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Contents 1 Regular Season 1.1 Season Standings 1.2 Game log 1.2.1 October 1.2.2 November 1.2.3 December 1.2.4 January 1.2.5 February 1.2.6 March 1.2.7 April 2 Playoffs 3 Season Stats 3.1 Scoring Leaders 3.2 Goaltending 4 Transactions 4.1 Trades 4.2 Free Agents Acquired 4.3 Free Agents Lost 4.4 Waivers Pickups 4.5 Lost to Waivers 4.6 Draft Picks 5 External links 6 See also 7 References

The Los Angeles Kings 2006-07 Season began with high expectations, as the team hired Marc Crawford as their new head coach, former Calgary Flames General Manager Dean Lombardi as their new General Manager, former NHL goaltenders Ron Hextall as Assistant General Manager (and General Manager of their AHL affiliate Manchester Monarchs), and Bill Ranford as goaltending coach. Their first big move came when they acquired rookie prospect Patrick O'Sullivan, along with a 2006 first round draft pick (Trevor Lewis) from the Minnesota Wild for forward Pavol Demitra on June 24, 2006^[1].

But the biggest move of the offseason for the Kings was acquiring goaltender Dan Cloutier from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2007 second round draft pick and a 2009 conditional draft pick on July 5, 2006^[2]. He was then named the team's starting goaltender ahead of Mathieu Garon, whom many fans expected to be their number-one goaltender. Before the season got underway, he was signed to a 2-year contract, expecting a great performance from the former Canuck. However, at the end of December, Dan Cloutier was last in save percentage and GAA amongst NHL goaltenders who have played at least 12 games.

Injuries to both Garon and Cloutier in January prompted the Kings to recall Yutaka Fukufuji as an emergency goaltender, who made his NHL debut on January 13 against the St. Louis Blues, becoming the first Japanese-born player in NHL history^[3]. On January 18, prior to a home game against St. Louis, the Kings claimed goaltender Sean Burke off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Burke would be the fifth goaltender to play for the Kings during the season (after Cloutier, Garon, Barry Brust, and Fukufuji). This marked the first time the Kings have had at least five goaltenders appear during one season since the 2000-01 season (Jamie Storr, Felix Potvin, Steve Passmore, Stephane Fiset, and Travis Scott).

On January 20, 2007, prior to a night-game against the Phoenix Coyotes, the Los Angeles Kings officially retired Luc Robitaille's #20 sweater. This makes him the fifth player to have his number retired by the Los Angeles Kings, along with Rogie Vachon, Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, and Wayne Gretzky.

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Anaheim Ducks	71	42	17	12	228	183	96
Dallas Stars	69	41	23	5	183	166	87
San Jose Sharks	70	42	25	3	211	172	87
Phoenix Coyotes	69	28	38	3	186	235	59
Los Angeles Kings	70	23	34	13	197	242	59

As of March 14, 2007. For current standings, see 2006-07 NHL season

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 6	Los Angeles	3 - 4	Anaheim		Cloutier	17,174	0-1-0	0
2	October 7	St. Louis	1 - 4	Los Angeles		Garon	18,118	1-1-0	2
3	October 10	NY Islanders	2 - 4	Los Angeles		Cloutier	14,394	2-1-0	4
4	October 12	Dallas	4 - 1	Los Angeles		Cloutier	14,167	2-2-0	4
5	October 14	Dallas	4 - 1	Los Angeles		Garon	17,052	2-3-0	4
6	October 16	Detroit	3 - 1	Los Angeles		Cloutier	17,417	2-4-0	4
7	October 18	Minnesota	1 - 2	Los Angeles	OT	Cloutier	14,617	2-4-1	5
8	October 19	Los Angeles	4 - 0	Phoenix		Garon	12,714	3-4-1	7
9	October 22	Anaheim	3 - 2	Los Angeles	SO	Garon	18,118	3-4-2	8
10	October 23	Los Angeles	1 - 6	Colorado		Cloutier	17,284	3-5-2	8
11	October 25	Los Angeles	1 - 3	Minnesota		Cloutier	18,568	3-6-2	8
12	October 27	Los Angeles	0 - 2	Columbus		Cloutier	16,087	3-7-2	8
13	October 28	Los Angeles	2 - 3	Dallas		Garon	17,711	3-8-2	8
14	October 30	NY Rangers	1 - 4	Los Angeles		Garon	17,236	4-8-2	10

