2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season

2012–13 Los Angeles Kings
Division	2nd Pacific
Conference	5th Western
2012–13 record	27–16–5
Home record	19–4–1
Road record	8–12–4
Goals for	131
Goals against	114
Team information
General Manager	Dean Lombardi
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Dustin Brown
Alternate captains	Matt Greene Anze Kopitar Mike Richards (Jan-Jun)
Arena	Staples Center
Average attendance	18,183 (100.4%)[1] (13 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Jeff Carter (26)
Assists	Anze Kopitar (32)
Points	Anze Kopitar (42)
Penalties in minutes	Kyle Clifford (51)
Plus/minus	(+): Jake Muzzin (16) (−): Mike Richards (−8)
Wins	Jonathan Quick (18)
Goals against average	Jonathan Bernier (1.87)
<2011–12 2013–14>

The 2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season was the 46th season (45th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

The team's attempt to defend their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history was ended by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals.

Regular season

January

The King started their season with three losses, their worst season opener since losing five of their first six games in 2007–08.^[2] They lost 5–2 in their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 19, surrendering more goals than in any of the 20 games during their 2012 playoff run.^[3][4] Chicago scored three goals in the first 15 minutes,^[4] and the Kings did not score their first until they were trailing 4–0.^[5] Matt Greene was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a back injury in the game that was expected to take him out the rest of the season, a major blow to a Kings' defense already suffering from the loss of Willie Mitchell due to knee surgery.^[6] The Kings then began a challenging schedule with 11 of their next 15 games away,^[7] starting with a 1–3 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on January 22. Despite a poor start for Colorado, they defeated Los Angeles after a three-goal rally in the third period.^[8] Anže Kopitar, who missed the first game due to a knee injury,^[3] failed to make a shot in 24 shifts against Colorado,^[9] and the Kings failed to score on any of their six power plays.^[8] After the loss, Dustin Penner was a healthy scratch for the next four games.^[10]

The Kings lost 1–3 to the Edmonton Oilers on January 24, making them one of only three teams in the league without a victory at that point.^[2] Los Angeles led 1–0 until the third period, when the Oilers appeared to tie it with 1:05 left after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored, but it was overturned after Jonathan Quick successfully argued Edmonton forward Sam Gagner interfered with him in the crease. But Oilers rookie Nail Yakupov forced overtime after scoring with 4.6 seconds left, which led to an Edmonton overtime victory.^[11][12] The Kings won their first game of the season on January 26, beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4–2.^[13] Kopitar scored two goals, his first regular season multi-goal game since October 8, 2011 against the Buffalo Sabres.^[2] Los Angeles continued to struggle with the power play, failing to capitalize on a 5-on-3 with their first unit on the ice the first 81 seconds.^[2]

The Kings won a second victory on January 28, beating the Vancouver Canucks 2–3. Los Angeles had a 2–0 deficit in the second period until Jeff Carter scored seven seconds into a power play advantage. The goal ended a 0-for-25 power play slump for the Kings,^[14][15] but they continued to hold the worst power play record in the league.^[16] Slava Voynov scored the game-tying goal with 44 seconds left in the third period to force overtime,^[14] where Carter made a third-round shootout goal to win the game.^[14][15] Los Angeles lost their next game on January 31, falling 2–1 in overtime to the Nashville Predators. Dustin Brown scored his first goal of the season,^[16] and although the Kings' offense struggled,^[17] their defense allowed only 11 shots in regulation and three more in overtime. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped five of the Kings' eight shootout attempts before Nashville left wing Sergei Kostitsyn scored in the eighth round for the win.^[16]

