The 2014–15

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was the 48th season (47th season of play) for the

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franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Kings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team since the 2006–07

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to fail to qualify for the playoffs after winning the

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the previous season.

Regular season

The team entered the regular season as the defending champions. Having won two Stanley Cup championships in the last three years, the Kings entered were the early favorites to retain their title. Again, however, Los Angeles' post-championship home opener was a defeat, this time a 4–0 blowout to cross-state rival San Jose Sharks. The following game was an overtime defeat to the Arizona Coyotes, followed by a home win against the Winnipeg Jets. During the season, the Kings took part in their second outdoor game, this time visiting the Sharks at Levi's Stadium for the 2015 NHL Stadium Series. The Kings struggled often during the season, with scoring slumps, defensemen losing games to injury and suspensions and frequent road losses. LA Kings at least had a lackluster of play. But the end of the season, they were caught and missed the playoffs by two points.

Standings

Suspensions/fines

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''
Final Stats

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games started; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes''
Final stats ^†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

Milestones

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

The

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will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the

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. ;Draft notes * The

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's second-round pick (previously acquired by the

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) went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Linden Vey to the Canucks in exchange for this pick. * The

' second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent

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and Nicolas Deslauriers to Buffalo in exchange for

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, Los Angeles' second-round pick in

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and this pick. *:Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 1, 2013, that sent

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to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in

and this pick. * The

' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 13, 2013, trade that sent Kevin Westgarth to the Hurricanes in exchange for Anthony Stewart, a 2013 fourth-round pick (#96–

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) and this pick. * The

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' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a January 4, 2014, trade that sent

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to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.

References

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