2013–14 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2013–14 Los Angeles Kings season was the 47th season (46th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Kings would eventually advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup Final, where they defeated the New York Rangers in five games to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. , this was the last time the Kings won a playoff series.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2013 pre-season game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 15 Los Angeles 2–4 Phoenix Scrivens 6,270 0–1–0 Recap 2 September 15 Phoenix 5–1 Los Angeles Garon 12,988 0–2–0 Recap 3 September 17 Los Angeles 6–0 Anaheim Quick 13,115 1–2–0 Recap 4 September 20 Los Angeles 3–4 Colorado OT Jones 1–2–1 Recap 5 September 24 Anaheim 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 15,179 2–2–1 Recap 6 September 27 NY Rangers 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 11,410 3–2–1 Recap 7 September 28 Colorado 3–2 Los Angeles Garon 11,722 3–3–1 RecapNotes: Games were played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Regular season 2013–14 game log October: 9–5–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Los Angeles 3–2 Minnesota SO Quick 18,511 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 4 Los Angeles 3–5 Winnipeg Quick 15,004 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 7 NY Rangers 3–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 9 Ottawa 3–4 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,118 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 11 Los Angeles 2–1 Carolina SO Quick 16,353 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 13 Los Angeles 3–0 Florida Scrivens 12,810 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 15 Los Angeles 1–5 Tampa Bay Quick 16,310 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 17 Los Angeles 2–1 Nashville SO Quick 16,416 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 19 Dallas 2–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 6–3–0 12 Recap 10 October 21 Calgary 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 6–4–0 12 Recap 11 October 24 Phoenix 4–7 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 7–4–0 14 Recap 12 October 27 Edmonton 1–2 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,118 8–4–0 16 Recap 13 October 29 Los Angeles 1–3 Phoenix Scrivens 10,452 8–5–0 16 Recap 14 October 30 San Jose 3–4 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,118 9–5–0 18 Recap November: 7–2–4 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 4–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Nashville 4–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 9–6–0 18 Recap 16 November 7 Buffalo 0–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 10–6–0 20 Recap 19 November 9 Vancouver 1–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 11–6–0 22 Recap 18 November 12 Los Angeles 2–3 Buffalo SO Scrivens 18,281 11–6–1 23 Recap 19 November 14 Los Angeles 3–2 NY Islanders Scrivens 13,922 12–6–1 25 Recap 20 November 15 Los Angeles 2–0 New Jersey Scrivens 12,168 13–6–1 27 Recap 21 November 17 Los Angeles 1–0 NY Rangers Scrivens 18,006 14–6–1 29 Recap 22 November 19 Tampa Bay 2–5 Los Angeles Scrivens 18,118 15–6–1 31 Recap 23 November 21 New Jersey 2–1 Los Angeles OT Scrivens 18,118 15–6–2 32 Recap 24 November 23 Colorado 1–0 Los Angeles OT Scrivens 18,118 15–6–3 33 Recap 25 November 25 Los Angeles 3–2 Vancouver OT Scrivens 18,910 16–6–3 35 Recap 26 November 27 Los Angeles 2–3 San Jose SO Scrivens 17,562 16–6–4 36 Recap 27 November 30 Calgary 2–1 Los Angeles Scrivens 18,118 16–7–4 36 Recap December: 9–5–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 2 St. Louis 2–3 Los Angeles Scrivens 18,118 17–7–4 38 Recap 29 December 3 Los Angeles 3–2 Anaheim SO Jones 17,294 18–7–4 40 Recap 30 December 7 NY Islanders 0–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,118 19–7–4 42 Recap 31 December 10 Los Angeles 6–0 Montreal Jones 21,273 20–7–4 44 Recap 32 December 11 Los Angeles 3–1 Toronto Jones 19,375 21–7–4 46 Recap 33 December 14 Los Angeles 5–2 Ottawa Jones 17,140 22–7–4 48 Recap 34 December 15 Los Angeles 1–3 Chicago Scrivens 21,426 22–8–4 48 Recap 35 December 17 Edmonton 0–3 Los Angeles Jones 18,118 23–8–4 50 Recap 36 December 19 San Jose 1–4 Los Angeles