2021–22 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2021–22 Los Angeles Kings season was the 55th season (54th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[2] On April 26, 2022, the Kings clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2018 after the Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in a shootout.^[3] They were defeated in the first round of the playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers, in seven games.

2021–22 Los Angeles Kings
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	6th Western
2021–22 record	44–27–11
Home record	21–16–4
Road record	23–11–7
Goals for	239
Goals against	236
Team information
General manager	Rob Blake
Coach	Todd McLellan
Captain	Anze Kopitar
Alternate captains	Dustin Brown Phillip Danault (Mar.–Apr.) Drew Doughty Alex Iafallo (Oct.–Nov./Mar.–Apr.)
Arena	Staples Center/Crypto.com Arena
Average attendance	14,828[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Ontario Reign (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Adrian Kempe (35)
Assists	Anze Kopitar (48)
Points	Anze Kopitar (67)
Penalty minutes	Brendan Lemieux (97)
Plus/minus	Matt Roy (+23)
Wins	Jonathan Quick (23)
Goals against average	Garret Sparks (1.85)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

During the season, the Kings' home arena Staples Center changed its name to Crypto.com Arena, effective December 25, 2021, as part of a new naming rights agreement.^[4] This season marked Dustin Brown's last, as he announced on April 28, 2022 his intention to retire following the playoffs. In addition, it is also the last full season that longtime goaltender Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick, who was traded on March 1, 2023, to the Columbus Blue Jackets and then to the Vegas Golden Knights the following day.^[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Calgary Flames	82	50	21	11	44	293	208	+85	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	49	27	6	38	290	252	+38	104
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	44	27	11	35	239	236	+3	99
4	Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
6	San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Western Conference

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	46	30	6	31	238	246	−8	98
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	45	30	7	35	266	252	+14	97
3	PA	Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
4	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	39	32	11	32	252	257	−5	89
6	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	28	42	12	16	219	291	−72	68
9	PA	Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60
10	CE	Arizona Coyotes	82	25	50	7	18	207	313	−106	57

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2021 preseason: 3–3–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 2–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 27 @ Arizona Coyotes 1–2 Villalta Gila River Arena 7,532 0–1–0 [8] 2 September 28 @ San Jose Sharks 4–3 Sparks SAP Center 6,837 1–1–0 [9] 3 September 30 Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 Sparks Vivint Arena 2–1–0 [10] 4 October 1 @ Vegas Golden Knights 0–4 Petersen T-Mobile Arena 17,542 2–2–0 [11] 5 October 5 Arizona Coyotes 1–4 Quick Staples Center 7,206 2–3–0 [12] 6 October 6 @ Anaheim Ducks 6–3 Petersen Honda Center 3–3–0 [13] 7 October 9 Anaheim Ducks 3–4 OT Quick Staples Center 12,132 3–3–1 [14]

Regular season

2021–22 game log
October: 3–5–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 0–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 14 Vegas Golden Knights 6–2 Petersen Staples Center 16,589 1–0–0 2 [15] 2 October 16 Minnesota Wild 2–3 Quick Staples Center 12,590 1–1–0 2 [16] 3 October 19 @ Nashville Predators 1–2 Petersen Bridgestone Arena 17,159 1–2–0 2 [17] 4 October 22 @ Dallas Stars 2–3 OT Quick American Airlines Center 18,532 1–2–1 3 [18] 5 October 23 @ St. Louis Blues 3–7 Petersen Enterprise Center 18,096 1–3–1 3 [19] 6 October 25 @ St. Louis Blues 0–3 Quick Enterprise Center 16,655 1–4–1 3 [20] 7 October 28 Winnipeg Jets 2–3 Quick Staples Center 11,207 1–5–1 3 [21] 8 October 30 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Petersen Staples Center 12,785 2–5–1 5 [22] 9 October 31 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Quick Staples Center 12,101 3–5–1 7 [23]
