Editing (section) Los Angeles Kings 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Defending champions (2012–2013)</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BUnreferenced%20section%20%7C%20date%20%3D%20June%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Unreferenced%20section%20%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Due to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222012%5Cu201313%20NHL%20lockout%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222012%5Cu201313%20NHL%20lockout%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2012%5Cu201313%20NHL%20lockout%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="2012–13 NHL lockout (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAxMiVFMiU4MCU5MzEzX05ITF9sb2Nrb3V0P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">2012–13 NHL lockout</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222012%5Cu201313%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222012%5Cu201313%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2012%5Cu201313%20NHL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="2012–13 NHL season (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAxMiVFMiU4MCU5MzEzX05ITF9zZWFzb24/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2012–13 NHL season</a> began on January 19, 2013, and was shortened to 48 games. Due to the shortened season, teams only played teams within their own conference. This meant that the Kings did not face any Eastern Conference opponents. Before the season began, they traded <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kevin%20Westgarth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kevin%20Westgarth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKevin%20Westgarth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Kevin Westgarth (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS2V2aW5fV2VzdGdhcnRoP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Kevin Westgarth</a> to the Carolina Hurricanes for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Anthony%20Stewart%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Anthony%20Stewart%20%28ice%20hockey%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAnthony%20Stewart%20%28ice%20hockey%29%7CAnthony%20Stewart%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Anthony Stewart (ice hockey) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQW50aG9ueV9TdGV3YXJ0XyhpY2VfaG9ja2V5KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Anthony Stewart</a>. They lost their home opener to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chicago%20Blackhawks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chicago%20Blackhawks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChicago%20Blackhawks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> and lost the next 2 games, only securing 1 point in OT against the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Edmonton%20Oilers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edmonton%20Oilers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdmonton%20Oilers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Edmonton Oilers (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWRtb250b25fT2lsZXJzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Edmonton Oilers</a>. Their first victory came against their Pacific Division rival <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Phoenix%20Coyotes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Phoenix%20Coyotes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhoenix%20Coyotes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Phoenix Coyotes (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGhvZW5peF9Db3lvdGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Phoenix Coyotes</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">With <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Willie%20Mitchell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Willie%20Mitchell%20%28ice%20hockey%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWillie%20Mitchell%20%28ice%20hockey%29%7CWillie%20Mitchell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Willie Mitchell (ice hockey) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2lsbGllX01pdGNoZWxsXyhpY2VfaG9ja2V5KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Willie Mitchell</a> out for the season and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Matt%20Greene%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Matt%20Greene%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMatt%20Greene%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Matt Greene (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWF0dF9HcmVlbmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Matt Greene</a> injured after the season opener, the Kings made some moves to improve their defense and acquire some draft picks. They traded <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Andrei%20Loktionov%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Andrei%20Loktionov%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAndrei%20Loktionov%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Andrei Loktionov (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQW5kcmVpX0xva3Rpb25vdj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Andrei Loktionov</a> to New Jersey for a 2013 draft pick and traded <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Simon%20Gagne%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Simon%20Gagne%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSimon%20Gagne%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Simon Gagne (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2ltb25fR2FnbmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Simon Gagne</a> to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Philadelphia%20Flyers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Philadelphia%20Flyers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhiladelphia%20Flyers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> for a conditional 2013 4th round pick. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Davis%20Drewiske%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Davis%20Drewiske%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDavis%20Drewiske%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Davis Drewiske (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGF2aXNfRHJld2lza2U/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Davis Drewiske</a> was also traded to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Montreal%20Canadiens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Montreal%20Canadiens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMontreal%20Canadiens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> for a 2013 fifth round pick. The Kings also traded draft picks for new players, first acquiring <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Keaton%20Ellerby%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Keaton%20Ellerby%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKeaton%20Ellerby%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Keaton Ellerby (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS2VhdG9uX0VsbGVyYnk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Keaton Ellerby</a> from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florida%20Panthers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florida%20Panthers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlorida%20Panthers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Florida Panthers (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmxvcmlkYV9QYW50aGVycz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Florida Panthers</a> for a 5th round pick in the 2013 