2013–14 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2013–14 Los Angeles Kings season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The team would advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs and eventually the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, where they defeated the New York Rangers in five games to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history.
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 San Jose Sharks 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, where they took on Eastern champions, the New York Rangers.The Kings won the Stanley Cup 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 minutesFinal Stats
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 34 | 24 | |
| 72 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 8 | 44 | |
| 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 48 | |
| 82 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −6 | 28 | |
| 78 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 18 | 64 | |
| 82 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 44 | |
| 77 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 18 | |
| 62 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 10 | |
| 79 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 66 | |
| 78 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 48 | |
| 76 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 58 | |
| 61 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 14 | |
| † | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 79 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 46 | |
| 76 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 58 | |
| 73 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −1 | 6 | |
| 64 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −1 | 54 | |
| 71 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 81 | |
| 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 47 | |
| ‡ | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −6 | 11 |
| 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 57 |
| 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 30 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 14 | |
| 26 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 4 | |
| 26 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 35 | |
| 26 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 6 | |
| 26 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 30 | |
| 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 10 | |
| 26 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 22 | |
| 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | |
| 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |
| 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 20 | |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | |
| 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −6 | 17 | |
| 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 16 | |
| 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 39 | |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −6 | 6 | |
| 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | |
| 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
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 minutesFinal stats
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 49 | 49 | 2904 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 100 | 2.07 | 1183 | .915 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 | 18 | 1095 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1.81 | 500 | .934 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 19 | 15 | 975 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 1.97 | 464 | .931 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 26 | 26 | 1605 | 16 | 9 | 69 | 2.58 | 774 | .911 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Statistics reflect time with the Kings only.
‡Traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Kings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and records
Awards
Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:Trades
| June 30, 2013 | To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013 | To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick in 2013 |
| June 30, 2013 | To New Jersey Devils 7th-round pick in 2013 | To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2015 |
| July 16, 2013 | To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 6th-round pick in 2015 | To Los Angeles Kings Daniel Carcillo |
| January 4, 2014 | To New York Rangers Daniel Carcillo | To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014 |
| January 15, 2014 | To Edmonton Oilers Ben Scrivens | To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
| January 22, 2014 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Brandon Kozun | To Los Angeles Kings Andrew Crescenzi |
| February 6, 2014 | To Montreal Canadiens Robert Czarnik | To Los Angeles Kings Steve Quailer |
| March 5, 2014 | To Buffalo Sabres Nicolas Deslauriers Hudson Fasching | To Los Angeles Kings Brayden McNabb Jonathan Parker 2nd-round pick in 2014 2nd-round pick in 2015 |
| March 5, 2014 | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016 | To Los Angeles Kings James Livingston |
| March 5, 2014 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Frattin Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014 or 2015 | To Los Angeles Kings Marian Gaborik |
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 Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 2 | 37 | Valentin Zykov | LW |  | Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| 4 | 103 | Justin Auger | RW |  | Guelph Storm |
| 4 | 118 | Hudson Fasching | RW |  | U.S. National Team Development Program |
| 5 | 146 | Patrik Bartosak | G |  | Red Deer Rebels |
| 5 | 148 | Jonny Brodzinski | RW | | St. Cloud State University |
| 6 | 178 | Zachary Leslie | D | | Guelph Storm |
| 7 | 191 | Dominik Kubalik | LW | | Sudbury Wolves |
;Draft notes
- The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Edmonton Oilers' 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 and Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
- The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles traded this pick to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013, Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
- The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013, Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
- The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a February 26, 2013, trade that sent Simon Gagne to the Flyers in exchange for this pick.
- The Montreal Canadiens' 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 Dallas Stars' 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 New Jersey Devils 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.