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
15	November 1	Pittsburgh	4 - 3	Los Angeles	OT	Cloutier	18,118	4-8-3	11
16	November 4	Los Angeles	4 - 6	Phoenix		Garon	14,631	4-9-3	11
17	November 7	Los Angeles	6 - 5	Colorado		Cloutier	17,196	5-9-3	13
18	November 9	San Jose	7 - 3	Los Angeles		Garon	16,618	5-10-3	13
19	November 11	Minnesota	3 - 2	Los Angeles	SO	Garon	17,479	5-10-4	14
20	November 13	San Jose	2 - 4	Los Angeles		Cloutier	16,667	6-10-4	16
21	November 16	Philadelphia	4 - 3	Los Angeles		Cloutier	16,446	6-11-4	16
22	November 18	Phoenix	3 - 5	Los Angeles		Cloutier	14,487	7-11-4	18
23	November 22	Los Angeles	3 - 6	San Jose		Cloutier	17,496	7-12-4	18
24	November 24	Los Angeles	3 - 5	Dallas		Garon	18,532	7-13-4	18
25	November 25	Calgary	1 - 3	Los Angeles		Garon	17,043	8-13-4	20
26	November 27	New Jersey	2 - 3	Los Angeles	SO	Garon	16,223	9-13-4	22
27	November 30	Los Angeles	4 - 7	Phoenix		Brust	11,526	9-14-4	22

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
28	December 2	Anaheim	4 - 3	Los Angeles		Cloutier	16,141	9-15-4	22
29	December 3	Los Angeles	3 - 2	Anaheim		Cloutier	17,174	10-15-4	24
30	December 7	Nashville	4 - 1	Los Angeles		Cloutier	15,119	10-16-4	24
31	December 9	Colorado	4 - 5	Los Angeles		Cloutier	17,079	11-16-4	26
32	December 12	San Jose	3 - 1	Los Angeles		Cloutier	15,204	11-17-4	26
33	December 14	Los Angeles	4 - 2	San Jose		Brust	17,496	12-17-4	28
34	December 16	Dallas	4 - 3	Los Angeles	SO	Brust	15,846	12-17-5	29
35	December 19	Calgary	5 - 3	Los Angeles		Cloutier	17,247	12-18-5	29
36	December 21	Los Angeles	2 - 5	St. Louis		Cloutier	10,390	12-19-5	29
37	December 23	Los Angeles	0 - 7	Nashville		Cloutier	14,739	12-20-5	29
38	December 26	Phoenix	3 - 4	Los Angeles	SO	Brust	18,118	13-20-5	31
39	December 28	Los Angeles	7 - 4	Edmonton		Garon	16,839	14-20-5	33
40	December 29	Los Angeles	4 - 6	Calgary		Brust	19,289	14-21-5	33
41	December 31	Los Angeles	2 - 6	Detroit		Garon	20,066	14-22-5	33

