The 2013–14

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season was the 47th season (46th season of play) for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The team would advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they in their first round series, beat the

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after being down three games to none, only the fourth such team to accomplish this feat in NHL history, and the second Stanley Cup winning team after the

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to do so. The Kings would eventually advance the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, where they defeated the

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in five games to win their second

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in franchise history. As of today, this was the last time the Kings won a playoff series.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Los Angeles Kings entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed. They faced the

in the first round. The Kings became only the fourth team in NHL history to win a series when trailing 3–0 in the series with their Game 7 win over the Sharks in the Western Conference First Round. They later became the first team to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals having played 21 games. They also became the first team to win three Game 7s on the road. The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup Finals berth in three years in the first meeting between teams from

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and

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for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the

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, where they took on the Eastern champions, the Rangers. The Kings won the

in a double-overtime Game 5 victory. This was the team's second Stanley Cup championship in three years. ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Goaltenders

Final stats

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

Los Angeles Kings' picks at the 2013 NHL entry draft, that was held in

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on June 30, 2013. ;Draft notes * The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a February 23, 2012, trade that sent Jeff Carter to the Kings in exchange for Jack Johnson and this pick. * The

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' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second and third-round pick in 2013 (57th and 88th overall) and Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. * The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues (via Edmonton), Los Angeles traded this pick to the

as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (88th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick. * The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick. * The

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' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings (via Columbus and Philadelphia) as a result of a February 26, 2013, trade that sent Simon Gagne to the Flyers in exchange for this pick. * The

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' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of an April 2, 2013, trade that sent Davis Drewiske to the Canadiens in exchange for this pick. * The

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' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent Edmonton's 2012 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick. * The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

References

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