2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season

2011–12 Los Angeles Kings
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	8th Western
2011–12 record	40–27–15
Home record	22–14–5
Road record	18–13–10
Goals for	194
Goals against	179
Team information
General manager	Dean Lombardi
Coach	Terry Murray (Oct.–Dec.) John Stevens (interim, Dec.) Darryl Sutter (Dec.–Jun.)
Captain	Dustin Brown
Alternate captains	Matt Greene Anze Kopitar
Arena	Staples Center
Average attendance	18,118
Team leaders
Goals	Anze Kopitar (25)
Assists	Anze Kopitar (51)
Points	Anze Kopitar (76)
Penalty minutes	Kyle Clifford (123)
Plus/minus	Willie Mitchell (+20)
Wins	Jonathan Quick (35)
Goals against average	Jonathan Quick (1.95)

The 2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season was the 45th season (44th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. Although they finished the season with 95 points, and the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs, they went on to capture the first Stanley Cup championship in team history.

Regular season

On December 12, 2011, the Kings fired head coach Terry Murray and named John Stevens interim head coach. On December 20, 2011, the Kings hired Darryl Sutter to be their head coach, replacing Stevens.

With only one month to play in the regular season, the Kings were tenth in the Western Conference, two seeds away from a playoff spot. Their defense and goal tending being the only highlights throughout most of the season, highlighted by Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty. The offense was loaded with talent, but unable to find any kind of significant consistency. Until the final month and a half, when they proceeded to go 12–4–3 in their final 19 games as their offense finally caught fire and started scoring the goals they lacked earlier in the year. Securing the eighth and final playoff seed in their 81st (and second-to-last game), a shoot-out loss to their arch rivals, the San Jose Sharks.

Out of the Kings' 82 regular season games, 21 ended in a shutout; the Kings were shut-out ten times, the most of any NHL team in the regular season.

Playoffs

Main articles: 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2012 Stanley Cup Finals

The Kings made the playoffs for the third consecutive season, needing a win in the final game to secure the eighth seed. The Kings also became the second team to eliminate the first, second and third seeds from the playoffs in the same post-season (after the 2003–04 Calgary Flames), as well as the only team to win the Stanley Cup after defeating the first, second and third seeds in sequence. (Darryl Sutter was the head coach of both the 2003–04 Flames and 2011–12 Kings.) They then defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals, becoming the first eighth seed in North American professional sports history to win a championship. They are also one of the few teams to win a championship after never benefiting from home-venue advantage in the post-season after the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils. Los Angeles would start every series by winning the first three games, only sweeping the St. Louis Blues.

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
4	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
5	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80

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

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 pre-season game log: 4–2–2 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–1; Neutral: 0–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Los Angeles Kings (SS)	3–2	Phoenix Coyotes (SS)		Zatkoff (1–0–0)	1–0–0
2	September 21	Phoenix Coyotes (SS)	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (SS)	SO	Jones (0–0–1)	1–0–1
3	September 25	Anaheim Ducks	3–1	Los Angeles Kings		Quick (0–1–0)	1–1–1
4	September 27 (in Kansas City, MO)	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–2	Los Angeles Kings	SO	Bernier (0–0–1)	1–1–2
5	September 28	Los Angeles Kings	6–0	Colorado Avalanche		Quick (1–1–0)	2–1–2
6	September 30	Los Angeles Kings	3–1	Anaheim Ducks		Bernier (1–0–1)	3–1–2
7	October 1 (in Las Vegas, NV)	Colorado Avalanche	4–1	Los Angeles Kings		Quick (1–2–0)	3–2–2
8	October 4 (in Hamburg, Germany)	Los Angeles Kings	5–4	Hamburg Freezers		Bernier (2–0–1)	4–2–2
(SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season

