The Kings then scored another goal against Hiller to make it 5–0 and held to win, 6–2, to advance to the Conference Final.[95]. [127][128], Television: Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket, The Kings are currently affiliated with the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League. Much was made early on about scheduling, as the Rangers played five games in seven days, due to going to seven games in the first round and scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden. [94] The waist stripes on the road white jersey became curved instead of being straight across. The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). Kings' logos used from 1998 to 2011. Their most recent meeting was in the 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals, which Pittsburgh won in five games. THE PLOT THUS FAR The Kings have reclaimed their crown! Drew Doughty Autographed Signed 2014 Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Puck PSA/DNA COA. [71] Justin Williams, who scored twice in the Finals and had points in all three Game 7s throughout the playoffs, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. The home team had won the first six games in the series before Minnesota won game seven on the road. [11] While the first two seasons had the Kings qualifying for the playoffs,[12] afterwards poor management led the Kings into hard times. [15] Each player benefited from each other, with Simmer being the gritty player who battled along the boards, Taylor being the play maker, and Dionne being the natural goal scorer. The Detroit Red Wings earned 93 points during the regular season, and entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's second wild card. The Kings then headed into the 2012 playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks. They were the first team to have such a playoff schedule in 25 years, and early on it looked like the schedule might adversely affect the Rangers' chances, noted by many including Rangers coach Alain Vigneault. How many Stanley Cups have the Kings won? [70] With their Game 7 victory in the Conference Finals and wins in the first two games of the Cup Finals, they became the first team to win three consecutive playoff games after trailing by more than one goal in each game. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. The Kings tied the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2004 Calgary Flames, for most games played (26) in one playoff year (later matched by the 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning and 2019 St. Louis Blues). The shield logo (left) served as the team's primary logo until 2002, when the alternate crown logo was designated as the Kings' primary logo. Show details. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Add $299 - Sale Today Only . The Blues won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. Under coach Darryl Sutter, who was hired early in the 2011–12 season, the Kings won two Stanley Cups in three years: 2012, over the New Jersey Devils, and 2014, against the New York Rangers while Quick and Williams respectively won the Conn Smythe Trophy. On November 4, 2018, the Kings fired Stevens as head coach after the team started the 2018–19 season 4–8–1, and replaced him with Willie Desjardins. Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown raises the Stanley Cup after beating the New York Rangers in overtime in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final series Friday, June 13, 2014, in Los Angeles. For the 2018–19 season and beyond, the Kings brought back their silver alternate uniforms last used in the 2016–17 season minus the metallic gold elements in the logo and numerals. The Tampa Bay Lightning finished second overall in the Atlantic Division, earning 101 points. [57], A bad start to the 2011–12 season resulted in coach Terry Murray being fired, with Darryl Sutter being chosen as his replacement. Later on, white trim was added on the numbers, and names were also added, while tail stripes were adjusted. They in fact were tied in points with the second place Phoenix Coyotes, and only finished third in the Pacific Division and seventh in the West due to a goals-for differential—the Coyotes having 228 and the Kings having 214 as a team. [34] In game one trailing by a goal, Roy pulled Varlamov with 3:01 remaining in regulation. [89] The Kings also won game two, 3–1, as goalie Jonathan Quick only allowed one power play goal out of 37 shots. Steven Stamkos of the Lightning scored at 13:27 of the third period to tie game one, 4–4, before Montreal's Dale Weise won it at 18:08 of overtime. Pierre LeBrun ponders. The uniform essentially recreated the design worn from 1988 to 1998, but black and silver were replaced by the team's original purple and gold colors. [8], From the 2010–11 to the 2016–17 seasons, the Kings have also worn their classic purple and gold jerseys from the late 1970s as part of "Legends Night" on select home dates. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Los Angeles Kings seasons[107], Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, The Los Angeles Kings presently acknowledge an affiliation with a number of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame. [66] In the first round of the 2014 playoffs, the Kings played their in-state rivals, the San Jose Sharks. Minor changes in the uniform include the NHL shield logo on the neck piping, as well as the use of the Reebok Edge design. [45] The subsequent rebuild saw the Kings only return to the playoffs in 1998, led by captain Rob Blake and strong players Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray, where the highly skilled St. Louis Blues swept the team in four games. However, Gretzky provided a notable highlight during that year on March 23, 1994, when he scored his 802nd career goal to pass Gordie Howe as the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer. [20] Columbus then overcame a two-goal deficit in game two after Pittsburgh built their lead with Brian Gibbons scoring his first two playoff goals, including a short-handed one. By winning Game 5 in Vancouver, the Kings advanced to the Conference Semi-finals for the first time since the 2000–01 season, whereupon they swept the second-seeded St. Louis Blues, advancing to the Western Conference Finals for only the second time in franchise history. Assistant general manager Rob