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2025–26 Los Angeles Kings season

2025–26 Los Angeles Kings
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachJim Hiller
CaptainAnze Kopitar
Alternate captainsPhillip Danault
Drew Doughty
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Ontario Reign (AHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
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The 2025–26 Los Angeles Kings season will be their 59th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1]

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2025.[2]

2025 preseason game log: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-0-0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1A September 21 Anaheim – Los Angeles Toyota Arena
2 September 23 Los Angeles – Vegas T-Mobile Arena
3 September 24 Los Angeles – Anaheim Honda Center
4B September 27 Anaheim – Los Angeles Dignity Health Arena
5C September 30 Utah – Los Angeles Idaho Central Arena
6 October 2 Los Angeles – Utah Delta Center
7 October 4 Anaheim – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
Legend:

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss A – Game played in Ontario, California B – Game played in Bakersfield, California C – Game played in Boise, Idaho

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.

2025–26 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 7 Colorado – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
2 October 8 Los Angeles – Vegas T-Mobile Arena 0–0–0
3 October 11 Los Angeles – Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 0–0–0
4 October 13 Los Angeles – Minnesota Grand Casino Arena 0–0–0
5 October 16 Pittsburgh – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
6 October 18 Carolina – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
7 October 21 Los Angeles – St. Louis Enterprise Center 0–0–0
8 October 23 Los Angeles – Dallas American Airlines Center 0–0–0
9 October 25 Los Angeles – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 0–0–0
10 October 26 Los Angeles – Chicago United Center 0–0–0
11 October 28 Los Angeles – San Jose SAP Center 0–0–0
12 October 30 Detroit – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
13 November 1 New Jersey – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
14 November 4 Winnipeg – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
15 November 6 Florida – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
16 November 9 Los Angeles – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 0–0–0
17 November 11 Los Angeles – Montreal Bell Centre 0–0–0
18 November 13 Los Angeles – Toronto Scotiabank Arena 0–0–0
19 November 15 Los Angeles – Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 0–0–0
20 November 17 Los Angeles – Washington Capital One Arena 0–0–0
21 November 20 Los Angeles – San Jose SAP Center 0–0–0
22 November 21 Boston – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
23 November 24 Ottawa – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
24 November 28 Los Angeles – Anaheim Honda Center 0–0–0
25 November 29 Vancouver – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
26 December 2 Washington – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
27 December 4 Chicago – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
28 December 6 Chicago – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
29 December 8 Los Angeles – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
30 December 10 Los Angeles – Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 0–0–0
31 December 13 Calgary – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
32 December 15 Los Angeles – Dallas American Airlines Center 0–0–0
33 December 17 Los Angeles – Florida Amerant Bank Arena 0–0–0
34 December 18 Los Angeles – Tampa Bay Benchmark International Arena 0–0–0
35 December 22 Columbus – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
36 December 23 Seattle – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
37 December 27 Anaheim – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
38 December 29 Los Angeles – Colorado Ball Arena 0–0–0
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
39 January 1 Tampa Bay – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
40 January 3 Minnesota – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
41 January 5 Minnesota – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
42 January 7 San Jose – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
43 January 9 Los Angeles – Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 0–0–0
44 January 10 Los Angeles – Edmonton Rogers Place 0–0–0
45 January 12 Dallas – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
46 January 14 Vegas – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
47 January 16 Anaheim – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
48 January 17 Los Angeles – Anaheim Honda Center 0–0–0
49 January 20 NY Rangers – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
50 January 24 Los Angeles – St. Louis Enterprise Center 0–0–0
51 January 26 Los Angeles – Columbus Nationwide Arena 0–0–0
52 January 27 Los Angeles – Detroit Little Caesars Arena 0–0–0
53 January 29 Los Angeles – Buffalo KeyBank Center 0–0–0
54 January 31 Los Angeles – Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena 0–0–0
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
55 February 1 Los Angeles – Carolina Lenovo Center 0–0–0
56 February 4 Seattle – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
57 February 5 Los Angeles – Vegas T-Mobile Arena 0–0–0
58 February 25 Vegas – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
59 February 26 Edmonton – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
60 February 28 Calgary – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
61 March 2 Colorado – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
62 March 5 NY Islanders – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
63 March 7 Montreal – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
64 March 10 Los Angeles – Boston TD Garden 0–0–0
65 March 13 Los Angeles – NY Islanders UBS Arena 0–0–0
66 March 14 Los Angeles – New Jersey Prudential Center 0–0–0
67 March 16 Los Angeles – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 0–0–0
68 March 19 Philadelphia – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
69 March 21 Buffalo – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
70 March 22 Los Angeles – Utah Delta Center 0–0–0
71 March 24 Los Angeles – Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0
72 March 26 Los Angeles – Vancouver Rogers Arena 0–0–0
73 March 28 Utah – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
74 April 1 St. Louis – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
75 April 2 Nashville – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
76 April 4 Toronto – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
77 April 6 Nashville – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
78 April 9 Vancouver – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
79 April 11 Edmonton – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0
80 April 13 Los Angeles – Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 0–0–0
81 April 14 Los Angeles – Vancouver Rogers Arena 0–0–0
82 April 16 Los Angeles – Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0
Legend:

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss

Player statistics

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As of end of the season

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Darcy Kuemper 0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Pheonix Copley 0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Carter George 0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Milestones

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Records

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Transactions

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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

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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) 		[3]
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 		[4]
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)

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Joel Armia Montreal Canadiens 2-year Free agency [5]
Cody Ceci Dallas Stars 4-year Free agency [5]
Brian Dumoulin New Jersey Devils 3-year Free agency [5]
Anton Forsberg Ottawa Senators 2-year Free agency [5]
Corey Perry Edmonton Oilers 1-year Free agency [5]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Samuel Bolduc New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [6]
Logan Brown Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free agency [6]
Cole Guttman Chicago Blackhawks 2-year Free agency [6]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Vladislav Gavrikov New York Rangers 7-year Free agency [7]
Tanner Jeannot Boston Bruins 5-year Free agency [8]
Caleb Jones Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency [9]
David Rittich New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [10]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Samuel Fagemo Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [11]
Jack Studnicka Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [12]
July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23) Joseph Cecconi Avangard Omsk (KHL) 1-year Free agency [13]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30) Andrei Kuzmenko 1–year [14]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Taylor Ward 1–year [6]
August 2, 2025 (2025-08-02) Alex Laferriere 3–year [15]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Los Angeles Kings 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

  1. ^ 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.[3]
  2. ^ 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.[3]
  3. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ^ "LA Kings Announce Complete 2025 Preseason Game Schedule".
  3. ^ a b c "Penguins acquire pick No. 24 in 2025 NHL Draft from Kings". June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Spence traded to Senators by Kings for 2 draft picks". nhl.com. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Perry signs 1-year, $3.5 million contract with Kings". NHL.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "LA Kings sign four players to NHL contracts". Los Angeles Kings. July 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Gavrikov signs 7-year, $49 million contract with Rangers". NHL.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bruins announce July 1 Transactions". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "Penguins sign Justin Brazeau, Parker Wotherspoon and Caleb Jones to two-year contracts". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "Islanders Sign Rittich". NHL.com. New York Islanders. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Jets sign five players to one-year, two-way contracts". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  12. ^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Jack Studnicka on One-Year, Two-Way Contract | Florida Panthers". www.nhl.com. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  13. ^ Lavallee, Chris (July 23, 2025). "AHL: Joseph Cecconi Signs Overseas". Inside the Rink. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "Kuzmenko signs 1-year, $4.3 million contract with Kings". NHL. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  15. ^ "Laferriere signs 3-year, $12.3 million contract with Kings". National Hockey League. August 2, 2025.