2022–23 Los Angeles Kings season

2022–23 Los Angeles Kings
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	5th Western
2022–23 record	47–25–10
Home record	26–11–4
Road record	21–14–6
Goals for	280
Goals against	257
Team information
General manager	Rob Blake
Coach	Todd McLellan
Captain	Anze Kopitar
Alternate captains	Phillip Danault Drew Doughty
Arena	Crypto.com Arena
Average attendance	17,067
Minor league affiliate(s)	Ontario Reign (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Adrian Kempe (41)
Assists	Kevin Fiala (49)
Points	Anze Kopitar (74)
Penalty minutes	Blake Lizotte (70)
Plus/minus	Adrian Kempe (+22)
Wins	Pheonix Copley (24)
Goals against average	Joonas Korpisalo (2.13)

The 2022–23 Los Angeles Kings season was the 56th season (55th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.

This was the first season without longtime winger Dustin Brown on the roster as he announced his retirement on April 28, 2022, following the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. This season was also their last with longtime goaltender and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick, who was shockingly traded on March 1, 2023, to the Columbus Blue Jackets; the Blue Jackets traded Quick to the Vegas Golden Knights the following day. The Kings qualified for the playoffs on April 2, 2023, after a win over the Vancouver Canucks. However, in the playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers would defeat the Kings for the second year in a row, in six games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	22	9	38	272	229	+43	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	50	23	9	45	325	260	+65	109
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	47	25	10	37	280	257	+23	104
4	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
5	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
6	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
7	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
8	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

Source: National Hockey League
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	46	33	3	36	247	225	+22	95
3	PA	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
4	CE	e – Nashville Predators	82	42	32	8	29	229	238	−9	92
5	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
6	CE	e – St. Louis Blues	82	37	38	7	27	263	301	−38	81
7	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	28	40	14	20	228	299	−71	70
8	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
9	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	49	7	18	204	301	−97	59
10	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

Source: National Hockey League
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on July 5, 2022.

2022 preseason: 3–3–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 25 @ San Jose 2–3 OT Villalta SAP Center 9,042 0–0–1 2 September 26 @ Vegas 2–1 OT Copley T-Mobile Arena 17,026 1–0–1 3 September 28 San Jose 1–3 Villalta Toyota Arena 1–1–1 4 October 2 Anaheim 2–1 Quick Crypto.com Arena 12,031 2–1–1 5 October 4 @ Anaheim 4–5 Petersen Honda Center 12,968 2–2–1 6 October 6 Vegas 4–6 Petersen Vivint Arena 2–3–1 7 October 8 Anaheim 6–3 Quick Crypto.com Arena 12,845 3–3–1