November: 6–3–3 (home: 3–3–2; road: 3–0–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 10 November 3 St. Louis Blues 3–2 SO Quick Staples Center 11,756 4–5–1 9 [24] 11 November 5 New Jersey Devils 3–2 OT Petersen Staples Center 16,045 5–5–1 11 [25] 12 November 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–1 Quick Scotiabank Arena 18,983 6–5–1 13 [26] 13 November 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 OT Petersen Bell Centre 20,042 7–5–1 15 [27] 14 November 11 @ Ottawa Senators 2–0 Quick Canadian Tire Centre 8,221 8–5–1 17 [28] 15 November 13 @ Winnipeg Jets 2–3 OT Petersen Canada Life Centre 13,776 8–5–2 18 [29] 16 November 17 Washington Capitals 0–2 Quick Staples Center 14,694 8–6–2 18 [30] 17 November 20 Carolina Hurricanes 4–5 Petersen Staples Center 15,744 8–7–2 18 [31] 18 November 21 Arizona Coyotes 1–2 OT Quick Staples Center 13,474 8–7–3 19 [32] 19 November 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–6 Quick Staples Center 15,166 8–8–3 19 [33] 20 November 27 Ottawa Senators 4–2 Petersen Staples Center 15,406 9–8–3 21 [34] 21 November 30 Anaheim Ducks 4–5 SO Quick Staples Center 15,276 9–8–4 22 [35]
December: 6–4–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 22 December 2 Calgary Flames 2–3 Petersen Staples Center 13,241 9–9–4 22 [36] 23 December 5 @ Edmonton Oilers 5–1 Quick Rogers Place 15,658 10–9–4 24 [37] 24 December 6 @ Vancouver Canucks 0–4 Petersen Rogers Arena 18,591 10–10–4 24 [38] 25 December 9 Dallas Stars 4–0 Quick Staples Center 13,659 11–10–4 26 [39] 26 December 11 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Quick Staples Center 15,897 12–10–4 28 [40] 27 December 14 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 OT Quick Amalie Arena 19,092 12–10–5 29 [41] 28 December 16 @ Florida Panthers 4–1 Quick FLA Live Arena 14,458 13–10–5 31 [42] 29 December 18 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–5 Quick PNC Arena 16,238 13–11–5 31 [43] 30 December 19 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 Sparks Capital One Arena 18,573 14–11–5 33 [44] — December 22 Edmonton Oilers Postponed due to COVID-19.[45] Moved to February February 15.[46] — December 23 @ Vegas Golden Knights Postponed due to COVID-19.[47] Moved to February 18.[46] — December 27 @ Arizona Coyotes Postponed due to COVID-19.[48] Moved to February 19.[46] 31 December 28 Vegas Golden Knights 3–6 Quick Crypto.com Arena 14,887 14–12–5 33 [49] 32 December 30 Vancouver Canucks 2–1 SO Quick Crypto.com Arena 14,514 15–12–5 35 [50]
January: 8–4–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–1–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 33 January 1 Philadelphia Flyers 6–3 Quick Crypto.com Arena 14,301 16–12–5 37 [51] 34 January 6 Nashville Predators 2–4 Quick Crypto.com Arena 14,359 16–13–5 37 [52] 35 January 8 Detroit Red Wings 4–0 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 17,321 17–13–5 39 [53] 36 January 10 New York Rangers 3–1 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 13,558 18–13–5 41 [54] 37 January 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 Quick Crypto.com Arena 14,348 19–13–5 43 [55] 38 January 15 @ Seattle Kraken 3–1 Petersen Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 20–13–5 45 [56] 39 January 17 @ San Jose Sharks 2–6 Quick SAP Center 10,705 20–14–5 45 [57] 40 January 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–6 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 15,128 20–15–5 45 [58] 41 January 20 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Quick Crypto.com Arena 15,387 20–16–5 45 [59] 42 January 23 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 Petersen Prudential Center 11,354 21–16–5 47 [60] 43 January 24 @ New York Rangers 2–3 SO Quick Madison Square Garden 15,666 21–16–6 48 [61] 44 January 27 @ New York Islanders 3–2 Petersen UBS Arena 17,255 22–16–6 50 [62] 45 January 29 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 OT Quick Wells Fargo Center 13,763 22–16–7 51 [63] 46 January 30 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Petersen PPG Paints Arena 18,237 23–16–7 53 [64]