2011–12 game log
October: 6–3–2 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 (in Stockholm, Sweden) New York Rangers 2–3 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick (1–0–0) 13,800 1–0–0 2 2 October 8 (in Berlin, Germany) Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (0–1–0) 14,300 1–1–0 2 3 October 13 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 New Jersey Devils SO Quick (1–0–1) 12,256 1–1–1 3 4 October 15 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Philadelphia Flyers OT Quick (2–0–1) 19,644 2–1–1 5 5 October 18 St. Louis Blues 0–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (3–0–1) 18,118 3–1–1 7 6 October 20 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Phoenix Coyotes Quick (4–0–1) 7,128 4–1–1 9 7 October 22 Dallas Stars 0–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (5–0–1) 18,118 5–1–1 11 8 October 25 New Jersey Devils 3–0 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (0–2–0) 18,118 5–2–1 11 9 October 27 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Dallas Stars Quick (6–0–1) 8,443 6–2–1 13 10 October 29 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Quick (6–0–2) 10,379 6–2–2 14 11 October 30 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Colorado Avalanche Quick (6–1–2) 12,355 6–3–2 14
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–4–1 ; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 3 Edmonton Oilers 3–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (6–2–2) 18,118 6–4–2 14 13 November 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (6–2–3) 18,118 6–4–3 15 14 November 7 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 San Jose Sharks Quick (6–3–3) 17,562 6–5–3 15 15 November 8 Nashville Predators 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (1–2–0) 17,963 7–5–3 17 16 November 10 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (6–4–3) 18,118 7–6–3 17 17 November 12 Minnesota Wild 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (7–4–3) 18,118 8–6–3 19 18 November 16 Anaheim Ducks 1–2 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (8–4–3) 18,118 9–6–3 21 19 November 17 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Anaheim Ducks Quick (9–4–3) 15,412 10–6–3 23 20 November 19 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (9–5–3) 18,118 10–7–3 23 21 November 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 St. Louis Blues Bernier (2–2–0) 18,178 11–7–3 25 22 November 23 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Dallas Stars OT Quick (9–5–4) 11,779 11–7–4 26 23 November 26 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (9–6–4) 18,118 11–8–4 26 24 November 28 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (10–6–4) 18,118 12–8–4 28
December: 7–6–2 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Florida Panthers 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–6–4) 17,720 13–8–4 30 26 December 3 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (2–3–0) 18,118 13–9–4 30 27 December 6 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Anaheim Ducks Quick (11–7–4) 14,419 13–10–4 30 28 December 8 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–8–4) 18,118 13–11–4 30 29 December 10 Dallas Stars 2–1 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (2–4–0) 18,118 13–12–4 30 30 December 13 Los Angeles Kings 0–3 Boston Bruins Quick (11–9–4) 17,565 13–13–4 30 31 December 15 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Quick (12–9–4) 16,090 14–13–4 32 32 December 17 Los Angeles Kings 2–8 Detroit Red Wings Quick (12–10–4) 20,066 14–14–4 32 33 December 19 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Quick (13–10–4) 19,521 15–14–4 34 34 December 22 Anaheim Ducks 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (14–10–4) 18,118 16–14–4 36 35 December 23 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 San Jose Sharks SO Quick (14–10–5) 17,562 16–14–5 37 36 December 26 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (15–10–5) 18,118 17–14–5 39 37 December 28 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks Quick (16–10–5) 22,066 18–14–5 41 38 December 29 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Winnipeg Jets OT Bernier (2–4–1) 15,004 18–14–6 42 39 December 31 Vancouver Canucks 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (17–10–5) 18,118 19–14–6 44
January: 5–3–4 (Home: 4–2–3 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (17–10–6) 18,118 19–14–7 45 41 January 5 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Los Angeles Kings OT Quick (18–10–6) 18,118 20–14–7 47 42 January 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (18–11–6) 18,118 20–15–7 47 43 January 9 Washington Capitals 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (3–4–1) 18,118 21–15–7 49 44 January 12 Dallas Stars 5–4 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (18–11–7) 18,118 21–15–8 50 45 January 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Calgary Flames Quick (19–11–7) 19,289 22–15–8 52 46 January 15 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Edmonton Oilers OT Quick (19–11–8) 16,839 22–15–9 53 47 January 17 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Vancouver Canucks SO Quick (20–11–8) 18,890 23–15–9 55 48 January 19 Calgary Flames 2–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (20–11–9) 18,118 23–15–10 56 49 January 21 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (20–12–9) 18,118 23–16–10 56 50 January 23 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (21–12–9) 18,118 24–16–10 58
