2007–08 Los Angeles Kings season


The 2007–08 Los Angeles Kings season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League franchise. Their season began with the team playing a neutral site home-and-home series with the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks at the O2 Arena in London, England, the first time the NHL has held a regular season game in Europe.
Along with the switch to the Rbk Edge uniforms instituted league-wide for 2007–08, the Kings also changed their goal celebration horn at Staples Center from a foghorn to a train horn.

Regular season

The Kings struggled on the penalty kill, finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

September

Record: 1–1–0; Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–1–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1September 29*Anaheim1 – 4Los AngelesBernier17,5511–0–02
2September 30*Los Angeles1 – 4AnaheimLaBarbera17,5511–1–02

*At O2 Arena in London, England

October

Record: 6–7–0; Home: 5–4–0; Road: 1–3–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
3October 6St. Louis5 – 3Los AngelesBernier18,1181–2–02
4October 10Los Angeles1 – 5DallasLaBarbera16,1291–3–02
5October 12Boston8 – 6Los AngelesBernier17,0641–4–02
6October 14Detroit4 – 1Los AngelesBernier17,2151–5–02
7October 16Minnesota3 – 4Los AngelesSOAubin14,2392–5–04
8October 18Los Angeles3 – 4CalgaryAubin19,2892–6–04
9October 19Los Angeles4 – 2VancouverLaBarbera18,6303–6–06
10October 23Nashville0 – 6Los AngelesLaBarbera14,0264–6–08
11October 25Dallas1 – 2Los AngelesLaBarbera14,5595–6–010
12October 27Edmonton1 – 4Los AngelesLaBarbera16,1736–6–012
13October 31Columbus4 – 1Los AngelesLaBarbera11,4916–7–012

November

Record: 2–5–1; Home: 1–3–0; Road: 1–2–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
14November 2Los Angeles5 – 2San JoseAubin17,4967–7–014
15November 3San Jose3 – 1Los AngelesLaBarbera18,1187–8–014
16November 10Dallas5 – 6Los AngelesOTAubin18,1188–8–016
17November 13Los Angeles3 – 4AnaheimSOLaBarbera17,1748–8–117
18November 15Anaheim6 – 3Los AngelesAubin18,1188–9–117
19November 17Phoenix1 – 0Los AngelesLaBarbera15,6598–10–117
20November 19Los Angeles0 – 3DallasLaBarbera17,2088–11–117
21November 21Los Angeles1 – 4PhoenixLaBarbera12,1618–12–117
22November 24Los Angeles2 – 1San JoseLaBarbera17,4969–12–119
23November 25Los Angeles2 – 3AnaheimLaBarbera17,1749–13–119
24November 28Los Angeles3 – 2San JoseSOLaBarbera17,07110–13–121

December

Record: 2–11–1; Home: 2–5–1; Road: 0–6–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
25December 1Colorado5 – 2Los AngelesLaBarbera17,29710–14–121
26December 3Edmonton4 – 3Los AngelesSOAubin14,19310–14–222
27December 5Los Angeles1 – 4PhoenixAubin11,40110–15–222
28December 6Buffalo2 – 8Los AngelesQuick15,98011–15–224
29December 8Phoenix4 – 2Los AngelesAubin16,05311–16–224
30December 10Vancouver2 – 4Los AngelesAubin15,08712–16–226
31December 12Los Angeles3 – 6ChicagoQuick12,53412–17–226
32December 13Los Angeles1 – 4DallasQuick17,91312–18–226
33December 15Minnesota2 – 1Los AngelesAubin16,64812–19–226
34December 17Colorado4 – 2Los AngelesLaBarbera16,64712–20–226
35December 19Los Angeles2 – 6DetroitLaBarbera19,51612–21–226
36December 21Los Angeles1 – 2ColumbusLaBarbera14,03412–22–226
37December 22Los Angeles3 – 4NashvilleLaBarbera15,69812–23–226
38December 26San Jose3 – 2Los AngelesLaBarbera18,11812–24–226
39December 29Los Angeles3 – 1ColoradoAubin17,25613–24–228
40December 30Los Angeles3 – 2ChicagoOTLaBarbera21,71514–24–230