February

Los Angeles opened the month with a 4–7 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on February 2, marking the second time in the season they allowed five goals in regulation.^[18] Quick was pulled from the goal after allowing Anaheim's Nick Bonino to score two goals in six minutes. Brown scored two power play goals for the Kings,^[19] who tied the game three times but never led.^[18] The Kings followed that loss with a 4–2 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets, against whom they held without a shot on goal for more than 18 minutes and 28 seconds between the second and third periods.^[20] But Los Angeles suffered their first shutout of the season with a 0–3 loss to the Nashville Predators on February 7. The Kings made 32 shots on goal, but managed only four during the third period.^[21] Penner was again a healthy scratch.^[22] The Kings lost again on February 10 to the Detroit Red Wings despite a season-high 47 shots.^[23] Alec Martinez tied the game 2–2 for the Kings with 53 seconds left in the game, but Detroit's Jonathan Ericsson scored the game-winning goal with five seconds left. ^[24]

Despite the loss, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock felt Los Angeles was the superior team in the third quarter,^[25] and Kopitar and Brown both believed it was the team's best game of the season so far.^[24][25] The Detroit game was later described as a turning point for the Kings, who went on to win five of their next six games.^{[nb 1]} They beat the St. Louis Blues 4–1 on February 11, with backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier making 21 saves in his first start with the Kings. Los Angeles matched their season best for goals, and Carter scored twice for the first time since game six of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.^[29] Martinez, however, suffered an upper body injury in the first period and was placed on injured reserve, joining fellow defencemen Greene and Mitchell.^[7] Bernier started again the next game on February 15, when the Kings beat Columbus 2–1 in their first home game after five away.^[30][31] Kyle Clifford scored late in the second period, marking the first Kings lead in four home games, and Richards scored a goal with a two-man advantage in the third to capture his 400th NHL point.^[30]

The Kings lost 3–2 to the first-place Blackhawks on February 17. Trailing 3–0 in the third period, Richards scored two power play goals,^[32] but Los Angeles failed to tie the game on a six-on-four after pulling Quick from the ice.^[33] More than a quarter into the shortened season, the Kings were ranked 29th in the league for goals scored, and several players had no goals including Penner, Doughty, Simon Gagné, Trevor Lewis and Dwight King.^[33] The Kings won their next two away games, besting the Oilers 3–1 on February 19 and the Calgary Flames 3–1 on February 20. Colin Fraser, returning to the line-up after being scratched for four games, opened the scoring against Edmonton with his first goal of the season, and Carter broke a 1–1 tie with 49.4 seconds left in the game.^[34][35] Bernier had his third start and win of the season against Calgary,^[36] during which Los Angeles took six shots in the first five minutes before Brown scored on the seventh. Calgary scored their sole goal later in the first period, but Lewis regained the lead with a goal 29 seconds later,^[37] marking his first point in 13 games.^[38]

Finished their schedule of 11 of 15 away games finished, the Kings next began a more favorable schedule with 13 of their next 16 games at home, and 20 of the season's final 33 at home.^[7][39] The Kings beat Colorado 4–1 during their first home game on February 23, with Brown scoring the first goal 58 seconds into the game. Shortly after Colorado scored their only goal, Lewis regained the lead by making the Kings' first short-handed goal of the season.^[26] Los Angeles also defeated Anaheim 5–2 on February 26, where Penner tied the game 2–2 in the second period with first goal of the season,^[28] which the team followed with three unanswered goals in the third to win.^[40] Kopitar had a season-high three assists, and Carter scored an empty netter for his team-leading 10th goal of the season.^[28]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division^[41]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	48	30	12	6	24	140	118	66
2	Los Angeles Kings	48	27	16	5	25	133	118	59
3	San Jose Sharks	48	25	16	7	17	124	116	57
4	Phoenix Coyotes	48	21	18	9	17	125	131	51
5	Dallas Stars	48	22	22	4	20	130	142	48

Conference standings

Western Conference^[42]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Chicago Blackhawks	CE	48	36	7	5	30	155	102	77
2	y – Anaheim Ducks	PA	48	30	12	6	24	140	118	66
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	48	26	15	7	21	127	121	59
4	St. Louis Blues	CE	48	29	17	2	24	129	115	60
5	Los Angeles Kings	PA	48	27	16	5	25	133	118	59
6	San Jose Sharks	PA	48	25	16	7	17	124	116	57
7	Detroit Red Wings	CE	48	24	16	8	22	124	115	56
8	Minnesota Wild	NW	48	26	19	3	22	122	127	55
9	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	48	24	17	7	19	120	119	55
10	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	48	21	18	9	17	125	131	51
11	Dallas Stars	PA	48	22	22	4	20	130	142	48
12	Edmonton Oilers	NW	48	19	22	7	17	125	134	45
13	Calgary Flames	NW	48	19	25	4	19	128	160	42
14	Nashville Predators	CE	48	16	23	9	14	111	139	41
15	Colorado Avalanche	NW	48	16	25	7	14	116	152	39

Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Schedule and results

2012–13 Game Log
January: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 19 Chicago 5–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,545 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 January 22 Los Angeles 1–3 Colorado Quick 18,007 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 January 24 Los Angeles 1–2 Edmonton OT Quick 16.839 0–2–1 1 Recap 4 January 26 Los Angeles 4–2 Phoenix Quick 14,780 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 January 28 Vancouver 2–3 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,344 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 January 31 Nashville 2–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,118 2–2–2 6 Recap
February: 8–4–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 7 February 2 Los Angeles 4–7 Anaheim Bernier 17,436 2–3–2 6 Recap 8 February 5 Los Angeles 4–2 Columbus Quick 11,019 3–3–2 8 Recap 9 February 7 Los Angeles 0–3 Nashville Quick 17,113 3–4–2 8 Recap 10 February 10 Los Angeles 2–3 Detroit Quick 20,066 3–5–2 8 Recap 11 February 11 Los Angeles 4–1 St. Louis Bernier 14,498 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 February 15 Columbus 1–2 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 5–5–2 12 Recap 13 February 17 Los Angeles 2–3 Chicago Quick 21,843 5–6–2 12 Recap 14 February 19 Los Angeles 3–1 Edmonton Quick 16,839 6–6–2 14 Recap 15 February 20 Los Angeles 3–1 Calgary Bernier 19,289 7–6–2 16 Recap 16 February 23 Colorado 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 8–6–2 18 Recap 17 February 25 Anaheim 2–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 9–6–2 20 Recap 18 February 27 Detroit 1–2 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 10–6–2 22 Recap
March: 9–7–1 (Home: 7–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 19 March 2 Los Angeles 2–5 Vancouver Quick 18,910 10–7–2 22 Recap 20 March 4 Nashville 1–5 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 11–7–2 24 Recap 21 March 5 St. Louis 4–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 12–7–2 26 Recap 22 March 7 Dallas 5–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 12–8–2 26 23 March 9 Calgary 2–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,248 13–8–2 28 24 March 11 Calgary 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 14–8–2 30 25 March 12 Los Angeles 2–5 Phoenix Quick 15,075 14–9–2 30 26 March 14 Los Angeles 3–4 San Jose Bernier 17,562 14–10–2 30 27 March 16 San Jose 5–2 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 15–10–2 32 28 March 18 Phoenix 0–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 16–10–2 34 29 March 19 Phoenix 2–3 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 17–10–2 36 30 March 21 Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 17–11–2 36 31 March 23 Vancouver 1–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 17–12–2 36 32 March 25 Los Angeles 5–4 Chicago Quick 21,850 18–12–2 38 33 March 28 Los Angeles 4–2 St. Louis Quick 19,770 19–12–2 40 34 March 30 Los Angeles 3–4 Minnesota SO Quick 19,223 19–12–3 41 35 March 31 Los Angeles 3–2 Dallas Bernier 15,719 20–12–3 43
April: 7–4–2 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 April 2 Los Angeles 1–3 Phoenix Quick 12,934 20–13–3 43 37 April 4 Minnesota 0–3 Los Angeles Bernier 18,118 21–13–3 45 38 April 6 Edmonton 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 22–13–3 47 39 April 7 Los Angeles 3–4 Anaheim SO Bernier 17,494 22–13–4 48 40 April 9 Los Angeles 1–5 Dallas Quick 16,367 22–14–4 48 41 April 11 Colorado 2–3 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,118 23–14–4 50 42 April 13 Anaheim 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,473 24–14–4 52 43 April 16 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose SO Quick 17,562 24–14–5 53 44 April 18 Columbus 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 25–14–5 55 45 April 21 Dallas 3–4 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,118 26–14–5 57 46 April 23 Los Angeles 1–2 Minnesota Bernier 18,825 26–15–5 57 47 April 24 Los Angeles 1–3 Detroit Quick 20,066 26–16–5 57 48 April 27 San Jose 2–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,443 27–16–5 59
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The Kings entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's fifth seed. Their quest for back to back Cups was ended by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals.

