The 2015–16

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was the 49th season (48th season of play) for the

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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

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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

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†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 2015–16 season:

Trades

;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

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

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

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. ;Draft notes * The

' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent

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to Los Angeles in exchange for Martin Jones, Colin Miller and this pick. * The

' second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers to Buffalo in exchange for Brayden McNabb,

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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

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' fourth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2015 (104th overall) and a sixth-round pick in

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to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick. :Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2014 that sent

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to Columbus in exchange for R.J. Umberger and this pick. * The

' fourth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in 2015 to Los Angeles in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2016 and this pick. * The

' sixth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on July 16, 2013, that sent Daniel Carcillo to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Chicago will receive a sixth-round pick in 2015 if Carcillo plays less than 40 games with Los Angeles during the

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– was converted on January 4, 2014, when Carcillo was traded to the

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after playing only 26 games with the Kings. * The

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' seventh-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in

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to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.

References

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