2021-22 LA Kings Season By The Numbers

Entering the season, few external predictions had the Kings in a playoff spot after 82 games. Internal expectations were different, with playoff hockey not just a goal but an expectation. Eight months later, the Kings met that expectation, as they earned a postseason berth for the first time in four seasons, accumulating 99 points and finishing third in the Pacific Division. Having exceeded expectations outside the organization, and met those within it, the Kings pushed the second-seeded Edmonton Oilers to a Game 7 before they were eliminated in Round 1.
The Kings finished the regular season with a 44-27-11 record and a noteworthy .604 points percentage. Up from a .438 points percentage from in 2020-21, it was the second largest points-percentage improvement in the NHL from the 2022-21 season to 2021-22 season.
By the numbers, here is how and why the Kings put together a winning and successful season.

Career Highs

The Kings' step forward in the standings can be credited to many things. One of the contributing factors was that 17 members of the Kings set a career-high in at least one of the major scoring categories.
Mikey Anderson - Goals (2)
Tobias Bjornfot - Assists (8)
Quinton Byfield - Goals (5), Assists (5) and Points (10)
Phillip Danault - Goals (27)
Sean Durzi - Goals (3), Assists (24) and Points (27)
Carl Grundstrom - Goals (9), Assists (6) and Points (15)
Arthur Kaliyev - Goals (14), Assists (13) and Points (27)
Adrian Kempe - Goals (35) and Points (54)
Rasmus Kupari - Goals (5), Assists (8) and Points (13)
Blake Lizotte - Goals (10)
Trevor Moore - Goals (17), Assists (31) and Points (48)
Jacob Moverare - Assists (2) and Points (2)
Cal Petersen - Wins (20), Shoutouts (3)
Matt Roy - Assists (19) and Points (21)
Austin Strand - Assists (2) and Points (2)
Jordan Spence - Goals (2), Assists (6) and Points (8)
Vladimir Tkachev - Assists (2) and Points (2)

Youth

Six players made their NHL debut this season (Sean Durzi, Samuel Fagemo, Jacob Moverare, Jordan Spence, Vladimir Tkachev, Alex Turcotte). Adding to the Kings youth was another four players who played this season under a rookie tag; Quinton Byfield, Arthur Kaliyev, Rasmus Kupari and Austin Strand. In total, 11 Kings also made their Stanley Cup Playoffs debuts over the course of seven games versus the Oilers.

Team Rankings

Home Record: 21-16-4 (19th in NHL)
Road Record: 23-11-7 (5th in NHL)
Power Play - 16.1% (27th in NHL)
Penalty Kill - 76.7% (22nd in NHL)
Goals for per game - 2.87 GF/GP (20th in NHL)
Goals against per game - 2.83 GA/GP (T-9 in NHL)
Shots for per game - 34.9 (5th in NHL)
Shots against per game - 28.5 (2nd in NHL)

Milestones

From firsts to career milestones, there were plenty of accomplishments to be celebrated this past season. The Kings saw 14 players achieve a milestone worth admiring, applauding and recognizing.
Andreas Athanasiou - 100 career goals
Quinton Byfield - 1st career goal, 1st career assist
Dustin Brown - 700 career points
Drew Doughty - 1,000 games played
Sean Durzi - 1st career goal, 1st career assist
Alex Edler - 100 career goals
Arthur Kaliyev - 1st career assist
Anze Kopitar - 700 career assists, 100 career power play goals
Rasmus Kupari - 1st career assist
Olli Maatta - 500 games played
Jacob Moverare - 1st career assist
Jordan Spence - 1st career goal, 1st career assist
Vladimir Tkachev - 1st career assist
Jonathan Quick - 700 games played