draft,<span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flakingsinsider.com%5C%2F2013%5C%2F02%5C%2F26%5C%2Fthe-gagne-trade-and-collecting-draft-picks%5C%2F%20THE%20GAGNE%20TRADE%20AND%20COLLECTING%20DRAFT%20PICKS%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-4614727605f6587b34b57f%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6892232455a731fc-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-4614727605f6587b34b57f%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6892232455a731fc-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2248%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2249%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> and getting <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Robyn%20Regehr%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Robyn%20Regehr%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRobyn%20Regehr%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Robyn Regehr (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm9ieW5fUmVnZWhyP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Robyn Regehr</a> from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Sabres%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Buffalo%20Sabres%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBuffalo%20Sabres%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Buffalo Sabres (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQnVmZmFsb19TYWJyZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Buffalo Sabres</a>. Regehr would later sign a 2-year extension with the Kings during the playoffs.<span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%20%7Clast%3DMarkazi%20%7Cfirst%3DArash%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fespn.go.com%5C%2Flos-angeles%5C%2Fnhl%5C%2Fstory%5C%2F_%5C%2Fid%5C%2F9326764%5C%2Frobyn-regehr-signs-two-year-extension-los-angeles-kings%20%7Ctitle%3DRobyn%20Regehr%20signs%202-year%20extension%20%7Cpublisher%3DESPN%20%7Cdate%3D2013-05-30%20%7Caccessdate%3D2013-05-31%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-4614727605f6587b34b57f%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6892232455a731fc-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-4614727605f6587b34b57f%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6892232455a731fc-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2254%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2255%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Kings finished off the season as the 5th seed in the Western Conference and started once again on the road against the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Louis%20Blues%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22St.%20Louis%20Blues%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSt.%20Louis%20Blues%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="St. Louis Blues (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3QuX0xvdWlzX0JsdWVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">St. Louis Blues</a>, who they swept in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22last%20season%27s%20playoffs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222012%20Stanley%20Cup%20playoffs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2012%20Stanley%20Cup%20playoffs%7Clast%20season%27s%20playoffs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="2012 Stanley Cup playoffs (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAxMl9TdGFubGV5X0N1cF9wbGF5b2Zmcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">last season's playoffs</a>. After losing the first 2 games, the Kings won 4 in a row to eliminate the Blues in 6 games. In the 2nd round, they played a very tough <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSan%20Jose%20Sharks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="San Jose Sharks (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2FuX0pvc2VfU2hhcmtzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">San Jose Sharks</a> team, this time with home ice advantage. In the first game, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jarret%20Stoll%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jarret%20Stoll%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJarret%20Stoll%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Jarret Stoll (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSmFycmV0X1N0b2xsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Jarret Stoll</a> suffered an injury from Sharks <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Raffi%20Torres%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Raffi%20Torres%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRaffi%20Torres%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Raffi Torres (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmFmZmlfVG9ycmVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Raffi Torres</a>, who ended up being suspended for the rest of the series. The Kings eventually won in 7 games. In the Western Conference Finals, they faced the number one seed in the West and Presidents Trophy winner <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chicago%20Blackhawks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chicago%20Blackhawks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChicago%20Blackhawks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a>. After dropping the first two games, the Kings won game 3 with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jeff%20Carter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jeff%20Carter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJeff%20Carter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Jeff Carter (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSmVmZl9DYXJ0ZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Jeff Carter</a> suffering an injury from Blackhawks defenseman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Duncan%20Keith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Duncan%20Keith%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDuncan%20Keith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Duncan Keith (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHVuY2FuX0tlaXRoP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Duncan Keith</a>, who was suspended for Game 4. After losing Game 4, the Kings fought the Blackhawks through 2 overtime periods in Game 5. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Patrick%20Kane%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Patrick%20Kane%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPatrick%20Kane%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="Patrick Kane (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGF0cmlja19LYW5lP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Patrick Kane</a> eventually scored the game-winning goal that won the game and the series, sending the Blackhawks to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222013%20Stanley%20Cup%20Finals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222013%20Stanley%20Cup%20Finals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2013%20Stanley%20Cup%20Finals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" class="new" title="2013 Stanley Cup Finals (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAxM19TdGFubGV5X0N1cF9GaW5hbHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2013 Stanley Cup Finals</a>, ending the Kings season.<span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fespn.go.com%5C%2Fblog%5C%2Fnhl%5C%2Fpost%5C%2F_%5C%2Fid%5C%2F25087%5C%2Fblackhawks-roll-right-into-a-finals-berth%20Blackhawks%20roll%20right%20into%20a%20finals%20berth%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-4614727605f6587b34b57f%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6892232455a731fc-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-4614727605f6587b34b57f%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ6892232455a731fc-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2260%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2261%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-4614727605f6587b34b57f" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:79711 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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