February: 6–2–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 5–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 47 February 2 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 Quick Little Caesars Arena 11,553 24–16–7 55 [65] 48 February 15 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 15,494 24–17–7 55 [66] 49 February 18 @ Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 OT Quick T-Mobile Arena 18,238 25–17–7 57 [67] 50 February 19 @ Arizona Coyotes 5–3 Petersen Gila River Arena 13,831 26–17–7 59 [68] 51 February 23 @ Arizona Coyotes 3–2 Petersen Gila River Arena 9,415 27–17–7 61 [69] 52 February 25 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Quick Honda Center 17,174 28–17–7 63 [70] 53 February 26 New York Islanders 5–2 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 18,230 29–17–7 65 [71] 54 February 28 Boston Bruins 0–7 Quick Crypto.com Arena 16,067 29–18–7 65 [72]
March: 8–5–3 (home: 4–2–2; road: 4–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 55 March 2 @ Dallas Stars 3–4 Petersen American Airlines Center 18,046 29–19–7 65 [73] 56 March 4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 OT Quick Nationwide Arena 15,778 30–19–7 67 [74] 57 March 6 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–0 Petersen KeyBank Center 10,775 31–19–7 69 [75] 58 March 7 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 OT Petersen TD Garden 17,850 32–19–7 71 [76] 59 March 10 San Jose Sharks 3–4 OT Quick Crypto.com Arena 14,228 32–19–8 72 [77] 60 March 12 @ San Jose Sharks 0–5 Petersen SAP Center 13,821 32–20–8 72 [78] 61 March 13 Florida Panthers 3–2 SO Quick Crypto.com Arena 15,822 33–20–8 74 [79] 62 March 15 Colorado Avalanche 0–3 Quick Crypto.com Arena 13,967 33–21–8 74 [80] 63 March 17 San Jose Sharks 3–0 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 13,137 34–21–8 76 [81] 64 March 19 @ Vegas Golden Knights 1–5 Petersen T-Mobile Arena 18,136 34–22–8 76 [82] 65 March 22 Nashville Predators 6–1 Quick Crypto.com Arena 12,629 35–22–8 78 [83] 66 March 24 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 SO Quick Crypto.com Arena 13,518 35–22–9 79 [84] 67 March 26 Seattle Kraken 4–2 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 18,230 36–22–9 81 [85] 68 March 28 Seattle Kraken 1–6 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 13,919 36–23–9 81 [86] 69 March 30 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–4 SO Quick Rogers Place 16,472 36–23–10 82 [87] 70 March 31 @ Calgary Flames 3–2 SO Petersen Scotiabank Saddledome 16,398 37–23–10 84 [88]
April: 7–4–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 71 April 2 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–2 Petersen Canada Life Centre 14,067 38–23–10 86 [89] 72 April 4 Calgary Flames 2–3 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 13,464 38–24–10 86 [90] 73 April 7 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Quick Crypto.com Arena 15,149 38–25–10 86 [91] 74 April 10 @ Minnesota Wild 3–6 Petersen Xcel Energy Center 19,104 38–26–10 86 [92] 75 April 12 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Quick United Center 18,032 39–26–10 88 [93] 76 April 13 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–9 Petersen Ball Arena 18,017 39–27–10 88 [94] 77 April 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Quick Crypto.com Arena 18,230 40–27–10 90 [95] 78 April 19 @ Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Quick Honda Center 17,174 41–27–10 92 [96] 79 April 21 Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 Quick Crypto.com Arena 18,230 42–27–10 94 [97] 80 April 23 Anaheim Ducks 4–2 Quick Crypto.com Arena 18,230 43–27–10 96 [98] 81 April 27 @ Seattle Kraken 5–3 Quick Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 44–27–10 98 [99] 82 April 28 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–3 OT Petersen Rogers Arena 18,779 44–27–11 99 [100]
