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)
Penalties in minutes Sean Avery (257)
Plus/minus Pavol Demitra (+21)
Wins Mathieu Garon (31)
Goals against average Jason LaBarbera (2.89)

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
12Dallas Stars8253236265218112
25San Jose Sharks8244271126624299
36Mighty Ducks of Anaheim8243271225422998
410Los Angeles Kings824235524927089
512Phoenix Coyotes823839524627181

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Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE8258168305209124
2 Y- Dallas StarsPA8253236265218112
3 Y- Calgary FlamesNW82462511218200103
4 X- Nashville PredatorsCE8249258259227106
5 X- San Jose SharksPA8244271126624299
6 X- Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA8243271225422998
7 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824330928325795
8 X- Edmonton OilersNW8241281325625195
8.5
9 Vancouver CanucksNW824232825625592
8 Los Angeles KingsPA824235524927089
11 Minnesota WildNW823836823121584
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823839524627181
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE823543422327974
14 Chicago BlackhawksCE8226431321128565
15 St. Louis BluesCE8221461519729257

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
1LOctober 5, 20054–5@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)0–1–0
2WOctober 6, 20053–2Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)1–1–0
3WOctober 9, 20052–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2005–06)2–1–0
4WOctober 11, 20053–1Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)3–1–0
5LOctober 13, 20052–5Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)3–2–0
6WOctober 16, 20053–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)4–2–0
7WOctober 19, 20055–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)5–2–0
8WOctober 20, 20057–2@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)6–2–0
9LOctober 23, 20052–3Calgary Flames (2005–06)6–3–0
10WOctober 25, 20053–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)7–3–0
11LOctober 28, 20054–5San Jose Sharks (2005–06)7–4–0
12WOctober 29, 20055–2St. Louis Blues (2005–06)8–4–0
13WNovember 2, 20056–3@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)9–4–0
14LNovember 3, 20050–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)9–5–0
15WNovember 5, 20053–2 SONashville Predators (2005–06)10–5–0
16LNovember 9, 20054–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)10–5–1
17WNovember 11, 20054–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)11–5–1
18WNovember 13, 20058–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)12–5–1
19LNovember 15, 20052–3@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)12–6–1
20WNovember 17, 20055–4Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)13–6–1
21WNovember 19, 20054–3Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)14–6–1
22WNovember 22, 20056–3@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)15–6–1
23LNovember 24, 20053–4@ Nashville Predators (2005–06)15–7–1
24WNovember 26, 20053–2Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)16–7–1
25LNovember 28, 20052–5Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)16–8–1
26LNovember 30, 20052–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)16–9–1
27LDecember 2, 20051–5@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)16–10–1
28LDecember 3, 20052–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)16–11–1
29WDecember 6, 20052–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)17–11–1
30LDecember 8, 20052–3Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)17–12–1
31WDecember 10, 20053–1Florida Panthers (2005–06)18–12–1
32LDecember 14, 20052–3Washington Capitals (2005–06)18–13–1
33WDecember 16, 20054–3 SO@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)19–13–1
34WDecember 17, 20054–1Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)20–13–1
35WDecember 19, 20054–3 SO@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)21–13–1
36WDecember 21, 20055–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)22–13–1
37LDecember 23, 20053–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)22–14–1
38WDecember 26, 20054–3San Jose Sharks (2005–06)23–14–1
39WDecember 28, 20055–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)24–14–1
40LDecember 29, 20055–6 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)24–14–2
41WDecember 31, 20053–2@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)25–14–2
42WJanuary 2, 20063–2 OTDallas Stars (2005–06)26–14–2
43WJanuary 5, 20064–0Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)27–14–2
44LJanuary 7, 20062–3@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)27–15–2
45LJanuary 9, 20062–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)27–16–2
46WJanuary 12, 20066–0@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)28–16–2
47LJanuary 14, 20061–10@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)28–17–2
48LJanuary 17, 20061–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)28–18–2
49WJanuary 19, 20068–6Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)29–18–2
50LJanuary 21, 20063–4 OTSan Jose Sharks (2005–06)29–18–3
51WJanuary 23, 20063–2 SOMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)30–18–3
52LJanuary 24, 20061–4@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)30–19–3
53LJanuary 26, 20063–5Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)30–20–3
54LJanuary 28, 20062–6Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)30–21–3
55LJanuary 30, 20063–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)30–21–4
56LFebruary 2, 20061–2 SO@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)30–21–5
57LFebruary 7, 20061–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)30–22–5
58LFebruary 8, 20064–7@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)30–23–5
59WFebruary 11, 20065–4 OTChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)31–23–5
60WFebruary 12, 20066–5Dallas Stars (2005–06)32–23–5
61WMarch 2, 20063–2Minnesota Wild (2005–06)33–23–5
62WMarch 4, 20063–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)34–23–5
63WMarch 7, 20063–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)35–23–5
64LMarch 9, 20063–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)35–24–5
65WMarch 11, 20062–1 SO@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)36–24–5
66LMarch 13, 20063–4@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)36–25–5
67LMarch 14, 20062–6Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)36–26–5
68LMarch 16, 20061–4Dallas Stars (2005–06)36–27–5
69WMarch 18, 20063–1St. Louis Blues (2005–06)37–27–5
70LMarch 20, 20060–5Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)37–28–5
71WMarch 25, 20066–4Nashville Predators (2005–06)38–28–5
72LMarch 27, 20064–7@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)38–29–5
73LMarch 29, 20061–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)38–30–5
74LMarch 30, 20060–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)38–31–5
75WApril 1, 20061–0Dallas Stars (2005–06)39–31–5
76WApril 3, 20061–0Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)40–31–5
77LApril 4, 20062–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)40–32–5
78LApril 6, 20060–5San Jose Sharks (2005–06)40–33–5
79LApril 8, 20062–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)40–34–5
80LApril 13, 20060–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)40–35–5
81WApril 15, 20062–1 SOCalgary Flames (2005–06)41–35–5
82WApril 17, 20064–0@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)42–35–5