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Los Angeles won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 30 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis OT Quick 17,612 0–1 Recap 2 May 2 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis Quick 18,681 0–2 Recap 3 May 4 St. Louis 0–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 1–2 Recap 4 May 6 St. Louis 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,334 2–2 Recap 5 May 8 Los Angeles 3–2 St. Louis OT Quick 18,269 3–2 Recap 6 May 10 St. Louis 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,346 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) San Jose Sharks: Los Angeles won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 14 San Jose 0–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 1–0 Recap 2 May 16 San Jose 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,527 2–0 Recap 3 May 18 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose OT Quick 17,562 2–1 Recap 4 May 21 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Quick 17,562 2–2 Recap 5 May 23 San Jose 0–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,584 3–2 Recap 6 May 26 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Quick 17,562 3–3 Recap 7 May 28 San Jose 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,593 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 1 Los Angeles 1–2 Chicago Quick 21,535 0–1 Recap 2 June 2 Los Angeles 2–4 Chicago Quick 21,824 0–2 Recap 3 June 4 Chicago 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,477 1–2 Recap 4 June 6 Chicago 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,621 1–3 Recap 5 June 8 Los Angeles 3–4 Chicago OT Quick 22,237 1–4 Recap
Legend:           = Win           = Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Final stats^[43]

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar 47 10 32 42 14 16 Williams, JustinJustin Williams 48 11 22 33 15 22 Carter, JeffJeff Carter 48 26 7 33 0 16 Richards, MikeMike Richards 48 12 20 32 −8 42 Brown, DustinDustin Brown 46 18 11 29 6 22 Voynov, SlavaSlava Voynov 48 6 19 25 5 14 Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty 48 6 16 22 4 36 Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll 48 7 11 18 1 28 Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin 45 7 9 16 16 35 Penner, DustinDustin Penner 33 2 12 14 −2 18 Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis 48 5 9 14 5 19 Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford 48 7 7 14 1 51 Scuderi, RobRob Scuderi 48 1 11 12 −6 4 King, DwightDwight King 47 4 6 10 −3 11 Fraser, ColinColin Fraser 34 2 5 7 −4 25 Richardson, BradBrad Richardson 16 1 5 6 2 10 Nolan, JordanJordan Nolan 44 2 4 6 −5 46 Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez 27 1 4 5 −2 10 Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli 10 2 3 5 3 2 Gagne, SimonSimon Gagne^‡ 11 0 5 5 2 2 Drewiske, DavisDavis Drewiske^‡ 20 1 3 4 3 14 Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby^† 35 0 3 3 5 16 Regehr, RobynRobyn Regehr^† 12 0 2 2 0 2 Greene, MattMatt Greene 5 0 1 1 −1 8

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Carter, JeffJeff Carter 18 6 7 13 6 14 Voynov, SlavaSlava Voynov 18 6 7 13 9 0 Richards, MikeMike Richards 15 3 9 12 5 8 Williams, JustinJustin Williams 18 6 3 9 0 8 Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar 18 3 6 9 −2 12 Toffoli, TylerTyler Toffoli 12 2 4 6 5 0 Penner, DustinDustin Penner 18 3 2 5 4 8 King, DwightDwight King 18 2 3 5 −4 2 Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty 18 2 3 5 −7 8 Brown, DustinDustin Brown 18 3 1 4 2 8 Scuderi, RobRob Scuderi 18 0 3 3 9 0 Lewis, TrevorTrevor Lewis 18 1 2 3 −3 2 Muzzin, JakeJake Muzzin 17 0 3 3 −2 6 Greene, MattMatt Greene 9 0 2 2 3 6 Fraser, ColinColin Fraser 16 0 2 2 −2 10 Martinez, AlecAlec Martinez 7 0 2 2 −4 8 Clifford, KyleKyle Clifford 14 0 2 2 −1 8 Regehr, RobynRobyn Regehr 18 0 1 1 −8 6 Stoll, JarretJarret Stoll 12 0 1 1 −2 4 Richardson, BradBrad Richardson 11 0 1 1 −3 0 Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby 5 0 0 0 0 0 Nolan, JordanJordan Nolan 7 0 0 0 0 4 Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson 1 0 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

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^[44]

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	37	36	2133:42	18	13	4	87	2.45	889	.902	1	0	0	2
Bernier, JonathanJonathan Bernier	14	12	768:21	9	3	1	24	1.88	306	.922	1	0	1	0
Totals		48	2,902:03	27	16	5	111	2.29	1195	.907	2	0	1	2

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	18	18	1099:00	9	9	34	1.86	518	.934	3	0	1	14
Bernier, JonathanJonathan Bernier	1	0	29:55	0	0	0	0.00	9	1.000	0	0	0	0

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Jake Muzzin	1st Career NHL Goal	January 26, 2013	[13]
Dustin Brown	600th Career NHL Game	January 28, 2013	[45]
Colin Fraser	300th Career NHL Game	February 7, 2013	[21]
Mike Richards	400th Career NHL Point	February 15, 2013	[46]
Jarret Stoll	200th Career NHL Assist	February 25, 2013	[40]
Dustin Brown	200th Career NHL Assist	February 25, 2013	[40]
Dustin Penner	500th Career NHL Game	February 27, 2013	[47]

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

Trades

Date	Details
June 23, 2012[48]	To Dallas Stars EDM's 7th-round pick (#183 overall) in 2012 (Dmitri Sinitsyn)	To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2013
January 13, 2013[49]	To Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Westgarth	To Los Angeles Kings Anthony Stewart 4th-round pick in 2013 6th-round pick in 2014
February 6, 2013[50]	To New Jersey Devils Andrei Loktionov	To Los Angeles Kings 5th-round pick in 2013
February 8, 2013[51]	To Florida Panthers NJD's 5th-round pick in 2013	To Los Angeles Kings Keaton Ellerby
February 26, 2013[52]	To Philadelphia Flyers Simon Gagne	To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 3rd or 4th round pick in 2013
April 1, 2013[53]	To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 2014 2nd-round pick in 2015	To Los Angeles Kings Robyn Regehr
April 2, 2013[54]	To Montreal Canadiens Davis Drewiske	To Los Angeles Kings 5th-round pick in 2013
June 23, 2013[55]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jonathan Bernier	To Los Angeles Kings Matt Frattin Ben Scrivens 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015

Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Andrew Bodnarchuk Boston Bruins 1 year, $600,000[56] Kurtis MacDermid Owen Sound Attack 3 years, $1.67 million entry-level[57]

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Justin Azevedo Lukko Rauma (Finland) [58] Jeff Zatkoff Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $525,000[59] Patrick Mullen Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000[60]

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Thomas Hickey[61] New York Islanders January 15, 2013 Richard Clune[62] Nashville Predators January 15, 2013

Lost via retirement Player Ethan Moreau[63] Player signings Player Date Contract terms Marc-Andre Cliche[64] June 15, 2012 2 years, $1.855 million Richard Clune[64] June 15, 2012 2 years, $1.6375 million Colin Fraser[65] June 23, 2012 2 years, $1.65 million Jarret Stoll[65] June 23, 2012 3 years, $9.75 million Jonathan Quick[66] July 1, 2012 10 years, $58 million contract extension Dustin Penner[67] July 1, 2012 1 year, $3.25 million Andrew Campbell[68] July 3, 2012 2 years, $1.075 million Dwight King[69] July 16, 2012 2 years, $1.5 million Thomas Hickey[70] July 17, 2012 1 year, $700,000 Stefan Legein[70] July 17, 2012 1 year, $715,000 David Meckler[70] July 17, 2012 1 year, $635,250 Jake Muzzin[70] July 17, 2012 1 year, $577,500 Tanner Pearson[71] August 3, 2012 3 years, $2.2075 million entry-level contract Derek Forbort[72] April 5, 2013 3 years, $2.59 million entry-level contract Nick Shore[73] April 13, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Robyn Regehr[74] May 30, 2013 2 years, $6 million contract extension Slava Voynov[75] June 18, 2013 6 years, $25 million Brandon Kozun[76] June 19, 2013 1 year, $550,000