February: 5–7–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 3–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick (22–12–9) 18,118 25–16–10 60 52 February 3 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 St. Louis Blues Quick (22–13–9) 18,811 25–17–10 60 53 February 4 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes Bernier (3–5–1) 18,680 25–18–10 60 54 February 7 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Quick (23–13–9) 16,489 26–18–10 62 55 February 9 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Florida Panthers Quick (23–14–9) 14,929 26–19–10 62 56 February 11 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 New York Islanders OT Quick (23–14–10) 13,079 26–19–11 63 57 February 12 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Dallas Stars Quick (24–14–10) 12,191 27–19–11 65 58 February 16 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (24–15–10) 18,118 27–20–11 65 59 February 18 Calgary Flames 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (24–16–10) 18,118 27–21–11 65 60 February 21 Los Angeles Kings 4–5 Phoenix Coyotes SO Quick (24–16–11) 10,842 27–21–12 66 61 February 22 Los Angeles Kings 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Quick (24–17–11) 15,907 27–22–12 66 62 February 25 Chicago Blackhawks 0–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (25–17–11) 18,118 28–22–12 68 63 February 27 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Nashville Predators Quick (25–18–11) 15,665 28–23–12 68 64 February 28 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Minnesota Wild Bernier (4–5–1) 17,317 29–23–12 70
March: 10–4–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 5–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 3 Anaheim Ducks 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (26–18–11) 18,301 30–23–12 72 66 March 6 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Nashville Predators Quick (27–18–11) 17,113 31–23–12 74 67 March 8 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Bernier (4–6–1) 14,306 31–24–12 74 68 March 9 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Detroit Red Wings Quick (27–19–11) 20,066 31–25–12 74 69 March 11 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks SO Quick (28–19–11) 21,398 32–25–12 76 70 March 13 Detroit Red Wings 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (29–19–11) 18,118 33–25–12 78 71 March 16 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Anaheim Ducks Quick (30–19–11) 17,367 34–25–12 80 72 March 17 Nashville Predators 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Bernier (5–6–1) 18,118 35–25–12 82 73 March 20 San Jose Sharks 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Quick (31–19–11) 18,118 36–25–12 84 74 March 22 St. Louis Blues 0–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (32–19–11) 18,118 37–25–12 86 75 March 24 Boston Bruins 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (32–20–11) 18,310 37–26–12 86 76 March 26 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Vancouver Canucks Quick (32–21–11) 18,890 37–27–12 86 77 March 28 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 Calgary Flames Quick (33–21–11) 19,289 38–27–12 88 78 March 30 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Quick (34–21–11) 16,839 39–27–12 90 79 March 31 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Minnesota Wild SO Bernier (5–6–2) 18,209 39–27–13 91
April: 1–0–2 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Edmonton Oilers 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (35–21–11) 18,118 40–27–13 93 81 April 5 San Jose Sharks 6–5 Los Angeles Kings SO Quick (35–21–12) 18,330 40–27–14 94 82 April 7 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Quick (35–21–13) 17,562 40–27–15 95
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (1) Vancouver Canucks – Los Angeles won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Vancouver Canucks Quick (1–0) 18,890 1–0 2 April 13 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Vancouver Canucks Quick (2–0) 18,890 2–0 3 April 15 Vancouver Canucks 0–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (3–0) 18,352 3–0 4 April 18 Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (3–1) 18,409 3–1 5 April 22 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 Vancouver Canucks OT Quick (4–1) 18,890 4–1
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (2) St. Louis Blues – Los Angeles won series 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 28 Los Angeles Kings 3–1 St. Louis Blues Quick (5–1) 19,391 1–0 2 April 30 Los Angeles Kings 5–2 St. Louis Blues Quick (6–1) 19,366 2–0 3 May 3 St. Louis Blues 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (7–1) 18,362 3–0 4 May 6 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Los Angeles Kings Quick (8–1) 18,373 4–0
Western Conference Finals: vs. (3) Phoenix Coyotes – Los Angeles won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 13 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Quick (9–1) 17,134 1–0 2 May 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes Quick (10–1) 17,149 2–0 3 May 17 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–1) 18,367 3–0 4 May 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–0 Los Angeles Kings Quick (11–2) 18,402 3–1 5 May 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Quick (12–2) 17,148 4–1 Stanley Cup Finals: vs (6) New Jersey Devils – Los Angeles won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 30 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 New Jersey Devils OT Quick (13–2) 17,625 1–0 2 June 2 Los Angeles Kings 2–1 New Jersey Devils OT Quick (14–2) 17,625 2–0 3 June 4 New Jersey Devils 0–4 Los Angeles Kings Quick (15–2) 18,764 3–0 4 June 6 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Quick (15–3) 18,867 3–1 5 June 9 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 New Jersey Devils Quick (15–4) 17,625 3–2 6 June 11 New Jersey Devils 1–6 Los Angeles Kings Quick (16-4) 18,858 4–2 Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Anze Kopitar 82 25 51 76 12 20 Justin Williams 82 22 37 59 10 44 Dustin Brown 82 22 32 54 18 53 Mike Richards 74 18 26 44 3 71 Drew Doughty 77 10 26 36 −2 69 Willie Mitchell 76 5 19 24 20 44 Jack Johnson‡ 61 8 16 24 −12 24 Jarret Stoll 78 6 15 21 2 60 Slava Voynov 54 8 12 20 12 12 Simon Gagne 34 7 10 17 −1 18 Dustin Penner 65 7 10 17 −7 43 Matt Greene 82 4 11 15 4 58 Dwight King 27 5 9 14 3 10 Alec Martinez 51 6 6 12 −1 8 Kyle Clifford 81 5 7 12 −5 123 Rob Scuderi 82 1 8 9 −7 16 Jeff Carter† 16 6 3 9 −1 2 Colin Fraser 67 2 6 8 −2 67 Brad Richardson 59 5 3 8 −6 30 Trent Hunter 38 2 5 7 −4 8 Trevor Lewis 72 3 4 7 −3 26 Andrei Loktionov 39 3 4 7 −4 2 Ethan Moreau 28 1 3 4 −3 20 Jordan Nolan 26 2 2 4 2 28 Scott Parse 9 2 0 2 1 14 Kevin Westgarth 25 1 1 2 −3 39 Davis Drewiske 9 2 0 2 0 2