Blake was promoted to be the new general manager and John Stevens took over as head coach after serving as associate head coach for the Kings for several seasons. The Kings and Rangers split this year's two-game regular season series. [115] This season marked the final playoffs broadcast by TSN and RDS, as Rogers Media, Sportsnet and TVA take over national broadcast rights to the NHL beginning in the 2014–15 season (although CBC will still air Rogers-produced coverage of the playoffs and finals). They dropped the next two games in overtime, and lost Game 5, 4–1, giving the Canadiens their league-leading 24th Stanley Cup in franchise history. When the NHL decided to expand for the 1967–68 season amid rumblings that the Western Hockey League (WHL) was proposing to turn itself into a major league and compete for the Stanley Cup, Canadian entrepreneur Jack Kent Cooke paid the NHL $2 million to place one of the six expansion teams in Los Angeles. [21] With two victories in Edmonton and one at the Forum – dubbed "Miracle on Manchester", where the Kings managed to erase a 5–0 deficit at the third period and eventually win in overtime – the Kings managed to eliminate the vaunted Oilers, but they wound up eliminated by eventual finalists Vancouver Canucks in five games. Robitaille again served as captain for the 2 final games of his career. Gretzky resumed his role as captain when he returned to the lineup. They last met in the 1957 Stanley Cup Semifinals, which Boston won in five games. Fans of the NHL thrive off the excitement of the game, and they certainly got their fix during the 2014 NHL postseason that came to a close with a double-overtime thriller between the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. [16] At 15:38 of the second period of game three, Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan appeared to give his team a 2–1 lead, but his goal was waved off as the officials ruled that there was contact between Alexander Killorn and Price; Montreal's Brendan Gallagher then scored minutes later, and the Canadiens went on to win 3–2. Anaheim then staged a comeback, first with Nick Bonino's goal with 2:10 remaining in regulation, and then Devante Smith-Pelly's score with 24 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime. [22], Despite Dionne's leadership, the Kings missed the playoffs in the next two seasons. [93] However, the Kings built a 2–0 second period lead in game six en route to a 2–1 win. The league realigned its divisions prior to the season, and changed the structure of the playoffs, but the championship series remained the same. [44], On October 6, 1995, one day before the 1995–96 season opener, a bankruptcy court approved the purchase of the Kings by Phillip Anschutz and Edward P. Roski for $113.5 million. The following season, Kings coach Bob Berry tried juggling line combinations, and Dionne found himself on a new line with two young, mostly unknown players: second-year right winger Dave Taylor and left winger Charlie Simmer, who had been a career minor-leaguer. The New York Rangers finished second overall in the Metropolitan Division, earning 96 points. The Kings eliminated the Blackhawks in seven games. [97], In the 2020–21 season, the Kings unveiled a "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform in collaboration with Adidas. [68] For the third time, the Kings were finalists after finishing third in their division and sixth or lower in their conference. In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. During the first round, these telecasts co-existed with those of regional rightsholders, after which NBC had exclusive rights to the remaining games. The Minnesota Wild earned 98 points during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild card. Afterwards Vachon would become a free agent and sign with the Detroit Red Wings. [107] Although the Kings rallied to tie game five after falling behind 3-1 in the first period, Michal Handzus scored at 2:04 of double overtime to give the Blackhawks a 5–4 victory. After losing Game 4, the Kings battled the Blackhawks through two overtime periods in Game 5, with Patrick Kane eventually scoring the game-winning goal that won the game and the series, sending the Blackhawks to the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals and ending the Kings' season. After being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in both 1973–74 and 1974–75, the Kings moved to significantly upgrade their offensive firepower when they acquired center Marcel Dionne from the Detroit Red Wings. The Blue Jackets recorded their first ever playoff victories in team history, but the Penguins still managed to win the series in six games. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. When was the last time the Kings lost a playoff series? Add to cart. ET with NBCSN and NHL Live, hosted by Dave Briggs alongside former NHL players and analysts Anson Carter and Jeremy Roenick among the fans outside STAPLES Center. Their most recent meeting was in the 1996 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which the Rangers won in six games. [17] Max Pacioretty then scored a power-play goal at 19:17 of the third period of game four to give Montreal the 4–3 win and the series.[18]. The Kings were expected to make the playoffs. [110] The Kings briefly tied the game on a goal by Justin Williams, only to have the Blackhawks regain a 4-3 lead after two Patrick Sharp goals. Goaltender Jonathan Quick suffered an injury on opening night that sidelined him for most of the season, and the Kings struggled without him. The kings win at 5 minutes 17 seconds. By coincidence, this was the same color scheme as the NBA's Sacramento Kings. [82] In the next season, the Kings clinched the playoffs as a wild card, but were swept by the expansion Golden Knights. [68] In game five, Reilly Smith and Jarome Iginla scored two power play goals 32 seconds apart in the second period to help give the Bruins a 4–2 win. The First Round featured leads changing hands more so than any previous year. The Kings became just the fourth team in NHL playoff history (after the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1975 New York Islanders, and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers) to come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a series 4–3. At the same time, McNall defaulted on a loan from Bank of America, who threatened