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2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season was the 45th season (44th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. Although they finished the season with 95 points, and the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs, they went on to capture the first Stanley Cup championship in team history.[1][2]

Regular season

On December 12, 2011, the Kings fired head coach Terry Murray and named John Stevens interim head coach.[3] On December 20, 2011, the Kings hired Darryl Sutter to be their head coach, replacing Stevens.[4]

With only one month to play in the regular season, the Kings were tenth in the Western Conference, two seeds away from a playoff spot. Their defense and goal tending being the only highlights throughout most of the season, highlighted by Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty. The offense was loaded with talent, but unable to find any kind of significant consistency. Until the final month and a half, when they proceeded to go 12–4–3 in their final 19 games as their offense finally caught fire and started scoring the goals they lacked earlier in the year. Securing the eighth and final playoff seed in their 81st (and second-to-last game), a shoot-out loss to their arch rivals, the San Jose Sharks.

Out of the Kings' 82 regular season games, 21 ended in a shutout; the Kings were shut-out ten times, the most of any NHL team in the regular season.[5][6]

Playoffs

The Kings made the playoffs for the third consecutive season, needing a win in the final game to secure the eighth seed. The Kings also became the second team to eliminate the first, second and third seeds from the playoffs in the same post-season (after the 2003–04 Calgary Flames), as well as the only team to win the Stanley Cup after defeating the first, second and third seeds in sequence. (Darryl Sutter was the head coach of both the 2003–04 Flames and 2011–12 Kings.) They then defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals, becoming the first eighth seed in North American professional sports history to win a championship. They are also one of the few teams to win a championship after never benefiting from home-venue advantage in the post-season after the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils. Los Angeles would start every series by winning the first three games, only sweeping the St. Louis Blues.

Standings

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

†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

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Draft picks

LA 's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Farm teams

Manchester Monarchs (AHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the 11th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The Monarchs clinched a playoff berth as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs and faced the Norfolk Admirals, where they were defeated 3 games to 1.

Ontario Reign (ECHL)

The 2011–12 season will be the fourth season of ECHL hockey for the franchise since moving to Ontario from Texas. It saw the Reign capture their second Pacific Division Regular Season championship and their second playoff berth. However, the Reign lost to the Idaho Steelheads in the first round of the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs. The Reign have never advanced past the first round in their franchise history.

References

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  4. ^ Lombardi Gets His Man
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  87. ^ "Kings 5, Sharks 2". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
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  89. ^ "Bruins 4, Kings 2". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
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  99. ^ "Kings 1, Canucks 0". Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
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  117. ^ Quick's dominance earns him NHL's 'First Star'
  118. ^ Moulson, O'Reilly, Quick named as 'Three Stars'
  119. ^ Stamkos, Ovechkin, Quick earn Three Star nods
  120. ^ Quick uses historic stinginess to claim Conn Smythe
  121. ^ a b LeBron James big winner at ESPYS
  122. ^ Kings Acquire All-Star Center Mike Richards As Part Of A Three-Player Blockbuster Trade With The Philadelphia Flyers
  123. ^ Kings Make Splash with Trade for Richards
  124. ^ Defensemen deals highlight draft weekend trades
  125. ^ Kings Acquire F Colin Fraser and a 2012 7th-Round Pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft from the Oilers for F Ryan Smyth
  126. ^ Kings Acquire Stefan Legein, Draft Pick From Philly
  127. ^ Kings Acquire Jeff Carter from Columbus
  128. ^ Simon Gagne Signs Two-Year Deal with Kings
  129. ^ Kings Sign Moreau to One-Year Deal
  130. ^ a b Kings Sign F Cam Paddock and D Alex Roach
  131. ^ Kigns Sign F Trent Hunter to One-Year Contract
  132. ^ Kings Sign Forward Brian O'Neill To One-Year Entry Level Contract
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  134. ^ Big Center Handzus A Free Agent Signee
  135. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Alexei Ponikarovsky
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  138. ^ New Jersey Devils Sign 12 Players
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  140. ^ a b Kings Sign Two Prospects to 3-Year Entry Level Contracts
  141. ^ Kings Sign Prospect Nicolas Deslauriers To A Three-Year Entry Level Contract
  142. ^ Martinez Signed to Two-Year Extension
  143. ^ Kings, Richardson Agree to Two-Year Deal
  144. ^ Kings, Lewis Agree on Two-Year Extension
  145. ^ a b c d e f Six Players Agree to Terms with Kings
  146. ^ Kings Sign Westgarth to two-year extension
  147. ^ Kings, Doughty Get the Deal Done
  148. ^ a b Kings Sign Forwards Czarnik, Andreoff
  149. ^ Kings Sign Willie Mitchell To Two-Year Extension