2021–22 schedule   Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Edmonton won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 Los Angeles 4–3 Edmonton Quick 18,347 1–0 [101] 2 May 4 Los Angeles 0–6 Edmonton Quick 18,347 1–1 [102] 3 May 6 Edmonton 8–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 1–2 [103] 4 May 8 Edmonton 0–4 Los Angeles Quick 18,230 2–2 [104] 5 May 10 Los Angeles 5–4 Edmonton OT Quick 18,347 3–2 [105] 6 May 12 Edmonton 4–2 Los Angeles Quick 18,301 3–3 [106] 7 May 14 Los Angeles 0–2 Edmonton Quick 18,347 3–4 [107]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season[108] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Anze Kopitar 81 19 48 67 −6 14 Adrian Kempe 78 35 19 54 −2 46 Phillip Danault 79 27 24 51 +14 38 Viktor Arvidsson 66 20 29 49 +1 22 Trevor Moore 81 17 31 48 +20 20 Alex Iafallo 79 17 20 37 +4 8 Drew Doughty 39 7 24 31 +4 30 Dustin Brown 64 9 19 28 −3 20 Arthur Kaliyev 80 14 13 27 −3 37 Sean Durzi 64 3 24 27 −9 55 Blake Lizotte 70 10 14 24 +15 28 Matt Roy 67 2 19 21 +23 28 Alexander Edler 41 3 16 19 +18 34 Andreas Athanasiou 28 11 6 17 +7 4 Carl Grundstrom 54 9 6 15 +4 26 Brendan Lemieux 50 8 5 13 +1 97 Rasmus Kupari 57 5 8 13 −5 18 Quinton Byfield 40 5 5 10 −7 20 Mikey Anderson 57 2 6 8 +6 8 Jordan Spence 24 2 6 8 0 2 Olli Maatta 66 1 7 8 +17 10 Tobias Bjornfot 70 0 8 8 −12 6 Gabriel Vilardi 25 5 2 7 −5 8 Kale Clague 11 0 5 5 −2 2 Martin Frk 6 2 0 2 −4 2 Christian Wolanin† 8 1 1 2 +1 2 Lias Andersson 20 1 1 2 −7 12 Vladimir Tkachev 4 0 2 2 −2 2 Jacob Moverare 19 0 2 2 +3 2 Austin Strand 8 0 2 2 −1 0 Sean Walker 6 0 2 2 −1 4 Troy Stecher† 13 0 1 1 −1 4 Jaret Anderson-Dolan 7 0 0 0 −3 4 Samuel Fagemo 4 0 0 0 −2 0 Alex Turcotte 8 0 0 0 0 2 T. J. Tynan 2 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs[109] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Adrian Kempe 7 2 4 6 −5 0 Phillip Danault 7 3 2 5 +6 2 Trevor Moore 7 2 3 5 0 16 Carl Grundstrom 6 3 1 4 −1 0 Troy Stecher 4 2 2 4 +4 0 Alex Iafallo 7 1 3 4 −1 4 Anze Kopitar 7 1 3 4 −6 2 Sean Durzi 7 1 2 3 −5 6 Alexander Edler 7 0 2 2 +4 14 Dustin Brown 7 0 2 2 −2 0 Brendan Lemieux 7 1 0 1 −1 18 Andreas Athanasiou 6 1 0 1 −5 4 Blake Lizotte 7 0 1 1 −1 16 Mikey Anderson 7 0 1 1 −5 4 Matt Roy 7 0 1 1 −3 0 Quinton Byfield 2 0 0 0 −2 4 Jordan Spence 3 0 0 0 −4 0 Arthur Kaliyev 7 0 0 0 −3 2 Rasmus Kupari 5 0 0 0 −1 2 Gabriel Vilardi 2 0 0 0 0 0 Olli Maatta 7 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[110]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jonathan Quick	46	46	2,685:52	23	13	9	116	2.59	1,284	.910	2	0	1	6
Cal Petersen	37	35	2,176:30	20	14	2	105	2.89	1,002	.895	3	0	0	2
Garret Sparks	2	1	97:13	1	0	0	3	1.85	47	.936	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[111]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jonathan Quick	7	7	384:45	3	4	22	3.43	228	.904	1	0	0	0
Cal Petersen	1	0	32:14	0	0	4	7.45	20	.800	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
^‡Denotes player was 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 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Arizona Coyotes Cole Hults Bokondji Imama	To Los Angeles Kings Brayden Burke Tyler Steenbergen	[112]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Ottawa Senators STL 2nd-round pick in 2021 5th-round pick in 2021	To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick in 2021	[113]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2021 CGY 4th-round pick in 2021	To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick in 2021	[114]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Calgary Flames TOR 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021	To Los Angeles Kings EDM 3rd-round pick in 2021	[115]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Detroit Red Wings 7th-round pick in 2022	To Los Angeles Kings Troy Stecher	[116]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Nashville Predators Brayden Burke	To Los Angeles Kings Frederic Allard	[117]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Winnipeg Jets Markus Phillips	To Los Angeles Kings Nelson Nogier	[118]