Playoffs

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Dustin Brown 20 8 12 20 16 34 Anze Kopitar 20 8 12 20 16 9 Drew Doughty 20 4 12 16 11 14 Justin Williams 20 4 11 15 8 12 Mike Richards 20 4 11 15 1 17 Jeff Carter 20 8 5 13 0 4 Dustin Penner 20 3 8 11 4 32 Trevor Lewis 20 3 6 9 7 2 Dwight King 20 5 3 8 3 13 Matt Greene 20 2 4 6 9 12 Jarret Stoll 20 2 3 5 5 18 Willie Mitchell 20 1 2 3 7 16 Alec Martinez 20 1 2 3 5 8 Slava Voynov 20 1 2 3 1 4 Colin Fraser 18 1 1 2 -1 4 Jordan Nolan 20 1 1 2 1 21 Rob Scuderi 20 0 1 1 9 4 Brad Richardson 13 1 0 1 0 4 Simon Gagne 4 0 0 0 −1 2 Andrei Loktionov 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Clifford 3 0 0 0 −1 2

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO Jonathan Quick 69 4099 35 21 13 133 1.95 1863 .929 10 Jonathan Bernier 16 890 5 6 2 35 2.36 383 .909 1

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO Jonathan Quick 20 1238 16 4 29 1.41 538 .946 3

^†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

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Jonathan Quick	NHL First Star of the Week	October 24, 2011
Jonathan Quick	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 5, 2011
Jonathan Quick	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 2, 2012
Jonathan Quick	Conn Smythe Trophy	June 11, 2012
Los Angeles Kings	Best Upset ESPY Award	July 11, 2012
Jonathan Quick	Best NHL Player ESPY Award	July 11, 2012

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Slava Voynov	1st career NHL game	October 18, 2011
Jonathan Quick	100th career NHL win	October 20, 2011
Anze Kopitar	400th career NHL game	October 22, 2011
Slava Voynov	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 27, 2011
Jarret Stoll	300th career NHL point	November 8, 2011
Jack Johnson	300th career NHL game	November 16, 2011
Trevor Lewis	100th career NHL game	November 16, 2011
Matt Greene	400th career NHL game	November 22, 2011
Kevin Westgarth	1st career NHL goal	November 23, 2011
Kyle Clifford	100th career NHL game	November 28, 2011
Jonathan Quick	200th career NHL game	November 28, 2011
Davis Drewiske	100th career NHL game	December 6, 2011
Trent Hunter	100th career NHL goal	December 8, 2011
Drew Doughty	100th career NHL assist	December 15, 2011
Rob Scuderi	500th career NHL game	January 14, 2012
Anze Kopitar	400th career NHL point	January 15, 2012
Mike Richards	500th career NHL game	February 9, 2012
Jordan Nolan	1st career NHL game	February 11, 2012
Dwight King	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	February 12, 2012
Jordan Nolan	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 12, 2012
Willie Mitchell	700th career NHL game	February 28, 2012
Drew Doughty	300th career NHL game	March 8, 2012
Alec Martinez	100th career NHL game	March 9, 2012

