2025–26 Los Angeles Kings season
| 2025–26 Los Angeles Kings | |
|---|---|
| Division | Pacific |
| Conference | Western |
| 2025–26 record | 27–23–15 |
| Home record | 10–15–7 |
| Road record | 17–8–8 |
| Goals for | 172 |
| Goals against | 194 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Ken Holland |
| Coach | Jim Hiller (Oct. 7 – Mar. 1) D. J. Smith (interim, Mar. 1 – pres.) |
| Captain | Anze Kopitar |
| Alternate captains | Mikey Anderson (Dec. – pres.) Phillip Danault (Oct. – Dec.) Drew Doughty Adrian Kempe (Dec. – pres.) |
| Arena | Crypto.com Arena |
| Minor league affiliates | Ontario Reign (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Adrian Kempe (23) |
| Assists | Adrian Kempe (29) |
| Points | Adrian Kempe (52) |
| Penalty minutes | Corey Perry (59) |
| Plus/minus | Anze Kopitar (+12) |
| Wins | Darcy Kuemper (15) |
| Goals against average | Anton Forsberg (2.68) |
The 2025–26 Los Angeles Kings season is their 59th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1]
This is the final season of longtime captain Anze Kopitar, who announced before the season that he would retire afterwards.[2]
Standings
Divisional standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaheim Ducks | 68 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 225 | 236 | −11 | 78 |
| 2 | Edmonton Oilers | 69 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 243 | 235 | +8 | 77 |
| 3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 68 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 220 | 211 | +9 | 76 |
| 4 | Seattle Kraken | 67 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 25 | 193 | 205 | −12 | 71 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 67 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 180 | 201 | −21 | 71 |
| 6 | San Jose Sharks | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 207 | 234 | −27 | 70 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | 68 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 169 | 213 | −44 | 61 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 67 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 176 | 248 | −72 | 50 |
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)
Conference standings
| Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CE | Utah Mammoth | 68 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 214 | 191 | +23 | 76 |
| 2 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 67 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 25 | 193 | 205 | −12 | 71 |
| 3 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 67 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 180 | 201 | −21 | 71 |
| 4 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 207 | 234 | −27 | 70 |
| 5 | CE | Nashville Predators | 67 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 22 | 199 | 228 | −29 | 69 |
| 6 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 67 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 191 | 206 | −15 | 67 |
| 7 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 68 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 178 | 224 | −46 | 65 |
| 8 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 67 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 178 | 217 | −39 | 62 |
| 9 | PA | Calgary Flames | 68 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 169 | 213 | −44 | 61 |
| 10 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 67 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 176 | 248 | −72 | 50 |
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)
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2025.[5]
2025 preseason game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.
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October: 5–3–4 (Home: 0–2–2; Road: 5–1–2)
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November: 7–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–1–2)
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December: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 2–3–1)
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January: 6–4–4 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 3–2–1)
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February: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 0–1–1)
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March: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–1–1)
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April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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Player statistics
As of March 16, 2026 [73]
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe | 66 | 26 | 32 | 58 | +9 | 56 |
| Kevin Fiala | 56 | 18 | 22 | 40 | −11 | 34 |
| Brandt Clarke | 67 | 8 | 29 | 37 | +5 | 46 |
| Quinton Byfield | 64 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −9 | 40 |
| Anze Kopitar | 52 | 10 | 21 | 31 | +15 | 8 |
| Alex Laferriere | 67 | 17 | 15 | 32 | +1 | 16 |
| Corey Perry‡ | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −1 | 59 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 52 | 13 | 12 | 25 | −4 | 16 |
| Joel Armia | 53 | 10 | 10 | 20 | +2 | 24 |
| Trevor Moore | 54 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −8 | 8 |
| Joel Edmundson | 67 | 2 | 16 | 18 | +6 | 21 |
| Drew Doughty | 57 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −1 | 34 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 67 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +6 | 16 |
| Michael Anderson | 65 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +2 | 14 |
| Alex Turcotte | 59 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −6 | 21 |
| Artemi Panarin† | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +6 | 2 |
| Warren Foegele‡ | 47 | 7 | 2 | 9 | −6 | 14 |
| Jeff Malott | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −8 | 41 |
| Samuel Helenius | 39 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −2 | 41 |
| Cody Ceci | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −4 | 12 |
| Taylor Ward | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 2 |
| Phillip Danault‡ | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| Scott Laughton† | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Andre Lee | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Jared Wright | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Angus Booth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| Mathieu Joseph† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Kenny Connors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Jacob Moverare | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper | 42 | 42 | 2,406:48 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 106 | 2.64 | 1,043 | .898 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Anton Forsberg | 28 | 24 | 1,588:26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 2.83 | 750 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pheonix Copley | 1 | 1 | 58:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.07 | 28 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Awards and honours
Awards
Milestones
- On March 5, 2026, Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar played his 1,500th NHL game, becoming the 25th player to reach the mark.[74]
Records
Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.