June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29)	To Minnesota Wild Brock Faber 1st-round pick in 2022	To Los Angeles Kings Kevin Fiala	[119]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Phillip Danault	Montreal Canadiens	6-year	Free agency	[120]
	Alexander Edler	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency	[121]
	Garret Sparks	Stockton Heat (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[122]
	T. J. Tynan	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	[122]
March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)	Taylor Ward	Omaha Mavericks (NCHC)	1-year	Free agency	[123]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Kurtis MacDermid	Seattle Kraken		Expansion draft	[124]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Michael Eyssimont	Winnipeg Jets	2-year	Free agency	[125]
	Troy Grosenick	Boston Bruins	1-year	Free agency	[126]
	Matt Luff	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	[127]
August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)	Mark Alt	San Jose Barracuda (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[128]
August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)	Tyler Steenbergen	TPS (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency	[129]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	Daniel Brickley	Chicago Wolves (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[130]
September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)	Drake Rymsha	Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)	1-year	Free agency	[131]
October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)	Christian Wolanin	Buffalo Sabres		Waivers	[132]
June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)	Vladimir Tkachev	Avangard Omsk (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	[133]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	Trevor Moore	2-year	Re-signing	[134]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Andreas Athanasiou	1-year	Re-signing	[135]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	Lias Andersson	1-year	Re-signing	[136]
August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)	Brayden Burke	1-year	Re-signing	[137]
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)	Samuel Helenius	3-year	Entry-level	[138]
	Jacob Moverare	1-year	Re-signing	[139]
September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)	Cal Petersen	3-year	Extension	[140]
September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)	Martin Chromiak	3-year	Entry-level	[141]
March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)	Blake Lizotte	2-year	Extension	[142]
March 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)	David Hrenak	1-year	Entry-level	[143]
	Andre Lee	2-year	Entry-level	[143]
March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)	Kim Nousiainen	3-year	Entry-level	[144]
April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)	Francesco Pinelli	3-year	Entry-level	[145]
June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14)	T. J. Tynan	2-year	Extension	[146]
June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15)	Jacob Moverare	2-year	Extension	[147]
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)	Frederic Allard	1-year	Extension	[148]
	Matt Villalta	1-year	Extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Los Angeles Kings draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which will be held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Brandt Clarke	D	Canada	HC Nové Zámky (Slovak Extraliga)
2	422	Francesco Pinelli	C	Canada	HDD Jesenice (AlpsHL)
2	593	Samuel Helenius	C	Finland	JYP (Liiga)
3	845	Kirill Kirsanov	D	Russia	SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)