The Kings observed a 17-day break in the schedule in February due to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Five players currently under contract for Los Angeles were selected to represent their countries during the tournament. Drew Doughty played for Canada, Michal Handzus played for Slovakia, while Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson and Jonathan Quick all represented the United States. The main highlights for the club included them breaking an eight-year playoff absence by qualifying as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. They finished the season with 101 points, the third highest point total in franchise history. They also set a franchise record with a nine-game winning streak from January 21 through February 6. They registered two other eight game stretches without a loss. On the road, they established franchise records for road wins in a season, road points and the first ever 5–0–0 record on a five-game trip in franchise history. Individually, goaltender Jonathan Quick established single-season records for victories with 39 and games played with 72.
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Los Angeles Kings qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2002, clinching the sixth seed with 101 points.
Legend:
Player statistics
Skaters
Regular season
-
-
-
-
-
-
Playoffs
-
-
-
-
-
-
Goaltenders
Regular season
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Playoffs
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
‡Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Underline denotes currently with a minor league affiliate.
Awards and records
Records
Milestones
Awards
Drew Doughty was named as one of the three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy awarded to the outstanding defenseman in the NHL. The award will be handed out at the 2010 NHL Awards Show on June 23. Doughty became the second youngest player in NHL history to be nominated for this award, with Bobby Orr being the youngest ever. Doughty would be the second ever member of the Kings to win this award; Rob Blake is the only other member of the Kings to win this award.
Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