January

Record: 6–5–0; Home: 4–4–0; Road: 2–1–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
41January 1Chicago2 – 9Los AngelesLaBarbera16,91615–24–232
42January 3Columbus4 – 3Los AngelesLaBarbera14,17315–25–232
43January 5Calgary6 – 4Los AngelesLaBarbera18,11815–26–232
44January 8Nashville7 – 0Los AngelesLaBarbera14,75115–27–232
45January 10Toronto2 – 5Los AngelesLaBarbera18,11816–27–234
46January 12Dallas3 – 4Los AngelesSOLaBarbera16,91617–27–236
47January 15Los Angeles3 – 1EdmontonLaBarbera16,83918–27–238
48January 18Los Angeles1 – 6CalgaryLaBarbera19,28918–28–238
49January 19Los Angeles4 – 3VancouverLaBarbera18,63019–28–240
50January 22Detroit3 – 0Los AngelesLaBarbera18,11819–29–240
51January 24Anaheim1 – 3Los AngelesLaBarbera18,11820–29–242
52January 29Los Angeles2 – 3PhiladelphiaOTLaBarbera19,12720–29–343
53January 31Los Angeles3 – 1NY IslandersLaBarbera10,14821–29–345

February

Record: 5–6–1; Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–5–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
54February 2Los Angeles3 – 6New JerseyLaBarbera15,27921–30–345
55February 5Los Angeles4 – 2N.Y. RangersLaBarbera18,20022–30–347
56February 7Los Angeles5 – 3DetroitLaBarbera18,85223–30–349
57February 9Los Angeles2 – 4PittsburghLabarbera17,03423–31–349
58February 10Los Angeles3 – 2ColumbusSOCloutier15,83224–31–351
59February 12Los Angeles2 – 4St. LouisLaBarbera15,68824–32–351
60February 15Calgary3 – 6Los AngelesLaBarbera18,11825–32–353
61February 16Los Angeles3 – 4PhoenixLaBarbera17,99725–33–353
62February 18Phoenix4 – 0Los AngelesLaBarbera16,61725–34–353
63February 21St. Louis1 – 5Los AngelesCloutier14,13226–34–355
64February 23Chicago6 – 5Los AngelesOTErsberg18,11826–34–456
65February 28Los Angeles4 – 5EdmontonCloutier16,83926–35–456

March

Record: 5–6–3 ; Home: 2–3–1; Road: 3–3–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
66March 1Los Angeles2 – 5ColoradoCloutier18,00726–36–456
67March 2Los Angeles1 – 2MinnesotaOTErsberg18,56826–36–557
68March 4Los Angeles2 – 3St. LouisErsberg14,97326–37–557
69March 6Ottawa0 – 2Los AngelesErsberg17,58027–37–559
70March 8Montreal5 – 2Los AngelesErsberg18,11827–38–559
71March 10Vancouver2 – 1Los AngelesOTCloutier14,65327–38–660
72March 13Los Angeles4 – 1NashvilleErsberg15,85328–38–662
73March 15Los Angeles0 – 2MinnesotaErsberg18,56828–39–662
74March 18San Jose2 – 1Los AngelesCloutier16,78428–40–662
75March 20Los Angeles6 – 5PhoenixSOErsberg14,85229–40–664
76March 22Los Angeles4 – 2DallasErsberg18,53230–40–666
77March 26Los Angeles1 – 2AnaheimSOErsberg17,33130–40–767
78March 27Phoenix0 – 4Los AngelesErsberg17,33131–40–769
79March 29Dallas7 – 2Los AngelesErsberg17,84931–41–769

April

Record: 1–2–0; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–1–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
80April 1Los Angeles2 – 5San JoseErsberg17,49631–42–769
81April 3San Jose2 – 4Los AngelesErsberg17,75932–42–771
82April 5Anaheim3 – 4Los AngelesCloutier18,11832–43–771

Playoffs

The Kings were officially eliminated from playoff contention in early March. The franchise has not made the playoffs since the 2001–02 NHL season.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season:

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Los Angeles' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Kings had the 4th overall selection.
Round#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/Junior/Club team
14Thomas Hickey Los Angeles KingsSeattle Thunderbirds
252Oscar Moller Los Angeles KingsChilliwack Bruins
261Wayne Simmonds Los Angeles KingsOwen Sound Attack
382Bryan Cameron Los Angeles KingsBelleville Bulls
495Alec Martinez Los Angeles KingsMiami University
4109Dwight King Los Angeles KingsLethbridge Hurricanes
5124Linden Rowat Los Angeles KingsRegina Pats
5137Joshua Turnbull Los Angeles KingsWaterloo Black Hawks
7184Josh Kidd Los Angeles KingsErie Otters
7188Matt Fillier Los Angeles KingsSt. John's Fog Devils

Farm teams

Manchester Monarchs

The Manchester Monarchs are the Kings American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.

Reading Royals

The Reading Royals are the Kings affiliate in the ECHL.

Roster

Goaltenders:
Defensemen:
Forwards: