2005–06 Los Angeles Kings season

2005–06 Los Angeles Kings
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	10th Western
2005–06 record	42–35–5
Home record	26–14–1
Road record	16–21–4
Goals for	249
Goals against	270
Team information
General manager	Dave Taylor
Coach	Andy Murray (Oct-Mar) John Torchetti (interim) (Mar/Apr)
Captain	Mattias Norstrom Luc Robitaille (One game)
Alternate captains	Craig Conroy Aaron Miller Mattias Norstrom (One game) Luc Robitaille Jeremy Roenick
Arena	Staples Center
Average attendance	17,821
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Cammalleri (26)
Assists	Lubomir Visnovsky (50)
Points	Lubomir Visnovsky (67)
Penalty minutes	Sean Avery (257)
Plus/minus	Pavol Demitra (+21)
Wins	Mathieu Garon (31)
Goals against average	Jason LaBarbera (2.89)
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The 2005–06 Los Angeles Kings season was the 39th season (38th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. It began with wholesale changes, as during the off-season the Kings acquired centers Pavol Demitra and Jeremy Roenick to help solidify their offense, as well as goaltender Jason LaBarbera.

The changes appeared to pay off, as the Kings stormed out to a 15–6–1 record, and first place in the division. The team, however, collapsed, winning only 27 of their remaining 60 games, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division, and out of the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Head Coach Andy Murray was fired for their final 12 games with John Torchetti taking over, despite the team finishing with an impressive 42 wins.

Regular season[]

• January 19, 2006 – Luc Robitaille becomes the Kings' all-time leading goal scorer.

The Kings finished the regular season with the most power play opportunities, tying the Phoenix Coyotes with 541. They also finished 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 78.73%.^[1]

Final standings[]

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
3	6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
4	10	Los Angeles Kings	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
5	12	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	39	5	246	271	81

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Western Conference^[3]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	Y- Dallas Stars	PA	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
3	Y- Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	25	11	218	200	103
4	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
5	X- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
6	X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
7	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	283	257	95
8	X- Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	41	28	13	256	251	95
8.5
9	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	32	8	256	255	92
8	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
11	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	231	215	84
12	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	38	39	5	246	271	81
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
14	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
15	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results[]

