The 2010–11 Los Angeles Kings season was the 44th season of operation (43rd season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise.

Pre-season 2010 Pre-season game log: 3–1–2 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–0–2; Neutral: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap 1 September 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Colorado Avalanche Bernier 1–0–0 2 September 23 Los Angeles Kings (SS) 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) OT Zatkoff 1–0–1 3 September 23 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (SS) Quick 1–1–1 4 September 28 Anaheim Ducks 3–8 Los Angeles Kings Quick 2–1–1 5 October 2 (Las Vegas) Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 3–1–1 6 October 3 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Anaheim Ducks OT Bernier 3–1–2 (SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season The Kings came out on fire to start the season, and took the lead in the Western Conference standings. Despite an injury to Drew Doughty, the team started with a 12–3 win–loss record into November, including a six-game win streak.

The Kings concluded the regular season having tied the New Jersey Devils for the fewest power-play goals allowed, with 40.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

2010–11 Kings schedule at nhl.com

2010–11 Game Log October: 8–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Vancouver Canucks SO Quick 18,860 1–0–0 2 2 October 10 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Calgary Flames Bernier 19,289 1–1–0 2 3 October 12 Atlanta Thrashers 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 2–1–0 4 4 October 15 Vancouver Canucks 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 3–1–0 6 5 October 20 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 17,769 4–1–0 8 6 October 21 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes Quick 6,706 4–2–0 8 7 October 23 Los Angeles Kings 6–4 Colorado Avalanche Quick 15,478 5–2–0 10 8 October 25 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Quick 17,094 6–2–0 12 9 October 27 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks Bernier 20,667 6–3–0 12 10 October 28 Los Angeles Kings 5–2 Dallas Stars Quick 11,306 7–3–0 14 11 October 30 New Jersey Devils 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 8–3–0 16 November: 5–7–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 9–3–0 18 13 November 6 Nashville Predators 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 18,118 10–3–0 20 14 November 11 Dallas Stars 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 11–3–0 22 15 November 13 New York Islanders 1–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 12–3–0 24 16 November 15 Los Angeles Kings 3–6 San Jose Sharks Bernier 17,562 12–4–0 24 17 November 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 12–5–0 24 18 November 19 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Buffalo Sabres Bernier 18,418 12–6–0 24 19 November 20 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Boston Bruins SO Quick 17,565 13–6–0 26 20 November 22 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Ottawa Senators Quick 18,315 13–7–0 26 21 November 24 Los Angeles Kings 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bernier 21,273 13–8–0 26 22 November 27 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 13–9–0 26 23 November 29 Los Angeles Kings 0–2 Anaheim Ducks Quick 17,174 13–10–0 26 December: 9–4–1 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Florida Panthers 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 17,720 14–10–0 28 25 December 4 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick 18,118 15–10–0 30 26 December 9 Calgary Flames 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 16–10–0 32 27 December 11 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick 18,118 16–10–1 33 28 December 13 Los Angeles Kings 5–0 Detroit Red Wings Quick 17,810 17–10–1 35 29 December 16 Los Angeles Kings 4–6 St. Louis Blues Quick 19,150 17–11–1 35 30 December 18 Los Angeles Kings 6–1 Nashville Predators Bernier 16,734 18–11–1 37 31 December 19 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks Quick 21,523 18–12–1 37 32 December 21 Los Angeles Kings 5–0 Colorado Avalanche Quick 15,891 19–12–1 39 33 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick 18,118 20–12–1 41 34 December 26 Anaheim Ducks 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 18,313 21–12–1 43 35 December 27 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 San Jose Sharks Quick 17,562 22–12–1 45 36 December 29 Los Angeles Kings 3–6 Phoenix Coyotes Quick 15,153 22–13–1 45 37 December 30 Philadelphia Flyers 7–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 18,118 22–14–1 45 January: 5–8–0 (Home: 4–6–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 1 San Jose Sharks 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 22–15–1 45 39 January 3 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 17,916 22–16–1 45 40 January 6 Nashville Predators 5–2 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 17,823 22–17–1 45 41 January 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–6 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 23–17–1 47 42 January 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 17,834 23–18–1 47 43 January 13 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 17,932 23–19–1 47 44 January 15 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 18,118 24–19–1 49 45 January 17 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Dallas Stars Bernier 14,163 24–20–1 49 46 January 18 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 St. Louis Blues Quick 19,150 24–21–1 49 47 January 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 24–22–1 49 48 January 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes Quick 13,210 25–22–1 51 49 January 24 Boston Bruins 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 26–22–1 53 50 January 26 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick 18,118 27–22–1 55 February: 8–2–3 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 6–1–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Minnesota Wild SO Bernier 17,504 27–22–2 56 52 February 2 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Quick 16,839 28–22–2 58 53 February 5 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Calgary Flames SO Quick 19,289 29–22–2 60 54 February 10 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Quick 18,208 29–22–3 61 55 February 12 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Washington Capitals Bernier 18,398 30–22–3 63 56 February 13 Los Angeles Kings 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers Quick 19,724 31–22–3 65 57 February 16 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Quick 12,442 32–22–3 67 58 February 17 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 New York Rangers SO Bernier 18,200 32–22–4 68 59 February 19 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 New York Islanders Quick 13,119 32–23–4 68 60 February 23 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Anaheim Ducks Quick 17,174 33–23–4 70 61 February 24 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 18,118 34–23–4 72 62 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 35–23–4 74 63 February 28 Detroit Red Wings 7–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 35–24–4 74 March: 9–3–2 (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 5–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 3 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Los Angeles Kings Bernier 18,118 36–24–4 76 65 March 5 Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 36–25–4 76 66 March 7 Dallas Stars 4–3 Los Angeles Kings OT Bernier 18,118 36–25–5 77 67 March 9 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Quick 20,066 37–25–5 79 68 March 11 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Bernier 15,605 38–25–5 81 69 March 13 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Dallas Stars Quick 15,627 39–25–5 83 70 March 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Nashville Predators Bernier 15,761 40–25–5 85 71 March 17 St. Louis Blues 4–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 40–26–5 85 72 March 19 Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick 18,118 40–26–6 86 73 March 21 Calgary Flames 1–2 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick 18,118 41–26–6 88 74 March 24 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick 18,118 42–26–6 90 75 March 26 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 43–26–6 92 76 March 29 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Edmonton Oilers Bernier 16,839 44–26–6 94 77 March 31 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Vancouver Canucks Quick 18,860 44–27–6 94 April: 2–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Dallas Stars 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,118 45–27–6 96 79 April 4 Los Angeles Kings 1–6 San Jose Sharks Quick 17,562 45–28–6 96 80 April 6 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick 18,118 46–28–6 98 81 April 8 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Anaheim Ducks Quick 17,587 46–29–6 98 82 April 9 Anaheim Ducks 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick 18,203 46–30–6 98 Legend:

Playoffs The Kings returned to the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

2011 Stanley Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) San Jose Sharks – San Jose Sharks win series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Quick (0–1) 17,562 Sharks lead 1–0 2 April 16 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 San Jose Sharks Quick (1–1) 17,562 Series tied 1–1 3 April 19 San Jose Sharks 6–5 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick (1–2) 18,216 Sharks lead 2–1 4 April 21 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick (1–3) 18,234 Sharks lead 3–1 5 April 23 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 San Jose Sharks Quick (2–3) 17,562 Sharks lead 3–2 6 April 25 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick (2–4) 18,118 Sharks win 4–2

Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Anze Kopitar 75 25 48 73 25 20 Dustin Brown 82 28 29 57 17 67 Justin Williams 73 22 35 57 14 59 Ryan Smyth 82 23 24 47 −1 35 Jarret Stoll 82 20 23 43 −6 42 Jack Johnson 82 5 37 42 −21 44 Drew Doughty 76 11 29 40 13 68 Wayne Simmonds 80 14 16 30 −2 75 Michal Handzus 82 12 18 30 −5 20 Brad Richardson 68 7 12 19 −13 47 Alec Martinez 60 5 11 16 11 18 Rob Scuderi 82 2 13 15 1 16 Alexei Ponikarovsky 61 5 10 15 1 36 Kyle Clifford 76 7 7 14 −10 141 Trevor Lewis 72 3 10 13 −11 6 Matt Greene 71 2 9 11 3 70 Willie Mitchell 57 5 5 10 4 21 Marco Sturm‡ 17 4 5 9 6 17 Andrei Loktionov 19 4 3 7 2 2 Dustin Penner† 19 2 4 6 0 2 Davis Drewiske 38 0 5 5 −1 19 Peter Harrold 19 1 3 4 3 4 Oscar Moller 13 1 3 4 −1 2 Scott Parse 5 1 3 4 5 0 Kevin Westgarth 56 0 3 3 −6 105 Brayden Schenn 8 0 2 2 −1 0 Jake Muzzin 11 0 1 1 −2 0 John Zeiler 4 0 0 0 −1 0 Dwight King 6 0 0 0 −2 2

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Ryan Smyth 6 2 3 5 3 0 Brad Richardson 6 2 3 5 −4 2 Jack Johnson 6 1 4 5 −2 0 Kyle Clifford 6 3 2 5 −2 7 Justin Williams 6 3 1 4 0 2 Trevor Lewis 6 1 3 4 0 2 Drew Doughty 6 2 2 4 0 8 Jarret Stoll 5 0 3 3 4 0 Wayne Simmonds 6 1 2 3 −1 20 Michal Handzus 6 1 1 2 −4 0 Willie Mitchell 6 1 1 2 1 4 Rob Scuderi 6 0 2 2 −1 0 Dustin Brown 6 1 1 2 −3 6 Dustin Penner 6 1 1 2 −3 4 Kevin Westgarth 6 0 2 2 2 14 Alexei Ponikarovsky 4 1 0 1 1 0 Alec Martinez 6 0 1 1 −1 2 Matt Greene 6 0 0 0 −3 14 Scott Parse 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Oscar Moller 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO Jonathan Quick 61 3591 35 22 3 134 2.24 1631 .918 6 Jonathan Bernier 25 1378 11 8 3 57 2.48 652 .913 3

Playoffs Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO Jonathan Quick 6 380 2 4 20 3.16 229 .913 1

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. ‡Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. Underline denotes currently with a minor league affiliate.

Awards and records

Records Anze Kopitar established a franchise record for most consecutive games played. On March 14, 2011, Kopitar established the new mark by playing in a 325th consecutive game against the Nashville Predators. The previous record was held by Hockey Hall of Fame member Marcel Dionne. Dionne played in 324 straight contests between January 7, 1978, until January 9, 1982. Jonathan Quick became the first goaltender in franchise history to post consecutive 30-win seasons.

Milestones