to force the Kings into bankruptcy unless he sold the team. The Kings hired Todd McLellan as their next head coach on April 16, 2019. [43] In game two, the Blackhawks held a 3–2 lead in the third period, but with less than 5 minutes left in regulation Chicago's Brent Seabrook was called for a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct (and later given a three-game suspension[44]) for charging David Backes. On June 1, 2014, the Kings advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in three years after winning Game 7, 4–3, in overtime through a goal from Alec Martinez, clinching their third Western Conference title in franchise history. Both of these goals occurred with the goalie pulled to give the Ducks an extra attacker. NHL Original Productions takes you behind the glass, on the bench, and into the locker room as the Kings embark on a record setting journey through the regular season and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [62] The Kings finished the season as the fifth seed in the West and began the defense of the Cup on the road against the St. Louis Blues, who they swept in the 2012 playoffs. They entered the playoffs as the fifth seed in their conference and second seed in their division. [49] But in the 2000 playoffs, the Kings were once again dispatched in the first round, this time by the Detroit Red Wings in a four-game sweep. Andersen made 22 saves out of 23 shots before leaving in the third period due to a lower-body injury. [69] The Kings won the Stanley Cup in five games, culminating with an Alec Martinez goal in the second overtime of Game 5 at Staples Center. The bottom of the jerseys read the city name. This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average (GAA) and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. Three years later, the Kings completed the transition back to the classic black and silver by unveiling a new away jersey, which unlike the home jersey, features a black and silver tail stripe. White was also added to the socks, on the tail stripes, and at the bottom of the yoke, but the color was removed from the pants. The series would prove to be a carbon copy of their previous meeting, with the Kings behind three games to one and bouncing back to tie the series, only to be dominated in the seventh game and eliminated. [27], However, the 1988–89 season would be a big turning point for the franchise. The Kings cut the lead in half with a controversial goal when Kings forward, Jeff Carter, appeared to be offside. The Lightning won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the West Division. SKU: ROC-84-1004 Category: Stanley Cup Rings. A postseason return occurred in 1984–85 under coach Pat Quinn, where the Kings were quickly swept out of the playoffs by the Oilers in their second-straight Stanley Cup championship. Three Original Six teams reached the Conference Finals, the first time this has occurred since 1979. This led to struggles in the 1977–78 season, where the Kings finished below .500 and were easily swept out of the first round by the Maple Leafs. 1966–67 . [58] Goaltender Jonathan Quick was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the playoffs, and soon after signed a ten-year contract extension on June 28. Vladimir Tarasenko then tied the game on the ensuing power play, followed by Barret Jackman scoring the game-winner at 5:50 of overtime to give St. Louis a 4–3 win. [100][101][102] Bailey is the second mascot, after Kingston the snow leopard in the early 1990s. Backup Peter Budaj filled the void, earning his first starting duties since his time with the Colorado Avalanche six years earlier, but near the trade deadline, the Kings traded him to Tampa Bay for another goalie, Ben Bishop who shared the crease with Jonathan Quick down the stretch, the superstar having returned from his injury. Los Angeles Kings. [38] In the second round, the Kings forced seven games in their series against the Avalanche, but lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions.[50]. The 2014 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s 2013–14 season, and the culmination of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. [26] The Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit, scoring four unanswered goals from four different players to win game two, 4–2. Much like last year, the Blues would win the first two games at Scottrade Center, but then go on to lose the next four games. This was the 11th playoff meeting for these rivals, with Philadelphia having won six of the ten previous series. 1964–65 . That same seven-game mark was eclipsed on June 1, 2014, as the Los Angeles Kings became the first team to ever reach the Stanley Cup Finals after having played three consecutive seven-game series. They last met in the 1981 Preliminary Round, a best-of-five series which the Rangers won 3–1,[112] as well as the first major professional sports championship final between New York City and Los Angeles since the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the 1981 World Series in a strike-shortened season. The 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 16, 2014 and ended June 13, 2014 when the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers four games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Kings win the Stanley Cup 2014 The Los Angeles Kings' Road to the 2014 Stanley Cup Frank Franklin II/Associated Press The comeback Kings knew only one way to win their second Stanley Cup in three years: from behind. [4] The Kings played their home games at The Forum in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, for 32 years, until they moved to the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles at the start of the 1999–2000 season. Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau started game one with Jonas Hiller in net. [7][8] Cooke wanted his new NHL team to play in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, home of the Lakers, but the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission, which managed the Sports Arena (and still manages the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum today), had already entered into an agreement with the WHL's Los Angeles Blades (whose owners had also tried to land the NHL expansion franchise in Los Angeles) to play their games at the Sports Arena.

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