 2001||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) ||9–14–4–2 ||

|30||December 11, 2001||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||9–14–5–2 ||

|31||December 13, 2001||6–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||10–14–5–2 ||

|32||December 15, 2001||3–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||11–14–5–2 ||

|33||December 16, 2001||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||12–14–5–2 ||

|34||December 18, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) ||13–14–5–2 ||

|35||December 20, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) ||14–14–5–2 ||

|36||December 22, 2001||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) ||14–15–5–2 ||

|37||December 26, 2001||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||14–15–6–2 ||

|38||December 27, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||14–15–7–2 ||

|39||December 29, 2001||4–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2001–02) ||14–16–7–2 ||

|40||January 2, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2001–02) ||15–16–7–2 ||

|41||January 5, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2001–02) ||16–16–7–2 ||

|42||January 7, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) ||17–16–7–2 ||

|43||January 9, 2002||4–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2001–02) ||18–16–7–2 ||

|44||January 10, 2002||0–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) ||18–17–7–2 ||

|45||January 12, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||19–17–7–2 ||

|46||January 15, 2002||2–0 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||20–17–7–2 ||

|47||January 17, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) ||21–17–7–2 ||

|48||January 19, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2001–02) ||21–18–7–2 ||

|49||January 21, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||22–18–7–2 ||

|50||January 24, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||23–18–7–2 ||

|51||January 26, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||23–19–7–2 ||

|52||January 28, 2002||6–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||24–19–7–2 ||

|53||January 30, 2002||2–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||25–19–7–2 ||

|54||February 4, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) ||25–20–7–2 ||

|55||February 7, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) ||26–20–7–2 ||

|56||February 8, 2002||5–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||26–20–7–3 ||

|57||February 11, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||27–20–7–3 ||

|58||February 13, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||27–20–8–3 ||

|59||February 26, 2002||5–1 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||28–20–8–3 ||

|60||February 27, 2002||5–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) ||29–20–8–3 ||

|61||March 2, 2002||0–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||29–21–8–3 ||

|62||March 4, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2001–02) ||29–21–9–3 ||

|63||March 6, 2002||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||29–21–9–4 ||

|64||March 7, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||30–21–9–4 ||

|65||March 9, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||30–22–9–4 ||

|66||March 11, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) ||31–22–9–4 ||

|67||March 14, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||32–22–9–4 ||

|68||March 16, 2002||4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) ||33–22–9–4 ||

|69||March 18, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||34–22–9–4 ||

|70||March 21, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||35–22–9–4 ||

|71||March 23, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||36–22–9–4 ||

|72||March 24, 2002||0–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||36–23–9–4 ||

|73||March 26, 2002||0–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||36–24–9–4 ||

|74||March 28, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||36–24–10–4 ||

|75||March 30, 2002||3–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||36–25–10–4 ||

|76||April 2, 2002||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||36–25–11–4 ||

|77||April 4, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||37–25–11–4 ||

|78||April 6, 2002||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||38–25–11–4 ||

|79||April 8, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||39–25–11–4 ||

|80||April 11, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||39–26–11–4 ||

|81||April 13, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||39–27–11–4 ||

|82||April 14, 2002||1–0 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||40–27–11–4 ||

Legend:

Playoffs

|1||April 18, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 1–0 ||

|2||April 20, 2002||3–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 2–0 ||

|3||April 22, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 2–1 ||

|4||April 23, 2002||0–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 3–1 ||

|5||April 25, 2002||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 3–2 ||

|6||April 27, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Series tied 3–3 ||

|7||April 29, 2002||0–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche win 4–3 ||

Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. Player Regular season Playoffs 41 C 73 19 55 74 2 68 7 3 3 6 2 4 28 RW 76 29 33 62 8 71 4 1 3 4 0 2 33 RW 63 32 27 59 5 26 7 4 5 9 4 0 44 D 80 4 38 42 −4 65 7 0 2 2 1 0 21 C 80 13 25 38 7 56 7 2 0 2 −1 2 57 RW 73 15 16 31 −15 46 4 0 0 0 −1 2 43 D 80 7 23 30 0 94 5 0 1 1 2 2 10 D 55 7 23 30 3 68 7 0 1 1 −8 18 23 LW 72 13 14 27 14 24 7 1 2 3 3 2 25 C 53 8 16 24 2 21 7 0 0 0 −5 4 22 RW 81 8 14 22 5 125 7 0 1 1 −5 9 17 D 72 4 17 21 −5 14 4 0 1 1 1 0 42 LW 71 9 9 18 0 54 7 1 1 2 −1 2 3 D 74 5 12 17 14 54 7 0 0 0 1 0 29 C 46 7 9 16 5 40 7 1 1 2 0 2 9 RW 74 6 7 13 −13 105 7 0 0 0 −3 7 27 RW 9 6 5 11 5 0 14 D 79 2 9 11 −2 38 7 0 0 0 0 4 19 RW 41 5 2 7 −8 25 5 0 1 1 1 2 26 C 18 4 3 7 −9 17 27 RW 22 4 2 6 −4 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 D 26 1 4 5 3 22 5 0 0 0 −1 6 7 C/RW 14 1 4 5 0 8 4 0 1 1 −1 2 15 C 9 1 3 4 1 4 12 LW 43 2 0 2 −5 85 24 C 18 1 1 2 1 57 38 RW 17 1 1 2 −4 8 8 D 30 0 1 1 −5 29 11 C 8 0 1 1 −1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 G 71 0 1 1 19 7 0 0 0 0 37 LW 4 0 0 0 1 22 15 LW 2 0 0 0 −2 2 49 LW 10 0 0 0 0 51 53 D 3 0 0 0 −1 0 1 G 19 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending Player Regular season Playoffs 29 Felix Potvin 71 31 27 8 1686 157 2.31 .907 6 4071 7 3 4 201 15 2.16 .925 1 417 1 Jamie Storr 19 9 4 3 360 28 1.90 .922 2 886 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1

Awards and records

Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Jaroslav Modry Zigmund Palffy Team Best Newcomer Jason Allison Bill Libby Memorial Award Jason Allison Defensive Player Aaron Miller Jim Fox Community Service Jamie Storr Leading Scorer Jason Allison Most Inspirational Zigmund Palffy Most Popular Player Adam Deadmarsh Outstanding Defenseman Aaron Miller Unsung Hero Aaron Miller

Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Jaroslav Bednar October 4, 2001 Kip Brennan January 5, 2002 Ryan Flinn January 24, 2002 500th game played Felix Potvin October 16, 2001 1,000th game played Kelly Buchberger January 7, 2002 25th shutout Felix Potvin April 8, 2002

Transactions The Kings were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Final.

Trades Date Details Ref To Los Angeles KingsTo Tampa Bay Lightning To Los Angeles KingsTo Boston Bruins To Los Angeles KingsTo Nashville Predators To Los Angeles KingsTo Nashville Predators To Los Angeles KingsTo Montreal Canadiens

Players acquired