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
42	January 3	Columbus	0 - 3	Los Angeles		Garon	16,451	15-22-5	35
43	January 6	Detroit	2 - 4	Los Angeles		Garon	18,118	16-22-5	37
44	January 8	Edmonton	2 - 1	Los Angeles	OT	Garon	16,224	16-22-6	38
45	January 11	San Jose	5 - 2	Los Angeles		Garon	17,054	16-23-6	38
46	January 13	Los Angeles	5 - 6	St. Louis		Fukufuji	17,868	16-24-6	38
47	January 15	Los Angeles	1 - 3	Dallas		Brust	17,992	16-25-6	38
48	January 16	Los Angeles	2 - 6	Atlanta		Fukufuji	13,205	16-26-6	38
49	January 18	St. Louis	3 - 1	Los Angeles		Brust	16,544	16-27-6	38
50	January 20	Phoenix	3 - 2	Los Angeles		Fukufuji	18,346	16-28-6	38
51	January 26	Los Angeles	3 - 2	Vancouver	OT	Burke	18,630	17-28-6	40
52	January 27	Los Angeles	3 - 4	Edmonton		Burke	16,839	17-29-6	40
53	January 30	Los Angeles	1 - 4	Calgary		Burke	19,289	17-30-6	40

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
54	February 1	Chicago	3 - 2	Los Angeles	OT	Burke	16,958	17-30-7	41
55	February 3	Los Angeles	7 - 0	Florida		Burke	15,108	18-30-7	43
56	February 6	Los Angeles	2 - 3	Tampa Bay	SO	Burke	18,273	18-30-8	44
57	February 8	Los Angeles	3 - 4	Washington	OT	Garon	15,527	18-30-9	45
58	February 10	Los Angeles	4 - 1	Nashville		Burke	17,113	19-30-9	47
59	February 13	Los Angeles	1 - 2	Carolina		Burke	15,765	19-31-9	47
60	February 17	Anaheim	3 - 2	Los Angeles	SO	Garon	18,118	19-31-10	48
61	February 18	Los Angeles	4 - 3	Anaheim	SO	Burke	17,363	20-31-10	50
62	February 22	Vancouver	3 - 2	Los Angeles		Garon	17,737	20-32-10	50
63	February 24	Colorado	5 - 6	Los Angeles	SO	Burke	18,118	21-32-10	52

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
64	March 1	Anaheim	3 - 4	Los Angeles	OT	Burke	17,620	22-32-10	54
65	March 3	Nashville	6 - 3	Los Angeles		Burke	16,854	22-33-10	54
66	March 6	Los Angeles	0 - 3	Chicago		Burke	9,118	22-34-10	54
67	March 7	Los Angeles	2 - 3	Columbus	OT	Garon	15,154	22-34-11	55
68	March 9	Los Angeles	2 - 3	Detroit	OT	Burke	20,066	22-34-12	56
69	March 11	Los Angeles	3 - 4	Dallas	OT	Burke	17,478	22-34-13	57
70	March 12	Edmonton	1 - 5	Los Angeles		Burke	16,954	23-34-13	59
71	March 15	Chicago	4 - 3	Los Angeles	SO	Burke	16,110	23-34-14	60
72	March 17	Columbus	3 - 5	Los Angeles		Garon	17,197	24-34-14	62
73	March 18	Los Angeles	5 - 3	Anaheim		Garon	17,174	25-34-14	64
74	March 21	Dallas	4 - 2	Los Angeles		Burke	17,838	25-35-14	64
75	March 23	Los Angeles	2 - 1	Chicago		Garon	13,133	26-35-14	66
76	March 24	Los Angeles		Minnesota
77	March 27	Los Angeles		San Jose
78	March 29	Vancouver		Los Angeles

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
79	April 1	Los Angeles		San Jose
80	April 3	Los Angeles		Vancouver
81	April 5	Los Angeles		Phoenix
82	April 7	Phoenix		Los Angeles

The Kings are eliminated from playoff contention.^[4]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Michael Cammalleri	62	24	39	63	8	38
Alexander Frolov	63	32	29	61	-2	22
Anze Kopitar	63	18	38	56	-9	20
Lubomir Visnovsky	61	17	33	50	2	24
Derek Armstrong	58	10	30	40	15	56

as of February 24, 2007

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Dan Cloutier	24	1281	6	14	2	85	0	.860	3.98
Mathieu Garon	23	1280	8	8	5	60	2	.903	2.81
Sean Burke	11	658	5	3	2	27	1	.923	2.46
Barry Brust	11	486	2	4	1	30	0	.878	3.70
Yutaka Fukufuji	4	0	0	3	0	7	0	.837	4.37

as of February 24, 2007

The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006-07 season.