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022,

2022–23 game log
October: 6–5–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 11 Vegas Golden Knights 3–4 Quick Crypto.com Arena 18,230 0–1–0 0 2 October 13 Seattle Kraken 1–4 Quick Crypto.com Arena 15,645 0–2–0 0 3 October 15 @ Minnesota Wild 7–6 Petersen Xcel Energy Center 18,421 1–2–0 2 4 October 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–4 OT Quick Little Caesars Arena 15,919 2–2–0 4 5 October 18 @ Nashville Predators 4–3 SO Petersen Bridgestone Arena 17,159 3–2–0 6 6 October 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Petersen PPG Paints Arena 17,136 3–3–0 6 7 October 22 @ Washington Capitals 3–4 Quick Capital One Arena 18,573 3–4–0 6 8 October 25 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Quick Crypto.com Arena 16,480 4–4–0 8 9 October 27 Winnipeg Jets 4–6 Quick Crypto.com Arena 15,716 4–5–0 8 10 October 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 17,530 5–5–0 10 11 October 31 @ St. Louis Blues 5–1 Quick Enterprise Center 17,220 6–5–0 12
November: 6–4–4 (home: 4–1–2; road: 2–3–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 12 November 1 @ Dallas Stars 2–5 Petersen American Airlines Center 18,374 6–6–0 12 13 November 3 @ Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 OT Quick United Center 16,658 6–6–1 13 14 November 5 Florida Panthers 5–4 Quick Crypto.com Arena 16,161 7–6–1 15 15 November 8 Minnesota Wild 1–0 Quick Crypto.com Arena 13,558 8–6–1 17 16 November 10 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 OT Quick Crypto.com Arena 16,443 9–6–1 19 17 November 12 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 18,230 10–6–1 21 18 November 14 @ Calgary Flames 5–6 Quick Scotiabank Saddledome 17,308 10–7–1 21 19 November 16 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Petersen Rogers Place 16,943 11–7–1 23 20 November 18 @ Vancouver Canucks 1–4 Quick Rogers Arena 18,841 11–8–1 23 21 November 19 @ Seattle Kraken 2–3 OT Petersen Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 11–8–2 24 22 November 22 New York Rangers 3–5 Petersen Crypto.com Arena 18,230 11–9–2 24 23 November 25 @ San Jose Sharks 5–2 Quick SAP Center 17,562 12–9–2 26 24 November 27 Ottawa Senators 2–3 OT Quick Crypto.com Arena 15,136 12–9–3 27 25 November 29 Seattle Kraken 8–9 OT Petersen Crypto.com Arena 13,215 12–9–4 28
December: 9–4–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 26 December 1 Arizona Coyotes 5–3 Quick Crypto.com Arena 13,764 13–9–4 30 27 December 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 Quick Crypto.com Arena 16,067 13–10–4 30 28 December 6 @ Ottawa Senators 5–2 Copley Canadian Tire Centre 13,459 14–10–4 32 29 December 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–5 Quick Scotiabank Arena 18,567 14–11–4 32 30 December 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Copley Bell Centre 21,105 15–11–4 34 31 December 11 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5–6 OT Quick Nationwide Arena 14,560 15–11–5 35 32 December 13 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–6 Copley KeyBank Center 12,873 15–12–5 35 33 December 15 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 SO Copley TD Garden 17,850 16–12–5 37 34 December 17 San Jose Sharks 3–2 SO Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 17–12–5 39 35 December 20 Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 18–12–5 41 36 December 22 Calgary Flames 4–3 OT Copley Crypto.com Arena 16,731 19–12–5 43 37 December 23 @ Arizona Coyotes 1–2 SO Quick Mullett Arena 4,600 19–12–6 44 38 December 27 Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 20–12–6 46 39 December 29 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–4 SO Copley Ball Arena 18,132 21–12–6 48 40 December 31 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Quick Crypto.com Arena 18,230 21–13–6 48
January: 7–5–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 41 January 3 Dallas Stars 3–2 Copley Crypto.com Arena 16,498 22–13–6 50 42 January 5 Boston Bruins 2–5 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 22–14–6 50 43 January 7 @ Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 Copley T-Mobile Arena 18,339 23–14–6 52 44 January 9 Edmonton Oilers 6–3 Copley Crypto.com Arena 16,039 24–14–6 54 45 January 11 San Jose Sharks 4–3 Copley Crypto.com Arena 16,717 25–14–6 56 46 January 14 New Jersey Devils 2–5 Quick Crypto.com Arena 18,230 25–15–6 56 47 January 19 Dallas Stars 0–4 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 25–16–6 56 48 January 21 @ Nashville Predators 3–5 Quick Bridgestone Arena 17,654 25–17–6 56 49 January 22 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Copley United Center 19,236 26–17–6 58 50 January 24 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 OT Copley Wells Fargo Center 15,602 27–17–6 60 51 January 27 @ Florida Panthers 4–3 Copley FLA Live Arena 15,322 28–17–6 62 52 January 28 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 Quick Amalie Arena 19,092 28–18–6 62 53 January 31 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–5 OT Copley PNC Arena 18,443 28–18–7 63
February: 6–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 54 February 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 29–18–7 65 55 February 13 Buffalo Sabres 5–2 Copley Crypto.com Arena 17,025 30–18–7 67 56 February 17 @ Anaheim Ducks 6–3 Quick Honda Center 17,272 31–18–7 69 57 February 18 Arizona Coyotes 6–5 SO Quick Crypto.com Arena 18,230 32–18–7 71 58 February 21 @ Minnesota Wild 1–2 Copley Xcel Energy Center 18,012 32–19–7 71 59 February 23 @ New Jersey Devils 3–4 OT Copley Prudential Center 15,397 32–19–8 72 60 February 24 @ New York Islanders 3–2 Quick UBS Arena 17,255 33–19–8 74 61 February 26 @ New York Rangers 2–5 Quick Madison Square Garden 18,006 33–20–8 74 62 February 28 @ Winnipeg Jets 6–5 SO Copley Canada Life Centre 13,203 34–20–8 76
March: 9–2–2 (home: 7–0–2; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 63 March 2 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Copley Crypto.com Arena 16,974 35–20–8 78 64 March 4 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Korpisalo Crypto.com Arena 18,230 36–20–8 80 65 March 6 Washington Capitals 4–2 Copley Crypto.com Arena 17,577 37–20–8 82 66 March 9 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Korpisalo Ball Arena 18,117 38–20–8 84 67 March 11 Nashville Predators 1–2 SO Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 38–20–9 85 68 March 14 New York Islanders 5–2 Korpisalo Crypto.com Arena 15,989 39–20–9 87 69 March 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 Copley Crypto.com Arena 15,460 40–20–9 89 70 March 18 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 SO Korpisalo Crypto.com Arena 18,230 40–20–10 90 71 March 20 Calgary Flames 8–2 Copley Crypto.com Arena 16,404 41–20–10 92 72 March 25 Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Korpisalo Crypto.com Arena 18,230 42–20–10 94 73 March 26 St. Louis Blues 7–6 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 43–20–10 96 74 March 28 @ Calgary Flames 1–2 Korpisalo Scotiabank Saddledome 17,106 43–21–10 96 75 March 30 @ Edmonton Oilers 0–2 Korpisalo Rogers Place 18,347 43–22–10 96
April: 4–3–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 76 April 1 @ Seattle Kraken 3–1 Copley Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 44–22–10 98 77 April 2 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Korpisalo Rogers Arena 18,725 45–22–10 100 78 April 4 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 45–23–10 100 79 April 6 @ Vegas Golden Knights 2–5 Korpisalo T-Mobile Arena 18,404 45–24–10 100 80 April 8 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Copley Crypto.com Arena 18,230 45–25–10 100 81 April 10 Vancouver Canucks 3–0 Korpisalo Crypto.com Arena 18,230 46–25–10 102 82 April 13 @ Anaheim Ducks 5–3 Korpisalo Honda Center 17,174 47–25–10 104
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   OT/SO loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Edmonton won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 17 Los Angeles 4–3 Edmonton OT Korpisalo 18,347 1–0 2 April 19 Los Angeles 2–4 Edmonton Korpisalo 18,347 1–1 3 April 21 Edmonton 2–3 Los Angeles OT Korpisalo 18,230 2–1 4 April 23 Edmonton 5–4 Los Angeles OT Korpisalo 18,367 2–2 5 April 25 Los Angeles 3–6 Edmonton Korpisalo 18,347 2–3 6 April 29 Edmonton 5–4 Los Angeles Korpisalo 18,230 2–4
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Anze Kopitar	82	28	46	74	+20	4
Kevin Fiala	69	23	49	72	+2	52
Adrian Kempe	82	41	26	67	+22	55
Viktor Arvidsson	77	26	33	59	–4	24
Phillip Danault	82	18	36	54	–8	63
Drew Doughty	81	9	43	52	+12	34
Gabriel Vilardi	63	23	18	41	+10	18
Sean Durzi	72	9	29	38	–12	50
Alex Iafallo	59	14	22	36	+14	20
Blake Lizotte	81	11	23	34	+11	70
Trevor Moore	59	10	19	29	–2	14
Arthur Kaliyev	56	13	15	28	–5	12
Matt Roy	82	9	17	26	+8	22
Quinton Byfield	53	3	19	22	+13	30
Mikey Anderson	77	5	15	20	+20	40
Carl Grundstrom	57	12	7	19	–4	16
Rasmus Kupari	66	3	12	15	–5	12
Sean Walker	70	3	10	13	–3	36
Jaret Anderson-Dolan	46	7	5	12	–11	2
Alexander Edler	64	2	9	11	–1	34
Vladislav Gavrikov†	20	3	6	9	+12	8
Samuel Fagemo	9	2	1	3	–4	0
Brendan Lemieux‡	27	0	3	3	–6	53
Brandt Clarke	9	0	2	2	–1	6
Zack MacEwen†	10	0	1	1	–2	12
Tobias Bjornfot	10	0	1	1	+1	6
Jordan Spence	6	0	1	1	+1	0
Jacob Moverare	2	0	0	0	–1	0
Lias Andersson	1	0	0	0	–1	0
Alex Turcotte	4	0	0	0	–2	5

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Adrian Kempe	6	5	3	8	–3	2
Anze Kopitar	6	2	5	7	–3	0
Viktor Arvidsson	6	1	6	7	–2	2
Kevin Fiala	3	1	5	6	+1	4
Phillip Danault	6	2	3	5	+1	12
Alex Iafallo	6	3	1	4	+2	6
Gabriel Vilardi	5	2	2	4	0	0
Quinton Byfield	6	1	3	4	–5	2
Matt Roy	6	1	2	3	+4	0
Trevor Moore	6	1	2	3	+3	0
Drew Doughty	6	0	3	3	–5	4
Sean Durzi	6	1	0	1	–4	2
Vladislav Gavrikov†	6	0	1	1	+5	0
Carl Grundstrom	6	0	1	1	–3	4
Mikey Anderson	6	0	1	1	–4	2
Alexander Edler	4	0	0	0	–1	4
Zack MacEwen†	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jaret Anderson-Dolan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Walker	2	0	0	0	–1	0
Rasmus Kupari	6	0	0	0	–2	0
Blake Lizotte	3	0	0	0	0	2
Arthur Kaliyev	2	0	0	0	–1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pheonix Copley	37	35	2,089:29	24	6	3	92	2.64	947	.903	1	0	1	19
Jonathan Quick	31	27	1,698:23	11	13	4	99	3.50	798	.876	1	0	0	2
Joonas Korpisalo†	11	11	621:00	7	3	1	22	2.13	280	.921	1	0	0	0
Cal Petersen	10	9	543:28	5	3	2	34	3.75	257	.868	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Joonas Korpisalo†	6	6	350:15	2	4	22	3.77	203	.892	0	0	0	0
Pheonix Copley	1	0	28:11	0	0	2	4.26	8	.750	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 2022–23 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 NHL season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	To Tampa Bay Lightning PIT 3rd-round pick in 2022	To Los Angeles Kings CHI 4th-round pick in 2022 DET 6th-round pick in 2022
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2023	To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2022
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2023	To Los Angeles Kings Erik Portillo
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jonathan Quick Conditional1 1st-round pick in 2023 3rd-round pick in 2024	To Los Angeles Kings Vladislav Gavrikov Joonas Korpisalo
March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)	To Philadelphia Flyers Brendan Lemieux 5th-round pick in 2024	To Los Angeles Kings Zack MacEwen
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)	To Chicago Blackhawks Austin Wagner	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)	To Montreal Canadiens Nate Schnarr	To Los Angeles Kings Frederic Allard
March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)	To Florida Panthers Future considerations	To Los Angeles Kings Cole Krygier
June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov2	To Los Angeles Kings Kevin Connauton Hayden Hodgson
	To Philadelphia Flyers Helge Grans Cal Petersen Sean Walker 1st-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2024 Conditional CBJ 2nd-round pick in 2024 or 2025
June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)	To Arizona Coyotes Sean Durzi	To Los Angeles Kings MTL 2nd-round pick in 2024
June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27)	To Winnipeg Jets Alex Iafallo Rasmus Kupari Gabriel Vilardi MTL 2nd-round pick in 2024	To Los Angeles Kings Pierre-Luc Dubois

Notes:

1. If Los Angeles fails to make the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, Columbus will instead their 2nd-round pick in 2023 and 2nd-round pick in 2024.
2. Los Angeles retains 30% of Provorov's contract.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Pheonix Copley	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free agency
	Tobie Paquette-Bisson	Laval Rocket (AHL)	1-year	Free agency

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Andreas Athanasiou	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year	Free agency
	Troy Stecher	Arizona Coyotes	1-year	Free agency
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)	Olli Maatta	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency
	Austin Strand	Anaheim Ducks	1-year	Free agency
	Christian Wolanin	Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency
July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)	Martin Frk	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency
September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)	Nelson Nogier	Barys Astana (KHL)	1-year	Free agency

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	Adrian Kempe	4-year
July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)	Lias Andersson	1-year
	Carl Grundstrom	2-year
July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)	Alexander Edler	1-year
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Brendan Lemieux	1-year
July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23)	Gabriel Vilardi	1-year
	Jaret Anderson-Dolan	1-year
September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)	Mikey Anderson	1-year
September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)	Sean Durzi	2-year
December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)	Trevor Moore	5-year‡
February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)	Pheonix Copley	1-year‡
February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)	Mikey Anderson	8-year‡
March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25)	Cole Krygier	2-year†‡
April 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)	Alex Laferriere	3-year†
April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22)	Erik Portillo	2-year†‡
June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)	Vladislav Gavrikov	2-year‡

Draft picks

See also: List of Los Angeles Kings draft picks

Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 7 to 8, 2022. It was held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	51	Jack Hughes	C	United States	Northeastern Huskies (HE)
4	103	Kenny Connors	C	United States	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
4	116	Angus Booth	D	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5	148	Otto Salin	D	Finland	HIFK (Liiga)
6	169	Jared Wright	RW	United States	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
6	180	Jack Sparkes	D	Canada	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7	215	Kaleb Lawrence	C	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)