2013–14 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2013–14 Los Angeles Kings season was the 47th season (46th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The team would advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs and eventually the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, where they defeated the New York Rangers in five games to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. As of 2024, this was the last time the Kings won a playoff series.

2013–14 Los Angeles Kings
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2013–14 record46–28–8
Home record23–14–4
Road record23–14–4
Goals for206
Goals against174
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainDustin Brown
Alternate captainsMatt Greene
Anze Kopitar
Mike Richards (Nov.–Feb.)
ArenaStaples Center
Average attendance19,017 (100.2%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Ontario Reign (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAnze Kopitar (29)
AssistsAnze Kopitar (41)
PointsAnze Kopitar (70)
Penalty minutesKyle Clifford (81)
Plus/minusAnze Kopitar (+34)
WinsJonathan Quick (27)
Goals against averageMartin Jones (1.81)

Standings

Pacific Division
PosTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1y – Anaheim Ducks825420851266209+57116
2x – San Jose Sharks825122941249200+49111
3x – Los Angeles Kings824628838206174+32100
4Phoenix Coyotes8237301531216231−1589
5Vancouver Canucks8236351131196223−2783
6Calgary Flames823540728209241−3277
7Edmonton Oilers822944925203270−6767
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2013–14 game log

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

Playoffs

The Los Angeles Kings entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed. They faced the San Jose Sharks in the first round. The Kings became only the fourth team in NHL history to win a series when trailing 3–0 in the series with their Game 7 win over the Sharks in the Western Conference First Round.[3] They later became the first team to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals having played 21 games. They also became the first team to win three Game 7s on the road. The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup Finals berth in three years in the first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series,[4][5] where they took on Eastern champions, the Rangers.

The Kings won the Stanley Cup in a double-overtime Game 5 victory. This was the team's second Stanley Cup championship in three years.

2014 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:  Win  Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Final Stats[6]

Playoffs
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIM
Anze Kopitar2652126914
Jeff Carter2610152554
Justin Williams26916251335
Marian Gaborik261482266
Drew Doughty2651318230
Tyler Toffoli267714610
Dustin Brown266814722
Jake Muzzin26661268
Tanner Pearson244812108
Dwight King263811520
Alec Martinez265510112
Mike Richards263710−617
Slava Voynov26279416
Kyle Clifford24167−239
Jarret Stoll26336618
Trevor Lewis26415−66
Willie Mitchell181341020
Matt Greene20044516
Robyn Regehr802207
Jeff Schultz7000−10
Jordan Nolan3000−32

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; GS = Games started; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
Final stats[7]

Regular season
PlayerGPGSTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Jonathan Quick49492904271741002.071183.9156022
Martin Jones191810951260331.81500.9344010
Ben Scrivens1915975754321.97464.9313010
Playoffs
PlayerGPGSTOIWLGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Jonathan Quick26261605169692.58774.9112004
Martin Jones20560000.0071.0000000

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Statistics reflect time with the Kings only.
Traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Kings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Justin Williams[8]Conn Smythe TrophyJune 14, 2014
Dustin Brown[9]Mark Messier NHL Leadership AwardJune 24, 2014
Jonathan Quick[10]William M. Jennings TrophyJune 24, 2014

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

June 30, 2013[11]To Edmonton Oilers
2nd-round pick (57th overall) in 2013
3rd-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2013
To Los Angeles Kings
2nd-round pick (37th overall) in 2013
June 30, 2013[11]To New Jersey Devils
7th-round pick in 2013
To Los Angeles Kings
7th-round pick in 2015
July 16, 2013[12]To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2015
To Los Angeles Kings
Daniel Carcillo
January 4, 2014[13]To New York Rangers
Daniel Carcillo
To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014
January 15, 2014[14]To Edmonton Oilers
Ben Scrivens
To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick in 2014
January 22, 2014[15]To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brandon Kozun
To Los Angeles Kings
Andrew Crescenzi
February 6, 2014[16]To Montreal Canadiens
Robert Czarnik
To Los Angeles Kings
Steve Quailer
March 5, 2014[17]To Buffalo Sabres
Nicolas Deslauriers
Hudson Fasching
To Los Angeles Kings
Brayden McNabb
Jonathan Parker
2nd-round pick in 2014
2nd-round pick in 2015
March 5, 2014[18]To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016
To Los Angeles Kings
James Livingston
March 5, 2014[19]To Columbus Blue Jackets
Matt Frattin
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 or 2015
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014 or 2015
To Los Angeles Kings
Marian Gaborik

