The 2015–16 Los Angeles Kings season was the 49th season (48th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The season began on October 7, 2015, and ended on April 23, 2016, respectively, both against the San Jose Sharks.

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."

Standings

Schedule and results

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

Regular season 2015–16 Schedule 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 2 October 9 Arizona 4–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 0–2–0 0 3 October 13 Vancouver 3–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 0–3–0 0 4 October 16 Minnesota 1–2 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,230 1–3–0 2 5 October 18 Colorado 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 2–3–0 4 6 October 22 Los Angeles 4–1 San Jose Enroth 16,797 3–3–0 6 7 October 23 Carolina 0–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 4–3–0 8 8 October 25 Los Angeles 3–2 Edmonton Quick 16,839 5–3–0 10 9 October 27 Los Angeles 4–1 Winnipeg Quick 15,294 6–3–0 12 10 October 31 Nashville 3–4 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,230 7–3–0 14 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 12 November 3 Los Angeles 3–0 St. Louis Enroth 17,529 8–4–0 16 13 November 5 Columbus 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 8–5–0 16 14 November 7 Florida 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 9–5–0 18 15 November 10 Arizona 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 9–6–0 18 16 November 12 NY Islanders 1–2 Los Angeles Enroth 18,230 10–6–0 20 17 November 14 Edmonton 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 11–6–0 22 18 November 17 Los Angeles 3–2 Philadelphia SO Quick 18,846 12–6–0 24 19 November 20 Los Angeles 2–3 Detroit Enroth 20,027 12–7–0 24 20 November 22 Los Angeles 3–4 Carolina Quick 10,154 12–8–0 24 21 November 23 Los Angeles 3–1 Florida Quick 10,997 13–8–0 26 22 November 25 Los Angeles 1–2 Tampa Bay SO Quick 19,092 13–8–1 27 23 November 28 Chicago 2–3 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,230 14–8–1 29 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 25 December 5 Pittsburgh 3–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 16–8–1 33 26 December 6 Tampa Bay 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 17–8–1 35 27 December 8 Los Angeles 3–2 Columbus OT Quick 15,633 18–8–1 37 28 December 11 Los Angeles 3–2 Pittsburgh SO Quick 18,489 19–8–1 39 29 December 12 Los Angeles 1–2 Buffalo OT Enroth 18,133 19–8–2 40 30 December 14 Los Angeles 3–5 Ottawa Quick 17,829 19–9–2 40 31 December 17 Los Angeles 3–0 Montreal Quick 21,288 20–9–2 42 32 December 19 Los Angeles 0–5 Toronto Enroth 19,362 20–10–2 42 33 December 22 San Jose 5–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,493 20–11–2 42 34 December 26 Los Angeles 4–3 Arizona OT Quick 15,277 21–11–2 44 35 December 28 Los Angeles 5–0 Vancouver Quick 18,570 22–11–2 46 36 December 29 Los Angeles 5–2 Edmonton Quick 16,839 23–11–2 48 37 December 31 Los Angeles 4–1 Calgary Quick 19,289 24–11–2 50 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 39 January 4 Los Angeles 1–4 Colorado Enroth 15,202 25–12–2 52 40 January 7 Toronto 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 26–12–2 54 41 January 9 St. Louis 2–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,413 26–12–3 55 42 January 11 Detroit 2–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 27–12–3 57 43 January 16 Ottawa 5–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 27–13–3 57 44 January 17 Los Angeles 3–2 Anaheim Quick 17,227 28–13–3 59 45 January 19 Dallas 2–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 29–13–3 61 46 January 21 Minnesota 3–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 29–14–3 61 47 January 23 Los Angeles 2–3 Arizona Quick 14,195 29–15–3 61 48 January 24 Los Angeles 3–2 San Jose OT Enroth 17,562 30–15–3 63 49 January 27 Colorado 4–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 30–16–3 63 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 51 February 4 Anaheim 4–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 31–17–3 65 52 February 9 Los Angeles 9–2 Boston Quick 17,565 32–17–3 67 53 February 11 Los Angeles 2–5 NY Islanders Enroth 13,643 32–18–3 67 54 February 12 Los Angeles 5–4 NY Rangers OT Budaj 18,006 33–18–3 69 55 February 14 Los Angeles 0–1 New Jersey Enroth 16,514 33–19–3 69 56 February 16 Los Angeles 1–3 Washington Quick 18,506 33–20–3 69 57 February 18 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis OT Quick 18,923 33–20–4 70 58 February 20 Los Angeles 2–1 Nashville OT Quick 17,369 34–20–4 72 59 February 23 Calgary 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 35–20–4 74 60 February 25 Edmonton 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 36–20–4 76 61 February 27 Buffalo 0–2 Los Angeles Enroth 18,230 37–20–4 78 62 February 28 Los Angeles 2–4 Anaheim Quick 17,174 37–21–4 78 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 64 March 5 Anaheim 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 38–22–4 80 65 March 7 Vancouver 1–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 39–22–4 82 66 March 9 Washington 3–4 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,324 40–22–4 84 67 March 12 New Jersey 2–1 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,412 40–22–5 85 68 March 14 Los Angeles 5–0 Chicago Quick 22,170 41–22–5 87 69 March 15 Los Angeles 5–2 Dallas Enroth 18,532 42–22–5 89 70 March 17 NY Rangers 3–4 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,230 43–22–5 91 71 March 19 Boston 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,373 44–22–5 93 72 March 21 Los Angeles 2–5 Nashville Quick 17,113 44–23–5 93 73 March 22 Los Angeles 1–2 Minnesota Quick 19,018 44–24–5 93 74 March 24 Los Angeles 1–4 Winnipeg Quick 15,294 44–25–5 93 75 March 26 Edmonton 4–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 45–25–5 95 76 March 28 Los Angeles 2–5 San Jose Quick 17,066 45–26–5 95 77 March 31 Calgary 0–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,417 46–26–5 97 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 79 April 4 Los Angeles 2–3 Vancouver Quick 18,415 46–28–5 97 80 April 5 Los Angeles 5–4 Calgary OT Enroth 18,438 47–28–5 99 81 April 7 Anaheim 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,511 48–28–5 101 82 April 9 Winnipeg 4–3 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,449 48–28–6 102 Legend:

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:

Player statistics Final stats

Skaters

Regular season Player 81 25 49 74 34 16 77 24 38 62 18 20 82 31 27 58 35 20 81 20 35 55 26 79 82 14 37 51 24 52 82 8 32 40 7 64 79 15 21 36 11 18 78 10 21 31 16 40 82 11 17 28 −5 30 54 12 10 22 −6 20 † 42 10 7 17 1 20 75 8 8 16 −10 20 81 2 12 14 11 92 47 7 6 13 −6 24 † 43 2 9 11 5 52 60 8 2 10 1 76 68 3 7 10 −10 32 ‡ 40 2 8 10 −10 32 56 3 6 9 −1 55 44 2 7 9 2 6 † 21 0 6 6 9 2 † 14 4 1 5 6 9 52 0 5 5 0 38 17 1 2 3 1 0 14 1 1 2 −1 17 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 −1 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 ‡ 10 0 0 0 0 2

Playoffs Player 5 1 4 5 1 2 5 2 2 4 2 2 5 1 2 3 −1 2 5 0 3 3 −2 4 5 2 0 2 0 4 5 2 0 2 −5 4 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 1 2 1 6 4 0 1 1 2 2 5 0 1 1 −2 4 5 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 −5 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 −5 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 −4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 68 68 4,034 40 23 5 149 2.22 1820 .918 5 0 3 10 16 13 856 7 5 1 31 2.17 398 .922 2 0 0 0 1 1 62 1 0 0 4 3.87 28 .857 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 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 NHL Third Star of the Week October 26, 2015 NHL First Star of the Week January 4, 2016 NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016 NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016 NHL Third Star of the Week January 18, 2016

Milestones

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

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

Trades

DateRef To Boston Bruins Martin JonesColin Miller1st-round pick in 2015 To Los Angeles Kings Milan Lucic To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2015 6th-round pick in 2016 To Los Angeles Kings CBJ's 4th-round pick in 2015 To New Jersey Devils Brian O'Neill To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 To Philadelphia Flyers Jordan Weal 3rd-round pick in 2016 To Los Angeles Kings Vincent LecavalierLuke Schenn To Chicago Blackhawks Christian Ehrhoff To Los Angeles Kings Rob Scuderi To Carolina Hurricanes Valentin Zykov conditional 5th-round pick in 2016 To Los Angeles Kings Kris Versteeg To Minnesota Wild Scott Sabourin To Los Angeles Kings Brett Sutter Notes Philadelphia to retain 50% ($2.25 million) of salary as part of trade. Philadelphia to retain 50% ($1.8 million) of salary as part of trade. Los Angeles to retain 15% ($225,000) of salary as part of trade. 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 Jhonas Enroth Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.25 million Christian Ehrhoff Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1.5 million Damir Sharipzyanov Owen Sound Attack 3 years, entry-level contract Peter Budaj St. John's IceCaps 1 year, $575,000

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Andrej Sekera Edmonton Oilers 6 years, $33 million Justin Williams Washington Capitals 2 years, $6.5 million Andrew Bodnarchuk Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $650,000 Jarret Stoll New York Rangers 1 year, $800,000 Mike Richards Washington Capitals 1 year, $1 million

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

Lost via retirement Player Ref

Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Tyler Toffoli 2 years, $6.5 million Kevin Gravel 2 years, $1.85 million Jamie McBain 1 year, $600,000 Erik Cernak 3 years, entry-level contract Andy Andreoff 2 years, $1.175 million Nick Shore 2 years, $1.2 million Jordan Weal 1 year, $632,500 Nic Dowd 1 year, $600,000 Andrew Crescenzi 1 year, $605,000 July 16, 2015 Vincent LoVerde 2 years, $1.15 million Joel Lowry 2 years, entry-level contract Peter Budaj 1 year, contract extension Brayden McNabb 2 years

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.