Playoffs

The Kings were eliminated from playoff contention in late March 2006.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Lubomir VisnovskyD801750675071003
Craig ConroyC782244667813533
Pavol DemitraLW582537624221757
Michael CammalleriC8026295550-141504
Alexander FrolovLW692133544017434
Derek ArmstrongC6213284146-2701
Joe CorvoD811426403816703
Sean AveryC75152439257-5131
Eric BelangerC6517203762-5501
Dustin BrownLW7914142880-10602
Mattias NorstromD774232758-3211
Luc RobitailleLW651592452-6302
Jeremy RoenickC589132236-5201
Tom KostopoulosRW7681422100-8001
Tim GleasonD7821921770000
Nathan DempseyD5321113480000
Jeff CowanLW4681973-8000
Mike WeaverD5309914-3000
Mark ParrishRW195384-9300
Aaron MillerD5608827-6000
Jeff GiulianoLW48347260002
George ParrosRW552351381000
Mathieu GaronG6303380000
Denis GrebeshkovD802212-4000
Petr KankoRW1010101000
Jason LaBarberaG2901100000
Konstantin PushkarevRW101100000
Matt RyanC120112-4000
Brent SopelD110116-4000
Ken BelangerLW50007-1000
Noah ClarkeLW500000000
Ryan FlinnLW200050000
Adam HauserG100000000
Connor JamesRW20000-1000
Richard PetiotD20002-2000
Jeff TambelliniLW40002-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mathieu Garon344663312631853.22417381553.894
Jason LaBarbera1433291192692.891688619.900
Adam Hauser51100067.0602418.750
Team:493082423552603.16524502190.894

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

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)
111Anze Kopitar SloveniaSodertalje SK (Sweden)
250Dany Roussin CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
260T. J. Fast CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
372Jonathan Quick United StatesAvon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
5139Patrik Hersley SwedenMalmo Redhawks Jr. (Sweden)
6184Ryan McGinnis United StatesPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
7206Josh Meyers United StatesSioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7226John Seymour CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2006.html
  2. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  3. ↑ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2005-06 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  • "2005–06 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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