Trades
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2025 | To Los Angeles Kings EDM 1st-round pick in 2025 (#31 overall) WSH 2nd-round pick in 2025 (#59 overall) |
To Pittsburgh Penguins 1st-round pick in 2025 (#24 overall) |
[75] |
| June 28, 2025 | To Los Angeles Kings NSH 3rd-round pick in 2025 (67th overall) COL 6th-round pick in 2026 |
To Ottawa Senators Jordan Spence |
[76] |
| June 28, 2025 | To Los Angeles Kings 4th-round pick in 2025 (#125 overall) DAL 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
To Carolina Hurricanes NSH 3rd-round pick in 2025 (#67 overall) |
[77] |
| October 15, 2025 | To Los Angeles Kings Pheonix Copley |
To Tampa Bay Lightning future considerations |
[78] |
| December 2, 2025 | To Los Angeles Kings Nikita Alexandrov |
To St. Louis Blues Akil Thomas |
[79] |
| December 19, 2025 | To Los Angeles Kings CBJ 2nd-round pick in 2026 |
To Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault |
[80] |
| February 4, 2026 | To Los Angeles Kings Artemi Panarin* |
To New York Rangers Liam Greentree conditional CBJ 2nd-round pick in 2026 or LAK 2nd-round pick in 2026 or DAL 3rd-round pick in 2026 or LAK 3rd-round pick in 2026 conditional DAL 4th-round pick in 2028 |
[81] |
| March 5, 2026 | To Los Angeles Kings BUF 2nd-round pick in 2026 conditional[a] OTT 3rd-round pick in 2026 or WSH 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
To Ottawa Senators Warren Foegele conditional[b] DAL 3rd-round pick in 2026 or LAK 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
[82] |
| March 6, 2026 | To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick in 2028 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Corey Perry*[c] |
[83] |
| March 6, 2026 | To Los Angeles Kings Scott Laughton |
To Toronto Maple Leafs conditional[d] 2nd-round pick in 2026 or OTT 3rd-round pick in 2026 or WSH 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
[84] |
| March 12, 2026 | To Los Angeles Kings Jan Jenik |
To Ottawa Senators Samuel Bolduc |
[85] |
Notes
- ^ Los Angeles will receive the higher-placed of Ottawa's or Washington's third-round picks in 2026 if one or both of the teams qualify for the 2026 Playoffs; otherwise Los Angeles will received the worse of Ottawa’s or Washington's third-round picks in 2026.
- ^ Ottawa will receive the lower-placed of Los Angeles' or Dallas' third-round picks in 2026.
- ^ Los Angeles retained 50% of Perry's contract.
- ^ Toronto will receive a second-round pick in 2026 if Los Angeles qualifies for the 2026 playoffs. Toronto will receive the better of Ottawa's or Washington's third-round picks in 2026 if Los Angeles fails to qualify for the 2026 playoffs, but at least one of Ottawa or Washington do; otherwise, Toronto will receive the worse of Ottawa's or Washington's third-round picks in 2026.
Players acquired
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | Joel Armia | Montreal Canadiens | 2-year | Free agency | [86] |
| Cody Ceci | Dallas Stars | 4-year | Free agency | [86] | |
| Brian Dumoulin | New Jersey Devils | 3-year | Free agency | [86] | |
| Anton Forsberg | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free agency | [86] | |
| Corey Perry | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Free agency | [86] | |
| July 2, 2025 | Samuel Bolduc | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency | [87] |
| Logan Brown | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency | [87] | |
| Cole Guttman | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | Free agency | [87] |
Players lost
| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | Vladislav Gavrikov | New York Rangers | 7-year | Free agency | [88] |
| Tanner Jeannot | Boston Bruins | 5-year | Free agency | [89] | |
| Caleb Jones | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency | [90] | |
| David Rittich | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency | [91] | |
| July 2, 2025 | Samuel Fagemo | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [92] |
| Jack Studnicka | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency | [93] | |
| July 23, 2025 | Joseph Cecconi | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [94] |
Signings
| Date | Player | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | Andrei Kuzmenko | 1–year | [95] |
| July 2, 2025 | Taylor Ward | 1–year | [87] |
| August 2, 2025 | Alex Laferriere | 3–year | [96] |
| November 17, 2025 | Adrian Kempe | 8–year‡ | [97] |
| December 2, 2025 | Samuel Helenius | 2–year‡ | [98] |
| December 10, 2025 | Vojtěch Čihař | 3–year† | [99] |
| January 29, 2026 | Taylor Ward | 2–year‡ | [100] |
| February 4, 2026 | Artemi Panarin | 2–year‡ | [81] |
Draft picks
Below are the Kings selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31[A] | Henry Brzustewicz | D | United States | London Knights | OHL |
| 2 | 59[B] | Vojtěch Čihař | LW | Czech Republic | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | Czech Extraliga |
| 3 | 88 | Kristian Epperson | LW | United States | Saginaw Spirit | OHL |
| 4 | 120 | Caeden Herrington | D | United States | Lincoln Stars | USHL |
| 125[C] | Jimmy Lombardi | C | Canada | Flint Firebirds | OHL | |
| 5 | 152 | Petteri Rimpinen | G | Finland | Kiekko-Espoo | Liiga |
| 6 | 184 | Jan Chovan | C | Slovakia | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja |
| 7 | 196 | Brendan McMorrow | C | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL |
| 216 | Will Sharpe | D | Canada | Kelowna Rockets | WHL |
Notes
- ^ The Edmonton Oilers' first-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent a first-round pick in 2025 (24th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Washington's second-round pick in 2025 (59th overall) and this pick.[75]
- ^ The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Kings as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent a first-round pick in 2025 (24th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a first-round pick in 2025 (24th overall) and this pick.[75]
- ^ The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Kings as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Nashville's third-round pick in 2025 (67th overall) to Carolina in exchange for Dallas' third-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
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