Jones 18,118 24–8–4 52 Recap 37 December 21 Colorado 2–3 Los Angeles SO Jones 18,118 25–8–4 54 Recap 38 December 23 Dallas 5–2 Los Angeles Jones 18,274 25–9–4 54 Recap 39 December 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Nashville Scrivens 17,113 25–10–4 54 Recap 40 December 30 Los Angeles 0–1 Chicago Jones 22,161 25–11–4 54 Recap 41 December 31 Los Angeles 2–3 Dallas Scrivens 15,610 25–12–4 54 Recap January: 5–8–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 2 Los Angeles 0–5 St. Louis Jones 19,839 25–13–4 54 Recap 43 January 4 Vancouver 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 26–13–4 56 Recap 44 January 7 Minnesota 2–1 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,118 26–13–5 57 Recap 45 January 9 Boston 2–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 27–13–5 59 Recap 46 January 11 Detroit 3–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,262 27–14–5 59 Recap 47 January 13 Vancouver 0–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 28–14–5 61 Recap 48 January 16 Los Angeles 4–1 St. Louis Quick 19,374 29–14–5 63 Recap 49 January 18 Los Angeles 2–3 Detroit SO Quick 20,066 29–14–6 64 Recap 50 January 20 Los Angeles 2–3 Boston Quick 17,565 29–15–6 64 Recap 51 January 21 Los Angeles 3–5 Columbus Jones 13,286 29–16–6 64 Recap 52 January 23 Los Angeles 1–2 Anaheim Quick 17,503 29–17–6 64 Recap 53 January 25(outdoor game) Anaheim 3–0 Los Angeles Quick 54,099(at Dodger Stadium) 29–18–6 64 Recap 54 January 27 Los Angeles 1–0 San Jose Quick 17,562 30–18–6 66 Recap 55 January 28 Los Angeles 0–3 Phoenix Quick 13,681 30–19–6 66 Recap 56 January 30 Pittsburgh 4–1 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 30–20–6 66 Recap February: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 57 February 1 Philadelphia 2–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 30–21–6 66 Recap 58 February 3 Chicago 5–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 30–22–6 66 Recap 59 February 6 Columbus 1–2 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,118 31–22–6 68 Recap 60 February 26 Los Angeles 6–4 Colorado Jones 16,754 32–22–6 70 Recap 61 February 27 Los Angeles 2–0 Calgary Quick 19,289 33–22–6 72 Recap March: 11–4–0 (Home: 5–4–0; Road: 6–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Carolina 1–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 34–22–6 74 Recap 63 March 3 Montreal 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 35–22–6 76 Recap 64 March 6 Los Angeles 3–1 Winnipeg Quick 15,004 36–22–6 78 Recap 65 March 9 Los Angeles 4–2 Edmonton Quick 16,839 37–22–6 80 Recap 66 March 10 Los Angeles 3–2 Calgary Jones 19,289 38–22–6 82 Recap 67 March 13 Toronto 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,319 38–23–6 82 Recap 68 March 15 Anaheim 2–1 Los Angeles Jones 18,278 38–24–6 82 Recap 69 March 17 Phoenix 4–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,278 38–25–6 82 Recap 70 March 20 Washington 1–2 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,278 39–25–6 84 Recap 71 March 22 Florida 0–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 40–25–6 86 Recap 72 March 24 Los Angeles 3–2 Philadelphia Quick 19,876 41–25–6 88 Recap 73 March 25 Los Angeles 5–4 Washington SO Quick 18,506 42–25–6 90 Recap 74 March 27 Los Angeles 3–2 Pittsburgh Jones 18,650 43–25–6 92 Recap 75 March 29 Winnipeg 2–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 44–25–6 94 Recap 76 March 31 Minnesota 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 44–26–6 94 Recap April: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Phoenix 0–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,118 45–26–6 96 Recap 78 April 3 Los Angeles 1–2 San Jose Jones 17,562 45–27–6 96 Recap 79 April 5 Los Angeles 1–2 Vancouver Quick 18,910 45–28–6 96 Recap 80 April 9 Los Angeles 3–4 Calgary SO Quick 19,289 45–28–7 97 Recap 81 April 10 Los Angeles 3–0 Edmonton Jones 16,839 46–28–7 99 Recap 82 April 12 Anaheim 4–3 Los Angeles SO Quick 18,372 46–28–8 100 RecapLegend:

Playoffs

