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2020–21 Los Angeles Kings
Division6th West
2020–21 record21–28–7
Home record9–14–5
Road record12–14–2
Goals for143
Goals against170
Team information
General managerRob Blake
CoachTodd McLellan
CaptainAnze Kopitar
Alternate captainsDustin Brown
Drew Doughty
Jeff Carter
Alex Iafallo
ArenaStaples Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Ontario Reign (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsDustin Brown (17)
AssistsAnze Kopitar (37)
PointsAnze Kopitar (50)
Penalty minutesKurtis MacDermid (36)
Plus/minusBlake Lizotte
Austin Strand (+2)
WinsJonathan Quick (11)
Goals against averageJonathan Quick (2.86)

The 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings season was the 54th season (53rd season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1] On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Kings played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season.

On May 7, 2021, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention after a 3–2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche,[2] failing to make the playoffs for a third consecutive season.

Standings

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Divisional standings

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West Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche 56 39 13 4 35 197 133 +64 82
2 x – Vegas Golden Knights 56 40 14 2 30 191 124 +67 82
3 x – Minnesota Wild 56 35 16 5 27 181 160 +21 75
4 x – St. Louis Blues 56 27 20 9 19 169 170 −1 63
5 e – Arizona Coyotes 56 24 26 6 19 153 176 −23 54
6 e – Los Angeles Kings 56 21 28 7 19 143 170 −27 49
7 e – San Jose Sharks 56 21 28 7 15 151 199 −48 49
8 e – Anaheim Ducks 56 17 30 9 11 126 179 −53 43
Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]

2020–21 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Postponement

Transactions

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The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Free agents

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Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.

Date Player New team Previous team Ref
October 9, 2020 Mark Alt Los Angeles Kings Colorado Avalanche [67]
October 9, 2020 Troy Grosenick Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators [67]
October 10, 2020 Paul LaDue Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings [68]
October 12, 2020 Joakim Ryan Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings [69]
October 16, 2020 Sheldon Rempal Carolina Hurricanes Los Angeles Kings [70]
January 13, 2021 Trevor Lewis Winnipeg Jets Los Angeles Kings [71]

Trades

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* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.

Hover over-retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.

October

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October 7, 2020 To Los Angeles Kings
Lias Andersson 		To New York Rangers
VGK 2nd-round pick in 2020 		[72]
October 7, 2020 To Los Angeles Kings
EDM 2nd-round pick in 2020 (#45 overall) 		To Detroit Red Wings
VAN 2nd-round pick in 2020 (#51 overall)
4th-round pick in 2020 (#97 overall) 		[73]
October 7, 2020 To Los Angeles Kings
MTL 5th-round pick in 2020 (#140 overall) 		To Carolina Hurricanes
6th-round pick in 2020 (#159 overall)
7th-round pick in 2021 		[74]

March

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March 27, 2021 To Los Angeles Kings
Brendan Lemieux 		To New York Rangers
4th-round pick in 2021 		[75]
March 29, 2021 To Los Angeles Kings
Christian Wolanin 		To Ottawa Senators
Michael Amadio 		[76]

April

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April 11, 2021 To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional draft picks 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jeff Carter 		[77]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Los Angeles Kings draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 2 Quinton Byfield C  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 35 Helge Grans D  Sweden Malmö Redhawks (SHL)
2 51 Brock Faber D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 66 Kasper Sinomtaival RW Finland Finland Tappara (Liiga)
3 83 Alex Laferriere RW United States United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
4 112 Joho Markkanen G Finland Finland Kettera (Mestis)
5 128 Matin Chrormiak RW Slovakia Slovakia Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7 190 Aatu Jamsen RW Finland Finland Lahti Pelicans U20 (Jr. A)

References

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  1. ^ a b Fans were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
  2. ^ Los Angeles was not affected. The Kings, who were coming off of a two-game series against the Avalanche, were stranded in Denver due to the blizzard.
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