The Kings have been around for 47 years and 4,500 regular-season games. But they’ve never had a season like the one that just ended.
They’ve won the Stanley Cup twice, sent 17 players to the Hall of Fame and had four players lead the league in scoring. But none of them accomplished what the players on this year’s team did.
Despite Thursday’s 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames, the Kings finished the regular season with 48 wins and 105 points, matching franchise records in both categories. Their 25 losses equals the fewest ever in an 82-game schedule.