June 24, 2006	To Minnesota Wild Pavol Demitra	To Los Angeles Kings Patrick O'Sullivan 1st round pick in 2006
July 5, 2006	To Vancouver Canucks 2nd round pick in 2007 Conditional pick in 2009	To Los Angeles Kings Dan Cloutier
September 29, 2006	To Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason Eric Belanger	To Los Angeles Kings Jack Johnson Oleg Tverdovsky
January 29, 2007	To Calgary Flames Craig Conroy	To Los Angeles Kings Jamie Lundmark 4th round pick in 2007 2nd round pick in 2008
February 5, 2007	To New York Rangers Sean Avery John Seymour	To Los Angeles Kings Jason Ward Marc-Andre Cliche Jan Marek
February 26, 2007	To Vancouver Canucks Brent Sopel	To Los Angeles Kings 2nd round pick in 2007 4th round pick in 2007
February 27, 2007	To Dallas Stars Mattias Norstrom Konstantin Pushkarev 3rd round pick in 2007 4th round pick in 2007	To Los Angeles Kings Jaroslav Modry 2nd round pick in 2007 3rd round pick in 2007 1st round pick in 2008
February 27, 2007	To Washington Capitals Conditional pick in 2008	To Los Angeles Kings Jamie Heward
February 27, 2007	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Ward	To Los Angeles Kings 5th round pick in 2007

Player	Former Team
D Rob Blake	Colorado Avalanche
F Scott Thornton	San Jose Sharks
F Alyn McCauley	San Jose Sharks
F Brian Willsie	Washington Capitals
D Kevin Dallman	St. Louis Blues
F Raitis Ivanans	Montreal Canadiens

Player	New Team
D Joe Corvo	Ottawa Senators
F Mark Parrish	Minnesota Wild
F Jeremy Roenick	Phoenix Coyotes
D Nathan Dempsey	Boston Bruins

Player	Former Team
G Sean Burke	Tampa Bay Lightning

Player	New Team
D Jeff Cowan	Vancouver Canucks

Los Angeles's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia^[5]. The Kings had the 11th overall draft pick by lottery for the third consecutive year.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	11	Jonathan Bernier (G)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Lewiston (QMJHL)
1	17	Trevor Lewis (C)	United States	Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton, via Minnesota)	Des Moines (USHL)
2	48	Joe Ryan (D)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Quebec (QMJHL)
3	74	Jeff Zatkoff (G)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Miami (OH) University
3	86	Bud Holloway (C/RW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from Nashville)	Seattle (WHL)
4	114	Niclas Andersen (D)	Sweden	Los Angeles Kings (from NY Rangers)	Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)
5	134	David Meckler (C)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Yale (ECAC)
5	144	Martin Nolet (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings (from NY Rangers)	Champlain (QAAAJHL)
6	164	Constantin Braun (LW)	Denmark	Los Angeles Kings	Eisbaren (Germany)
7	206	Josh Meyers (D)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Sioux City (USHL)
7	226	John Seymour (LW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Brampton (OHL)

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view • talk • edit  Goaltenders: 1 Burke • 31 Garon  Defensemen: 3 Miller • 4 Blake • 6 Heward • 8 Weaver • 17 Visnovsky • 22 Piskula • 33 Johnson • 38 Dallman • 44 Modry  Forwards: 7 Armstrong • 11 Kopitar • 12 O'Sullivan • 13 Cammalleri • 15 Lundmark • 21 Willsie • 23 Brown • 24 Frolov • 27 Thornton • 29 Kostopoulos • 41 Ivanans • 73 Zeiler  General Manager: Dean Lombardi •  Coach: Marc Crawford