Draft picks

LA 's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	30	Tanner Pearson	LW	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)
4	121	Nikolai Prokhorkin		Russia	CSKA (MHL)
5	151	Colin Miller	D	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6	171^[a]	Tomas Hyka	RW	Czech	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
6	181	Paul Ladue	D	USA	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7	211	Nick Ebert	D	USA	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

Draft notes

• The Kings' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a June 23, 2011 trade that sent Mike Richards and Rob Bordson to the Kings in exchange for Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn this pick.
• The Kings' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a February 28, 2011 trade that sent Dustin Penner to the Kings in exchange for Colten Teubert, 2011 first-round pick and this conditional pick (second round if Kings win 2011 Stanley Cup, else third round).
• ^a The Philadelphia Flyers' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of an October 12, 2011 trade that sent future considerations to the Flyers in exchange for Stefan Legein and this pick.
• The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars (via Los Angeles) as the result of a trade on June 23, 2012, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.^[77] Los Angeles had previously acquired this pick as a result of a June 26, 2011 trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Oilers in exchange for Colin Fraser and this pick.

See also

• 2012–13 NHL season

Notes

1. Los Angeles Times writer Lisa Dillman described the game as a "turning point", writing "Such a distinctive moment doesn't surface often, but that's what transpired when the Kings lost a game in the final five seconds two weeks ago at Detroit."^[26] Elliott Teaford of the Los Angeles Daily News wrote, "The Kings' hot streak actually began with a 3–2 loss in the closing seconds to the Detroit Red Wings on Feb. 10."^[27] In describing a Kings winning streak on February 25, Dustin Penner said, "We're on a steady climb to where we want to be. It started in Detroit and that steady climb continues."^[28]

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48. Kings Make Five Selections At Day Two Of The 2012 NHL Draft
49. Kings Acquire Anthony Stewart And Draft Picks From Carolina For Kevin Westgarth
50. Kings Acquire 5th Round Selection In 2013 NHL Draft From New Jersey For Andrei Loktionov
51. Kings acquire D Keaton Ellerby for pick
52. Kings Acquire Conditional Pick In 2013 NHL Draft From Philadelphia In Exchange For Simon Gagne
53. Kings Acquire Robyn Regehr from Sabres
54. Kings Acquire 5th Round Pick From Montreal For Davis Drewiske
55. Kings Acquire Frattin, Scrivens
56. Kings sign Bondnarchuk to one-year deal
57. Kings Sign Defenseman Kurtis MacDermid
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61. Islanders Claim Hickey Off Waivers
62. Nashville Predators Claim Richard Clune on Waivers
63. Canadiens Add Dufresne, Riendeau And Moreau To Staff
64. Kings Sign Clune and Cliche
65. Stoll, Fraser stay aboard; Pearson joins
66. Kings, Quick agree in principle on 10-year deal
67. Kings, Penner agree on one-year deal
68. Campbell signs a two-year contract with Kings
69. Dwight King Signs With The Kings For Two More Years
70. The Kings Sign Hickey, Legein, Meckler And Muzzin
71. Kings sign first round choice Tanner Pearson
72. Kings Sign Forbort
73. Kings Sign Forward Nick Shore
74. Regehr Re-Signed For Two Years
75. The Kings And Slava Voynov Agree To Terms On a New Six-Year Contract
76. Kings Re-Sign Forward Brandon Kozun
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