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Dwight King	1st career NHL playoff game	April 11, 2012
Jordan Nolan	1st career NHL playoff game	April 11, 2012
Slava Voynov	1st career NHL playoff game	April 11, 2012
Andrei Loktionov	1st career NHL playoff game	April 13, 2012
Jeff Carter	50th career NHL playoff game	April 18, 2012
Slava Voynov	1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point	April 28, 2012
Matt Greene	1st career NHL playoff goal	April 28, 2012
Jon Quick	10th career NHL playoff win	April 28, 2012
Dwight King	1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point	May 3, 2012
Jordan Nolan	1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point	May 6, 2012
Dustin Penner	50th career NHL playoff game	May 13, 2012
Mike Richards	75th career NHL playoff game	May 17, 2012
Rob Scuderi	75th career NHL playoff game	May 22, 2012
Jarret Stoll	50th career NHL playoff game	May 30, 2012
Colin Fraser	1st career NHL playoff goal	May 30, 2012
Alec Martinez	1st career NHL playoff goal	June 4, 2012

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 23, 2011	To Philadelphia Flyers Brayden Schenn Wayne Simmonds 2nd-round pick in 2012	To Los Angeles Kings Rob Bordson Mike Richards
June 25, 2011	To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2012	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2011
June 26, 2011	To Edmonton Oilers Ryan Smyth	To Los Angeles Kings Colin Fraser 7th-round pick in 2012
October 12, 2011	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	To Los Angeles Kings Stefan Legein 6th-round pick in 2012
February 23, 2012	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson Conditional 1st-round pick in 2012 or 2013	To Los Angeles Kings Jeff Carter

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Simon Gagne	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 years, $7 million
Ethan Moreau	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $600,000
Cam Paddock	Iserlohn Roosters	1 year, $525,000
Alex Roach	Calgary Hitmen	3 years, $1.655 million entry-level contract
Trent Hunter	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $600,000
Brian O'Neill	Yale University	1 year, $642,500 entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Oscar Moller	Skelleftea AIK	2 years
Michal Handzus	San Jose Sharks	2 years, $5 million
Alexei Ponikarovsky	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $1.5 million
Corey Elkins	HC Pardubice	1 year
Bud Holloway	Skelleftea AIK	1 year
Peter Harrold	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $550,000
John Zeiler	Augsburger Panther	1 year

Acquired via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Jean-Francois Berube	May 23, 2011	3 years, $1.62 million entry-level contract
Linden Vey	May 23, 2011	3 years, $2.37 million entry-level contract
Nicolas Deslauriers	May 31, 2011	3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract
Alec Martinez	July 8, 2011	2 years, $1.475 million
Brad Richardson	July 13, 2011	2 years, $2.35 million
Trevor Lewis	July 15, 2011	2 years, $1.45 million
Marc-Andre Cliche	July 15, 2011	1 year, $525,000
Richard Clune	July 15, 2011	1 year, $605,000
David Meckler	July 15, 2011	1 year, $577,500
Andrew Campbell	July 15, 2011	1 year, $577,500
Patrick Mullen	July 15, 2011	1 year, $632,500
Jeff Zatkoff	July 15, 2011	1 year, $577,500
Kevin Westgarth	September 19, 2011	2 years, $1.45 million contract extension
Drew Doughty	September 30, 2011	8 years, $56 million
Andy Andreoff	October 12, 2011	3 years, $1.755 million entry-level contract
Robert Czarnik	October 12, 2011	3 years, $1.67 million entry-level contract
Willie Mitchell	February 24, 2012	2 years, $7 million contract extension

Draft picks

LA 's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2	49	Christopher Gibson	G	Finland	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
3	80	Andy Andreoff	C	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3	82 (from Nashville)	Nick Shore	C	United States	University of Denver (WCHA)
4	110	Michael Mersch	LW	United States	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
5	140	Joel Lowry	LW	Canada	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
7	200	Michael Schumacher	LW	Sweden	Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)

Farm teams

Manchester Monarchs (AHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the 11th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The Monarchs clinched a playoff berth as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs and faced the Norfolk Admirals, where they were defeated 3 games to 1.

Ontario Reign (ECHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the fourth season of ECHL hockey for the franchise since moving to Ontario from Texas. It saw the Reign capture their second Pacific Division Regular Season championship and their second playoff berth. However, the Reign lost to the Idaho Steelheads in the first round of the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs. The Reign have never advanced past the first round in their franchise history.