2019–20 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2019–20 Los Angeles Kings season was the 53rd season (52nd season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Kings missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This is the first time since the 2008–09 season that the Kings missed the playoffs for consecutive years, despite the fact that the Kings went on a 10–2–1 run in their final 13 games and ended the season on a 7-game winning streak, as well as the fact that 24 teams made the playoffs due to the rest of the regular season being cancelled.

Standings

Divisional standings

Western Conference

Tiebreaking procedures Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season). Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW). Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW). Greater number of total wins (including shootouts). Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded. Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against). Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2019. 2019 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 17 Los Angeles 4–1 Arizona Campbell — 1–0–0 2 September 17 Arizona 5–0 Los Angeles Quick 8,133 1–1–0 3 September 19 Vegas 3–2 Los Angeles OT Quick 10,421 1–1–1 4 September 21 Vancouver 5–7 Los Angeles Campbell 10,014 2–1–1 5 September 23 Anaheim 0–3 Los Angeles Petersen 12,746 3–1–1 6 September 25 Los Angeles 0–2 Anaheim Quick 12,410 3–2–1 7 September 27 Los Angeles 3–2 Vegas Quick 18,103 4–2–1 Notes: Indicates split-squad. Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Regular season The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019. 2019–20 game logOctober: 4–9–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 5 Los Angeles 5–6 Edmonton Quick 18,347 0–1–0 0 2 October 8 Los Angeles 4–3 Calgary OT Campbell 18,150 1–1–0 2 3 October 9 Los Angeles 2–8 Vancouver Quick 18,955 1–2–0 2 4 October 12 Nashville 4–7 Los Angeles Campbell 18,230 2–2–0 4 5 October 13 Vegas 5–2 Los Angeles Quick 17,699 2–3–0 4 6 October 15 Carolina 2–0 Los Angeles Campbell 14,219 2–4–0 4 7 October 17 Buffalo 3–0 Los Angeles Campbell 17,605 2–5–0 4 8 October 19 Calgary 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 3–5–0 6 9 October 22 Los Angeles 3–2 Winnipeg Quick 15,325 4–5–0 8 10 October 24 Los Angeles 2–5 St. Louis Quick 18,096 4–6–0 8 11 October 26 Los Angeles 1–5 Minnesota Quick 17,444 4–7–0 8 12 October 27 Los Angeles 1–5 Chicago Campbell 21,334 4–8–0 8 13 October 30 Vancouver 5–3 Los Angeles Quick 15,565 4–9–0 8 November: 7–5–2 (Home: 7–1–1; Road: 0–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 2 Chicago 3–4 Los Angeles OT Campbell 18,230 5–9–0 10 15 November 5 Los Angeles 1–3 Toronto Quick 19,195 5–10–0 10 16 November 7 Los Angeles 2–3 Ottawa OT Campbell 9,929 5–10–1 11 17 November 9 Los Angeles 2–3 Montreal Quick 21,302 5–11–1 11 18 November 12 Minnesota 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 16,099 6–11–1 13 19 November 14 Detroit 2–3 Los Angeles OT Quick 16,871 7–11–1 15 20 November 16 Vegas 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 17,282 8–11–1 17 21 November 18 Los Angeles 0–3 Arizona Campbell 12,210 8–12–1 17 22 November 21 Edmonton 1–5 Los Angeles Quick 15,539 9–12–1 19 23 November 23 Arizona 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 15,912 9–13–1 19 24 November 25 San Jose 4–3 Los Angeles OT Quick 16,927 9–13–2 20 25 November 27 NY Islanders 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 16,082 10–13–2 22 26 November 29 Los Angeles 1–4 San Jose Quick 16,893 10–14–2 22 27 November 30 Winnipeg 1–2 Los Angeles Campbell 17,249 11–14–2 24 December: 6–7–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 2 Los Angeles 2–4 Anaheim Campbell 15,434 11–15–2 24 29 December 4 Washington 3–1 Los Angeles Quick 16,102 11–16–2 24 30 December 6 Los Angeles 1–2 Edmonton Quick 17,044 11–17–2 24 31 December 7 Los Angeles 3–4 Calgary Campbell 19,080 11–18–2 24 32 December 10 NY Rangers 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 17,826 12–18–2 26 33 December 12 Los Angeles 2–1 Anaheim Quick 16,008 13–18–2 28 34 December 14 Los Angeles 4–5 Pittsburgh SO Quick 18,581 13–18–3 29 35 December 15 Los Angeles 4–2 Detroit Campbell 18,540 14–18–3 31 36 December 17 Los Angeles 4–3 Boston OT Quick 17,850 15–18–3 33 37 December 19 Los Angeles 2–3 Columbus OT Campbell 17,117 15–18–4 34 38 December 21 Los Angeles 2–3 Buffalo Quick 17,484 15–19–4 34 39 December 23 St. Louis 4–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 15–20–4 34 40 December 27 Los Angeles 3–2 San Jose OT Campbell 16,610 16–20–4 36 41 December 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Vancouver Quick 18,837 16–21–4 36 42 December 31 Philadelphia 3–5 Los Angeles Quick 17,982 17–21–4 38 January: 2–7–1 (Home: 0–4–0; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 January 4 Nashville 4–1 Los Angeles Campbell 18,230 17–22–4 38 44 January 6 Columbus 4–2 Los Angeles Quick 14,964 17–23–4 38 45 January 8 Dallas 2–1 Los Angeles Quick 17,129 17–24–4 38 46 January 9 Los Angeles 5–2 Vegas Campbell 18,281 18–24–4 40 47 January 11 Los Angeles 0–2 Carolina Campbell 18,680 18–25–4 40 48 January 14 Los Angeles 3–4 Tampa Bay SO Quick 19,092 18–25–5 41 49 January 16 Los Angeles 3–4 Florida Campbell 12,575 18–26–5 41 50 January 18 Los Angeles 1–4 Philadelphia Campbell 19,602 18–27–5 41 51 January 29 Tampa Bay 4–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 18–28–5 41 52 January 30 Los Angeles 3–2 Arizona OT Campbell 13,346 19–28–5 43 February: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 1 Anaheim 3–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 19–29–5 43 54 February 4 Los Angeles 2–4 Washington Quick 18,573 19–30–5 43 55 February 6 Los Angeles 3–5 NY Islanders Quick 11,108 19–31–5 43 56 February 8 Los Angeles 0–3 New Jersey Petersen 16,514 19–32–5 43 57 February 9 Los Angeles 1–4 NY Rangers Quick 17,237 19–33–5 43 58 February 12 Calgary 3–5 Los Angeles Petersen 18,230 20–33–5 45 59 February 15 Los Angeles 3–1 Colorado Quick 43,574(outdoors) 21–33–5 47 60 February 18 Los Angeles 3–6 Winnipeg Petersen 15,325 21–34–5 47 61 February 20 Florida 4–5 Los Angeles Quick 16,911 22–34–5 49 62 February 22 Colorado 2–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,230 22–34–6 50 63 February 23 Edmonton 4–2 Los Angeles Petersen 18,230 22–35–6 50 64 February 26 Pittsburgh 1–2 Los Angeles Petersen 16,898 23–35–6 52 65 February 29 New Jersey 1–2 Los Angeles OT Quick 17,372 24–35–6 54 March: 5–0–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 66 March 1 Los Angeles 4–1 Vegas Petersen 18,419 25–35–6 56 67 March 5 Toronto 0–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 17,495 26–35–6 58 68 March 7 Minnesota 3–7 Los Angeles Petersen 16,082 27–35–6 60 69 March 9 Colorado 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 15,011 28–35–6 62 70 March 11 Ottawa 2–3 Los Angeles Petersen 12,030 29–35–6 64 Cancelled games # Date Visitor Home 71 March 14 Anaheim Los Angeles 72 March 17 Montreal Los Angeles 73 March 19 Boston Los Angeles 74 March 21 Vancouver Los Angeles 75 March 22 Arizona Los Angeles 76 March 24 Los Angeles Dallas 77 March 26 Los Angeles Nashville 78 March 27 Los Angeles St. Louis 79 March 29 Los Angeles Chicago 80 March 31 San Jose Los Angeles 81 April 3 Los Angeles Anaheim 82 April 4 Dallas Los AngelesLegend:

Player statistics

Skaters Regular season Player 70 21 41 62 6 16 70 17 26 43 1 14 66 17 18 35 −1 22 67 7 28 35 −16 36 ‡ 58 18 16 34 −4 16 69 11 21 32 −10 29 60 17 10 27 −21 36 70 5 19 24 −12 26 65 6 17 23 −4 20 70 4 14 18 16 10 68 6 10 16 −11 10 65 4 12 16 5 14 ‡ 53 6 8 14 −6 45 43 4 10 14 −6 6 56 6 6 12 −7 16 65 6 5 11 −5 39 17 3 6 9 −10 12 17 6 2 8 −1 4 45 3 5 8 −9 47 ‡ 41 1 7 8 −9 17 10 3 4 7 0 4 † 15 3 2 5 −1 2 35 1 4 5 −10 10 18 1 4 5 −5 2 13 0 4 4 2 8 6 1 0 1 4 0 ‡ 13 0 1 1 −4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 −1 0 † 2 0 0 0 −1 0 4 0 0 0 −3 2 3 0 0 0 −4 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 42 42 2,516:14 16 22 4 117 2.79 1,224 .904 1 0 1 0 ‡ 20 20 1,201:38 8 10 2 57 2.85 572 .900 0 0 0 0 8 8 477:22 5 3 0 21 2.64 269 .922 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

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