2020–21 Los Angeles Kings season
Season of play of professional ice hockey team
The 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings season was the 54th season (53rd season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[ 1] COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border . As a result of this realignment, the Kings played this season in the West Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season.
On May 7, 2021, the Kings were eliminated from playoff contention after a 3–2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche ,[ 2]
Standings
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 3] 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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention;
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy;
x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[ 4]
2020–21 game log
January: 3–3–2 (Home: 1–1–2; Road: 2–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
January 14
Minnesota 4–3
Los Angeles
OT
Quick 0
0–0–1
1
[ 5]
2
January 16
Minnesota
4–3
Los Angeles
OT
Quick
0
0–0–2
2
[ 6]
3
January 19
Colorado 3–2
Los Angeles
Petersen 0
0–1–2
2
[ 7]
4
January 21
Colorado
2–4
Los Angeles
Quick
0
1–1–2
4
[ 8]
5
January 23
Los Angeles
2–4
St. Louis Petersen
0
1–2–2
4
[ 9]
6
January 24
Los Angeles
6–3
St. Louis
Quick
0
2–2–2
6
[ 10]
7
January 26
Los Angeles
2–1
Minnesota
Petersen
0
3–2–2
8
[ 11]
8
January 28
Los Angeles
3–5
Minnesota
Quick
0
3–3–2
8
[ 12]
February: 6–4–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
9
February 2
Anaheim 3–1
Los Angeles
Petersen 0
3–4–2
8
[ 13]
10
February 5
Los Angeles
2–5
Vegas Quick 0
3–5–2
8
[ 14]
11
February 7
Los Angeles
3–4
Vegas
Petersen
0
3–6–2
8
[ 15]
12
February 9
San Jose 4–3
Los Angeles
SO
Petersen
0
3–6–3
9
[ 16]
13
February 11
San Jose
2–6
Los Angeles
Petersen
0
4–6–3
11
[ 17]
—
February 13
Minnesota –
Los Angeles
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 18] [ 19]
14
February 16
Minnesota
0–4
Los Angeles
Quick
0
5–6–3
13
[ 20]
15
February 18
Los Angeles
3–2
Arizona SO
Quick
2,281
6–6–3
15
[ 21]
16
February 20
Los Angeles
4–2
Arizona
Petersen
3,187
7–6–3
17
[ 22]
17
February 22
Los Angeles
3–0
St. Louis Quick
—[ a]
8–6–3
19
[ 23]
18
February 24
Los Angeles
2–1
St. Louis
Petersen
—[ a]
9–6–3
21
[ 24]
19
February 26
Los Angeles
1–3
Minnesota
Quick
0
9–7–3
21
[ 25]
20
February 27
Los Angeles
3–4
Minnesota
OT
Petersen
0
9–7–4
22
[ 26]
March: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–5–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
21
March 3
Arizona 3–2
Los Angeles
Quick 0
9–8–4
22
[ 27]
22
March 5
St. Louis 3–2
Los Angeles
OT
Petersen 0
9–8–5
23
[ 28]
23
March 6
St. Louis
3–4
Los Angeles
OT
Quick
0
10–8–5
25
[ 29]
24
March 8
Los Angeles
5–6
Anaheim OT
Petersen
0
10–8–6
26
[ 30]
25
March 10
Los Angeles
5–1
Anaheim
Grosenick 0
11–8–6
28
[ 31]
26
March 12
Los Angeles
0–2
Colorado Petersen
0
11–9–6
28
[ 32]
27
March 14
Los Angeles
1–4
Colorado
Petersen
0
11–10–6
28
[ 33]
—
March 15
St. Louis
–
Los Angeles
Postponed due to the March 2021 North American blizzard .[ 34] [ b] [ 35]
28
March 17
St. Louis
1–4
Los Angeles
Petersen
0
12–10–6
30
[ 36]
29
March 19
Vegas 4–2
Los Angeles
Quick
0
12–11–6
30
[ 37]
30
March 21
Vegas
1–3
Los Angeles
Petersen
0
13–11–6
32
[ 38]
31
March 22
Los Angeles
1–2
San Jose Quick
0
13–12–6
32
[ 39]
32
March 24
Los Angeles
2–4
San Jose
Petersen
0
13–13–6
32
[ 40]
33
March 29
Los Angeles
1–4
Vegas
Quick
3,950
13–14–6
32
[ 41]
34
March 31
Los Angeles
4–2
Vegas
Petersen
3,950
14–14–6
34
[ 42]
April: 5–9–0 (Home: 3–8–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
35
April 2
San Jose 3–0
Los Angeles
Petersen 0
14–15–6
34
[ 43]
36
April 3
San Jose
3–2
Los Angeles
Quick 0
14–16–6
34
[ 44]
37
April 5
Arizona 5–2
Los Angeles
Petersen
0
14–17–6
34
[ 45]
38
April 7
Arizona
3–4
Los Angeles
Quick
0
15–17–6
36
[ 46]
39
April 9
Los Angeles
2–5
San Jose
Petersen
0
15–18–6
36
[ 47]
40
April 10
Los Angeles
4–2
San Jose
Quick
0
16–18–6
38
[ 48]
41
April 12
Vegas 4–2
Los Angeles
Petersen
0
16–19–6
38
[ 49]
42
April 14
Vegas
6–2
Los Angeles
Quick
0
16–20–6
38
[ 50]
—
April 16
Los Angeles
–
Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19 .[ 51] [ 52]
—
April 18
Los Angeles
–
Colorado
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 51] [ 52]
43
April 20
Anaheim 1–4
Los Angeles
Petersen
1,431
17–20–6
40
[ 53]
44
April 23
Minnesota 4–2
Los Angeles
Petersen
1,091
17–21–6
40
[ 54]
45
April 24
Arizona
4–0
Los Angeles
Petersen
1,497
17–22–6
40
[ 55]
46
April 26
Anaheim
1–4
Los Angeles
Quick
1,373
18–22–6
42
[ 56]
47
April 28
Anaheim
3–2
Los Angeles
Petersen
1,763
18–23–6
42
[ 57]
48
April 30
Los Angeles
2–1
Anaheim
Quick
1,717
19–23–6
44
[ 58]
May: 2–5–1 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
49
May 1
Los Angeles
2–6
Anaheim Petersen 1,717
19–24–6
44
[ 59]
50
May 3
Los Angeles
3–2
Arizona Quick 4,983
20–24–6
46
[ 60]
51
May 5
Los Angeles
4–2
Arizona
Petersen
6,964
21–24–6
48
[ 61]
52
May 7
Colorado 3–2
Los Angeles
Petersen
2,115
21–25–6
48
[ 62]
53
May 8
Colorado
3–2
Los Angeles
Petersen
2,482
21–26–6
48
[ 63]
54
May 10
St. Louis 2–1
Los Angeles
OT
Petersen
2,154
21–26–7
49
[ 64]
55
May 12
Los Angeles
0–6
Colorado
Petersen
4,042
21–27–7
49
[ 65]
56
May 13
Los Angeles
1–5
Colorado
Grosenick 4,045
21–28–7
49
[ 66]
Legend Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Postponement
Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.
Free agents
Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.
Trades
* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.
Hover over-retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.
October
March
April
Draft picks
Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft , which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal , Quebec , but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey .
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^ a b Fans were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
^ Los Angeles was not affected. The Kings, who were coming off of a two-game series against the Avalanche, were stranded in Denver due to the blizzard.
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