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2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season

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2016–17 Los Angeles Kings
Division5th Pacific
Conference10th Western
2016–17 record39–35–8
Home record23–16–2
Road record16–19–6
Goals for201
Goals against205
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainAnze Kopitar
Alternate captainsJeff Carter
Drew Doughty
ArenaStaples Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Ontario Reign (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJeff Carter (32)
AssistsAnze Kopitar (40)
PointsJeff Carter (66)
Penalty minutesKyle Clifford (92)
Plus/minusDrew Doughty
Derek Forbort (+8)
WinsJonathan Quick (8)
Goals against averageJonathan Quick (2.26)

The 2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season was the 50th season (49th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1] The Kings did not qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, finishing with 86 points.

In March 2017, former Calgary Flames star Jarome Iginla signed with the Kings to play the remainder of the season there. Iginla retired after the season. Later that same month, longtime broadcaster Bob Miller announced he would retire after the season. This season would also be the last for head coach Darryl Sutter and general manager Dean Lombardi, who would both be fired after the Kings' final regular season game.

Regular season overview

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Staples Center in 2016, during the Kings' 50th Anniversary season.

This season marked the 50th anniversary of the Los Angeles Kings, who were looking for another chance at making the playoffs following the team's early exit in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs to the San Jose Sharks. The Kings would host the 62nd National Hockey League All-Star Game on January 29, 2017, following the announcement back in January 2016 that the city of Los Angeles would host. During the off-season, forward Anze Kopitar replaced Dustin Brown as team captain, due to Brown's recent goal production drop.

The season would see several ups and downs for the team, ranging from injuries to key players, to younger players from the affiliate team Ontario Reign getting more call-ups to the Kings, and some familiar faces from the Kings' two championship runs departing. On October 12, 2016, the Kings' starting netminder Jonathan Quick would injure his groin in the team's first game of the season; he would not return until February 25, 2017. Former NHL veteran Peter Budaj would be recalled from the Reign and serve as the starting goaltender in Quick's absence. Budaj would later be traded after Quick's return in exchange for Ben Bishop.[2]

Jeff Carter would lead the team in goal-scoring through the season, surpassing team captain Anze Kopitar, who struggled. He would be voted into the All-Star Game for his performance, along with defenseman Drew Doughty. They are the only players from the Los Angeles Kings representing the team this year. Injuries to forwards Tyler Toffoli and Marian Gaborik (who was injured before the regular season) greatly impacted the scoring. However, it propelled forwards such as Tanner Pearson and Trevor Lewis, to score at a more higher rate than before. Gaborik would return to the ice on November 26, 2016. Toffoli, who was injured on December 20, 2016,[3] would not return until February 4 after missing more than a month of action. On March 1, 2017, the Kings acquired Jarome Iginla in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche, who would put up 6 goals in his only season with the team. This season also marked the debut of 20-year old Adrian Kempe.

The Kings' defense struggled in games and the team relied on the emergence of young defensemen Derek Forbort, Kevin Gravel and Paul LaDue to aid veterans Drew Doughty, Alec Martinez, Jake Muzzin, Matt Greene and Brayden McNabb. However, Forbort proved to be the more formidable of the three, and would play all 82 regular season games. Greene would unexpectedly play in his final season with the Kings and the NHL, after he got injured on January 20, 2017, be placed on long-term injured reserve, and would be bought out after the season.[4][5]

Ultimately the Kings were chasing for a playoff spot all season and, despite the team's best efforts, missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.

Alternate uniform

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On September 20, 2016, the Los Angeles Kings revealed a new alternate uniform for the season. Taking cues from their overall history, the jersey is silver with black stripes on the shoulders and sleeves, and a black tail stripe on the bottom; the thin silver stripes on the sleeves represents the team's two Stanley Cup Championships. The inner neckline of the jersey is purple, featuring five gold diamonds honoring the team's 50th anniversary. The Kings' jersey set contains two patches on the shoulders, one for the 50th Anniversary worn on the right shoulder and an All-Star patch worn on the left shoulder. Following the All-Star Break, the left shoulder patch would disappear. A patch honoring Bob Miller's 44 years of broadcasting Los Angeles Kings home games took over the left shoulder during the team's final two games.

Standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Anaheim Ducks 82 46 23 13 43 223 200 +23 105
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 82 47 26 9 43 247 212 +35 103
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 46 29 7 44 221 201 +20 99
4 x – Calgary Flames 82 45 33 4 41 226 221 +5 94
5 Los Angeles Kings 82 39 35 8 37 201 205 −4 86
6 Arizona Coyotes 82 30 42 10 24 197 260 −63 70
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 30 43 9 26 182 243 −61 69
Source: National Hockey League[6]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Calgary Flames 82 45 33 4 41 226 221 +5 94
2 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 41 29 12 39 240 224 +16 94
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 40 35 7 37 249 256 −7 87
4 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 39 35 8 37 201 205 −4 86
5 CE Dallas Stars 82 34 37 11 33 223 262 −39 79
6 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 30 42 10 24 197 260 −63 70
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 30 43 9 26 182 243 −61 69
8 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 22 56 4 21 166 278 −112 48
Source: National Hockey League[7]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2016–17 Game Log[8]

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

Player statistics

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Final Stats

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[10]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Peter Budaj 53 51 3029 27 20 3 107 2.12 1286 .917 7 0 1 0
Jonathan Quick 17 17 931 8 5 2 35 2.26 421 .917 2 0 0 2
Ben Bishop 7 6 411 2 3 2 17 2.49 170 .900 0 0 0 2
Jeff Zatkoff 13 8 550 2 7 1 27 2.95 223 .879 0 0 0 0
Jack Campbell 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 1.000 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. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record


Transactions

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The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

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Date
Details
Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Dallas Stars
Nick Ebert
To Los Angeles Kings
Jack Campbell
[11]
January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21) To Chicago Blackhawks
Michael Latta
To Los Angeles Kings
Cameron Schilling
[12]
February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15) To Washington Capitals
Tom Gilbert
To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
[13]
February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Peter Budaj
Erik Cernak
7th-round pick in 2017
conditional 2017 pick
To Los Angeles Kings
Ben Bishop
5th-round pick in 2017
[14]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Montreal Canadiens
Dwight King
To Los Angeles Kings
conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
[15]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Colorado Avalanche
conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
To Los Angeles Kings
Jarome Iginla
[16]
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09) To Dallas Stars
Ben Bishop (rights)
To Los Angeles Kings
MTL's 4th-round pick in 2017
[17]
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09) To Tampa Bay Lightning
LAK's 7th-round pick in 2017
To Los Angeles Kings
Bokondji Imama (rights)
[18]
Notes

Draft picks

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Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 51 Kale Clague D Canada Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
4 112 Jacob Moverare D Sweden Sweden HV71 (SHL)
5 142 Michael Eyssimont C United States United States St. Cloud State University NCAA
7 202 Jacob Friend D Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Notes

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