2017–18 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2017–18 Los Angeles Kings season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Kings made the playoffs, but were swept by the Vegas Golden Knights in the First Round.
Standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Kings announced their preseason schedule on June 15, 2017.Regular season
The team's regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.Playoffs
Player statistics
Final StatsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 35 | 57 | 92 | 21 | 20 | |
| 81 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 31 | 58 | |
| 82 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 23 | 54 | |
| 82 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 9 | 16 | |
| 74 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 40 | |
| 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 27 | |
| 81 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 49 | |
| 68 | 14 | 12 | 26 | −6 | 25 | |
| 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 34 | |
| 75 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 12 | |
| 27 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 2 | |
| 78 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 49 | |
| ‡ | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 12 |
| ‡ | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 18 |
| 65 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 30 | |
| † | 49 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −5 | 28 |
| 50 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −4 | 48 | |
| † | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −7 | 15 |
| 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −6 | 50 | |
| 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 37 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −2 | 8 | |
| ‡ | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| † | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −1 | 0 |
| † | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 |
| †‡ | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 57 | |
| 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 6 | |
| ‡ | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 271:26 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.55 | 131 | .947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.Trades
Notes:- Arizona to retain 15% of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Players released
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 11 | Gabriel Vilardi | C |  Canada | Windsor Spitfires |
| 2 | 41 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | Canada | Spokane Chiefs |
| 3 | 72 | Matt Villalta | G | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 4 | 103 | Mikey Anderson | D |  United States | Waterloo Black Hawks |
| 4 | 1181 | Markus Phillips | D | Canada | Owen Sound Attack |
| 5 | 134 | Cole Hults | D | United States | Madison Capitols |
| 5 | 1382 | Drake Rymsha | C | United States | Sarnia Sting |
Notes:
- The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on May 9, 2017 that sent Ben Bishop to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017 that sent Peter Budaj, Erik Cernak, a conditional pick in 2017 and a seventh-round pick in 2017 in exchange for Ben Bishop and this pick.