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 5, 2005	4–5	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	0–1–0
2	W	October 6, 2005	3–2	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	1–1–0
3	W	October 9, 2005	2–1 OT	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	2–1–0
4	W	October 11, 2005	3–1	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	3–1–0
5	L	October 13, 2005	2–5	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	3–2–0
6	W	October 16, 2005	3–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	4–2–0
7	W	October 19, 2005	5–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	5–2–0
8	W	October 20, 2005	7–2	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	6–2–0
9	L	October 23, 2005	2–3	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	6–3–0
10	W	October 25, 2005	3–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	7–3–0
11	L	October 28, 2005	4–5	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	7–4–0
12	W	October 29, 2005	5–2	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	8–4–0
13	W	November 2, 2005	6–3	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	9–4–0
14	L	November 3, 2005	0–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	9–5–0
15	W	November 5, 2005	3–2 SO	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	10–5–0
16	L	November 9, 2005	4–5 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	10–5–1
17	W	November 11, 2005	4–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	11–5–1
18	W	November 13, 2005	8–2	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	12–5–1
19	L	November 15, 2005	2–3	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	12–6–1
20	W	November 17, 2005	5–4	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	13–6–1
21	W	November 19, 2005	4–3	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	14–6–1
22	W	November 22, 2005	6–3	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	15–6–1
23	L	November 24, 2005	3–4	@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)	15–7–1
24	W	November 26, 2005	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	16–7–1
25	L	November 28, 2005	2–5	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	16–8–1
26	L	November 30, 2005	2–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	16–9–1
27	L	December 2, 2005	1–5	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	16–10–1
28	L	December 3, 2005	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)	16–11–1
29	W	December 6, 2005	2–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	17–11–1
30	L	December 8, 2005	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	17–12–1
31	W	December 10, 2005	3–1	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	18–12–1
32	L	December 14, 2005	2–3	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	18–13–1
33	W	December 16, 2005	4–3 SO	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	19–13–1
34	W	December 17, 2005	4–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	20–13–1
35	W	December 19, 2005	4–3 SO	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	21–13–1
36	W	December 21, 2005	5–2	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	22–13–1
37	L	December 23, 2005	3–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	22–14–1
38	W	December 26, 2005	4–3	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	23–14–1
39	W	December 28, 2005	5–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	24–14–1
40	L	December 29, 2005	5–6 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	24–14–2
41	W	December 31, 2005	3–2	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	25–14–2
42	W	January 2, 2006	3–2 OT	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	26–14–2
43	W	January 5, 2006	4–0	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	27–14–2
44	L	January 7, 2006	2–3	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	27–15–2
45	L	January 9, 2006	2–6	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	27–16–2
46	W	January 12, 2006	6–0	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	28–16–2
47	L	January 14, 2006	1–10	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	28–17–2
48	L	January 17, 2006	1–4	Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	28–18–2
49	W	January 19, 2006	8–6	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	29–18–2
50	L	January 21, 2006	3–4 OT	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	29–18–3
51	W	January 23, 2006	3–2 SO	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	30–18–3
52	L	January 24, 2006	1–4	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	30–19–3
53	L	January 26, 2006	3–5	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	30–20–3
54	L	January 28, 2006	2–6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	30–21–3
55	L	January 30, 2006	3–4 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	30–21–4
56	L	February 2, 2006	1–2 SO	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	30–21–5
57	L	February 7, 2006	1–5	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	30–22–5
58	L	February 8, 2006	4–7	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	30–23–5
59	W	February 11, 2006	5–4 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	31–23–5
60	W	February 12, 2006	6–5	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	32–23–5
61	W	March 2, 2006	3–2	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	33–23–5
62	W	March 4, 2006	3–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	34–23–5
63	W	March 7, 2006	3–2 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	35–23–5
64	L	March 9, 2006	3–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	35–24–5
65	W	March 11, 2006	2–1 SO	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	36–24–5
66	L	March 13, 2006	3–4	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	36–25–5
67	L	March 14, 2006	2–6	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	36–26–5
68	L	March 16, 2006	1–4	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	36–27–5
69	W	March 18, 2006	3–1	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	37–27–5
70	L	March 20, 2006	0–5	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	37–28–5
71	W	March 25, 2006	6–4	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	38–28–5
72	L	March 27, 2006	4–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	38–29–5
73	L	March 29, 2006	1–2	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	38–30–5
74	L	March 30, 2006	0–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	38–31–5
75	W	April 1, 2006	1–0	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	39–31–5
76	W	April 3, 2006	1–0	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	40–31–5
77	L	April 4, 2006	2–6	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	40–32–5
78	L	April 6, 2006	0–5	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	40–33–5
79	L	April 8, 2006	2–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	40–34–5
80	L	April 13, 2006	0–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	40–35–5
81	W	April 15, 2006	2–1 SO	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	41–35–5
82	W	April 17, 2006	4–0	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	42–35–5

Playoffs[]

The Kings were eliminated from playoff contention in late March 2006, making it the third consecutive year that they missed the playoffs.

Player statistics[]

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Lubomir Visnovsky D 80 17 50 67 50 7 10 0 3 Craig Conroy C 78 22 44 66 78 13 5 3 3 Pavol Demitra LW 58 25 37 62 42 21 7 5 7 Michael Cammalleri C 80 26 29 55 50 -14 15 0 4 Alexander Frolov LW 69 21 33 54 40 17 4 3 4 Derek Armstrong C 62 13 28 41 46 -2 7 0 1 Joe Corvo D 81 14 26 40 38 16 7 0 3 Sean Avery C 75 15 24 39 257 -5 1 3 1 Eric Belanger C 65 17 20 37 62 -5 5 0 1 Dustin Brown LW 79 14 14 28 80 -10 6 0 2 Mattias Norstrom D 77 4 23 27 58 -3 2 1 1 Luc Robitaille LW 65 15 9 24 52 -6 3 0 2 Jeremy Roenick C 58 9 13 22 36 -5 2 0 1 Tom Kostopoulos RW 76 8 14 22 100 -8 0 0 1 Tim Gleason D 78 2 19 21 77 0 0 0 0 Nathan Dempsey D 53 2 11 13 48 0 0 0 0 Jeff Cowan LW 46 8 1 9 73 -8 0 0 0 Mike Weaver D 53 0 9 9 14 -3 0 0 0 Mark Parrish RW 19 5 3 8 4 -9 3 0 0 Aaron Miller D 56 0 8 8 27 -6 0 0 0 Jeff Giuliano LW 48 3 4 7 26 0 0 0 2 George Parros RW 55 2 3 5 138 1 0 0 0 Mathieu Garon G 63 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 Denis Grebeshkov D 8 0 2 2 12 -4 0 0 0 Petr Kanko RW 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jason LaBarbera G 29 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Konstantin Pushkarev RW 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Ryan C 12 0 1 1 2 -4 0 0 0 Brent Sopel D 11 0 1 1 6 -4 0 0 0 Ken Belanger LW 5 0 0 0 7 -1 0 0 0 Noah Clarke LW 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Flinn LW 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 Adam Hauser G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connor James RW 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Richard Petiot D 2 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 Jeff Tambellini LW 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Mathieu Garon 3446 63 31 26 3 185 3.22 4 1738 1553 .894 Jason LaBarbera 1433 29 11 9 2 69 2.89 1 688 619 .900 Adam Hauser 51 1 0 0 0 6 7.06 0 24 18 .750 Team: 4930 82 42 35 5 260 3.16 5 2450 2190 .894

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Awards and records[]

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Transactions[]

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season. ^[5]

Trades[]

August 4, 2005	To Los Angeles Kings Jeremy Roenick 3rd round pick in 2006 - Bud Holloway	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations
August 12, 2005	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations	To Washington Capitals Bryan Muir
March 8, 2006	To Los Angeles Kings Mark Parrish Brent Sopel	To New York Islanders Denis Grebeshkov Jeff Tambellini
March 9, 2006	To Los Angeles Kings Tim Jackman	To Phoenix Coyotes Yanick Lehoux

Free agent signings[]

August 2, 2005	From New York Rangers Jason LaBarbera (2 years, terms undisclosed)
August 2, 2005	From St. Louis Blues Pavol Demitra (3 years, $13.5 million)
August 10, 2005	From Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Marty Wilford (Minor league contract)
August 12, 2005	From Manchester Monarchs (AHL) Jeff Giuliano (2 years, terms undisclosed)
August 12, 2005	From Dallas Stars Valeri Bure (1 year, $1.5 million)
August 15, 2005	From Florida Everblades (ECHL) Brad Fast (Minor league contract)
August 17, 2005	From Carolina Hurricanes Shay Stephenson (3 year, entry level contract)
August 24, 2005	From Colgate University (ECAC) Joey Mormina (3 year, entry level contract)
September 30, 2005	From Adirondack Frostbite (UHL) Ken Belanger (1 year, $450,000)
April 12, 2006	From Boston College (HE) Peter Harrold (3 year, entry level contract)

Free agents lost[]

August 2, 2005	To New York Rangers Martin Straka (3 years, $9.4 million)
August 5, 2005	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jason Allison (1 year, $1.5 million)
August 7, 2005	To Pittsburgh Penguins Žigmund Pálffy (3 years, $13.5 million)
August 8, 2005	To Atlanta Thrashers Scott Barney (1 year, terms undisclosed)
August 10, 2005	To New York Rangers Joe Rullier (1 year, terms undisclosed)
August 17, 2005	To Vancouver Canucks Anson Carter (1 year, $1 million)
August 17, 2005	To Florida Panthers Jozef Stümpel (2 years, $3.25 million)
September 5, 2005	To Genève-Servette HC (NLA) Yanick Lehoux (1 year, terms undisclosed)
October 11, 2005	To Jokerit (SM-l) Brad Norton (1 year, terms undisclosed)

Waivers[]

November 5, 2005	To Phoenix Coyotes Yanick Lehoux
November 25, 2005	From Phoenix Coyotes Yanick Lehoux

Draft picks[]

Los Angeles's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	11	Anze Kopitar	Slovenia	Sodertalje SK (Sweden)
2	50	Dany Roussin	Canada	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
2	60	T. J. Fast	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
3	72	Jonathan Quick	United States	Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
5	139	Patrik Hersley	Sweden	Malmo Redhawks Jr. (Sweden)
6	184	Ryan McGinnis	United States	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7	206	Josh Meyers	United States	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7	226	John Seymour	Canada	Brampton Battalion (OHL)

Farm teams[]

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See also[]

• 2005–06 NHL season

References[]

• "2005–06 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links[]