The Los Angeles Kings entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and faced the San Jose Sharks in the first round. After going down three games to none, the Kings completed the reverse sweep and won the series, becoming only the fourth to accomplish this feat in NHL history, and the second Stanley Cup winning team after the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs to do so.Kings complete comeback, advance to face Ducks In the Divisional Round, the Kings jumped out to a 2–0 lead against the Anaheim Ducks before blowing the next three games, forcing another game seven, which the Kings handily won, earning a trip to the Western Conference Finals and a rematch against the Chicago Blackhawks. After dropping game one at the United Center, the Kings won the next three games before losing game five in double overtime and game six, culminating in another game seven on the road. Despite trailing most of the game, the Kings tied it up at the midway point of the third period, and the score held to the end of regulation. In overtime, Alec Martinez's shot from the point deflected off of Nick Leddy and bobbled up and over Corey Crawford's left shoulder and into the goal, sending the Kings to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Kings were the first team to advance to the Final after playing 21 games, and the first team to win three game sevens on the road. Jonathan Quick also tied Tim Thomas' record for most game seven wins in a playoff year, at three. The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup Final berth in three years, having won in 2012, and played the Eastern conference champion New York Rangers. It was the first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series,

The Kings won the Stanley Cup in a double-overtime game 5 victory. The team tied a then-NHL record for most games played in a single playoff year, at 26, and became the first team to play 26 games and win the Cup.

2014 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference First Round vs. (P2) San Jose Sharks: Los Angeles won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 17 Los Angeles 3–6 San Jose Quick 17,562 Sharks lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 20 Los Angeles 2–7 San Jose Quick 17,562 Sharks lead 2–0 Recap 3 April 22 San Jose 4–3 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,390 Sharks lead 3–0 Recap 4 April 24 San Jose 3–6 Los Angeles Quick 18,376 Sharks lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 26 Los Angeles 3–0 San Jose Quick 17,562 Sharks lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 28 San Jose 1–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,384 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 April 30 Los Angeles 5–1 San Jose Quick 17,562 Kings won 4–3 Recap Western Conference Second Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Los Angeles won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Los Angeles 3–2 Anaheim OT Quick 17,393 Kings lead 1–0 Recap 2 May 5 Los Angeles 3–1 Anaheim Quick 17,281 Kings lead 2–0 Recap 3 May 8 Anaheim 3–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,622 Kings lead 2–1 Recap 4 May 10 Anaheim 2–0 Los Angeles Quick 18,489 Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 May 12 Los Angeles 3–4 Anaheim Quick 17,233 Ducks lead 3–2 Recap 6 May 14 Anaheim 1–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,519 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 May 16 Los Angeles 6–2 Anaheim Quick 17,395 Kings won 4–3 Recap Western Conference Final vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Los Angeles won series 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 18 Los Angeles 1–3 Chicago Quick 21,832 Hawks lead 1–0 Recap 2 May 21 Los Angeles 6–2 Chicago Quick 22,019 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 May 24 Chicago 3–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,374 Kings lead 2–1 Recap 4 May 26 Chicago 2–5 Los Angeles Quick 18,468 Kings lead 3–1 Recap 5 May 28 Los Angeles 4–5 Chicago 2OT Quick 21,871 Kings lead 3–2 Recap 6 May 30 Chicago 4–3 Los Angeles Quick 18,471 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 June 1 Los Angeles 5–4 Chicago OT Quick 22,315 Kings won 4–3 Recap Stanley Cup Final vs. (M2) New York Rangers: Los Angeles won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 4 New York 2–3 Los Angeles OT Quick 18,399 Kings lead 1–0 Recap 2 June 7 New York 4–5 Los Angeles 2OT Quick 18,532 Kings lead 2–0 Recap 3 June 9 Los Angeles 3–0 New York Quick 18,006 Kings lead 3–0 Recap 4 June 11 Los Angeles 1–2 New York Quick 18,006 Kings lead 3–1 Recap 5 June 13 New York 2–3 Los Angeles 2OT Quick 18,532 Kings won 4–1 Recap