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract terms
Brad Richardson[23]Vancouver Canucks2 year, $2.3 million
Rob Scuderi[24]Pittsburgh Penguins4 years, $13.5 million
Dustin Penner[25]Anaheim Ducks1 year, $2 million

Lost via waivers

PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Marc-Andre Cliche[26]Colorado AvalancheSeptember 22, 2013
Keaton Ellerby[27]Winnipeg JetsNovember 2, 2013

Player signings

PlayerDateContract terms
Keaton Ellerby[28]July 4, 20131 year, $735,000
Maxim Kitsyn[21]July 10, 20133 years, $1.8075 million entry-level contract
Jake Muzzin[29]July 12, 20132 years, $2 million
Alec Martinez[30]July 15, 20132 years, $2.2 million
Dustin Brown[31]July 18, 20138 years, $47 million contract extension
Jordan Nolan[32]July 21, 20132 years, $1.4 million
Trevor Lewis[33]July 23, 20131 year, $1.325 million
Andrew Bodnarchuk[34]July 29, 20132 years, $1.1 million
Colin Miller[34]July 29, 20133 years, $1.8075 million entry-level contract
Kyle Clifford[35]August 2, 20132 years, $2.15 million
Martin Jones[36]September 10, 20132 years, $1.1 million
Patrik Bartosak[37]March 5, 20143 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract
Michael Mersch[38]April 5, 20143 years, $2.36 million entry-level contract
Trevor Lewis[39]April 8, 20142 years, $3.05 million contract extension
Nic Dowd[40]April 9, 20141 year, $750,000 entry-level contract
Brian O'Neill[41]May 1, 20142 years, $1.125 million contract extension
Valentin Zykov[42]May 27, 20143 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Nick Ebert[43]May 28, 20143 years, $2.075 million entry-level contract
Matt Greene[44]June 24, 20144 years, $10 million contract extension
Marian Gaborik[45]June 25, 20147 years, $34.125 million

Draft picks

Los Angeles Kings' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, that was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/junior/club team (league)
237Valentin ZykovLW  RussiaBaie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
4103[a]Justin AugerRW  CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
4118Hudson FaschingRW  United StatesU.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
5146Patrik BartosakG  Czech RepublicRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
5148[b]Jonny BrodzinskiRW  United StatesSt. Cloud State University (WCHA)
6178Zachary LeslieD  CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
7191[c]Dominik KubalikLW  Czech RepublicSudbury Wolves (OHL)
Draft notes[46]
  • The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a February 23, 2012, trade that sent Jeff Carter to the Kings in exchange for Jack Johnson and this pick.[47]
  • The Edmonton Oilers' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second and third-round pick in 2013 (57th and 88th overall) and Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[48]
  • The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues (via Edmonton), Los Angeles traded this pick to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (88th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.[48]
  • The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a second-round pick in 2013 (37th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in 2013 (57th overall), Carolina's fourth-round pick in 2013 (96th overall) and this pick.[48]
  • a The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings (via Columbus and Philadelphia) as a result of a February 26, 2013, trade that sent Simon Gagne to the Flyers in exchange for this pick.[49]
  • b The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of an April 2, 2013, trade that sent Davis Drewiske to the Canadiens in exchange for this pick.[50]
  • c The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent Edmonton's 2012 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.[51]
  • The Los Angeles Kings' seventh-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[52]

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