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KINGS 2005-06TRANSACTIONS DURING THE SEASONOpening Night Roster — Mathieu Garon; Jason LaBarbera; Joe Corvo; Nathan Dempsey; Tim Gleason; Denis Grebeshkov;Aaron Miller; Lubomir Visnovsky; Mike Weaver; Derek Armstrong; Sean Avery; Eric Belanger; Ken Belanger; Dustin Brown;Michael Cammalleri; Craig Conroy; Jeff Cowan; Pavol Demitra; Alexander Frolov; Tom Kostopoulos; George Parros; Luc Robitaille;Jeremy Roenick.October 9 - Assigned defenseman Denis Grebeshkov toManchester (AHL).October 10 - Assigned defenseman Richard Petiot toManchester (AHL).October 28 - Recalled left wing Noah Clarke fromManchester (AHL).October 29 - Assigned left wing Noah Clarke toManchester (AHL).November 1 - Recalled defenseman Richard Petiot fromManchester (AHL).November 3 - Recalled left wing Jeff Giuliano fromManchester (AHL).November 8 - Assigned left wing Ken Belanger toManchester (AHL).November 10 - Assigned defenseman Richard Petiot toManchester (AHL).November 14 - Recalled goalie Adam Hauser fromManchester (AHL). Announced the retirement of leftwing Ken Belanger.November 19 - Recalled left wing Ryan Flinn fromManchester (AHL). Assigned goalie Adam Hauser toManchester (AHL).November 22 - Assigned left wing Ryan Flinn toManchester (AHL). Assigned left wing Jeff Giulianoto Manchester (AHL).November 25 - Claimed center Yanick Lehoux offwaivers and assigned him to Manchester (AHL).November 26 - Recalled left wing Ryan Flinn fromManchester (AHL).November 30 - Recalled left wing Jeff Tambellini fromManchester (AHL).December 2 - Recalled left wing Jeff Giuliano fromManchester (AHL).December 8 - Assigned left wing Jeff Giuliano toManchester (AHL).December 9 - Assigned left wing Jeff Tambellini toManchester (AHL).December 13 - Recalled left wing Jeff Giuliano fromManchester (AHL).December 16 - Recalled left wing Petr Kanko fromManchester (AHL).December 26 - Recalled defenseman Denis Grebeshkovfrom Manchester (AHL).December 31 - Recalled center Matt Ryan fromManchester (AHL).January 2 - Recalled left wing Noah Clarke (underemergency conditions) from Manchester (AHL).January 4 - Signed and recalled center Connor Jamesfrom Manchester (AHL).January 5 - Recalled defenseman Richard Petiot fromManchester (AHL).January 10 - Assigned defenseman Richard Petiot toManchester (AHL). Assigned center Connor James toManchester (AHL). Assigned left wing Noah Clarketo Manchester (AHL). Assigned left wing Petr Kankoto Manchester (AHL).January 11 - Assigned goalie Jason LaBarbera (on aconditioning assignment) to Manchester (AHL).January 12 - Recalled defenseman Richard Petiot fromManchester (AHL). Recalled goalie Adam Hauserfrom Manchester (AHL).January 13 - Assigned defenseman Richard Petiot toManchester (AHL).January 15 - Assigned goalie Adam Hauser toManchester (AHL). Assigned center Matt Ryan toManchester (AHL).January 16 - Recalled goalie Jason LaBarbera from hisconditioning assignment in Manchester (AHL).January 17 - Recalled center Matt Ryan fromManchester (AHL). Recalled defenseman RichardPetiot from Manchester (AHL).January 18 - Assigned defenseman Denis Grebeshkovto Manchester (AHL).January 25 - Assigned defenseman Richard Petiot toManchester (AHL). Assigned center Matt Ryan toManchester (AHL).February 12 - Assigned left wing Jeff Giuliano toManchester (AHL).February 27 - Recalled left wing Jeff Giuliano fromManchester (AHL).March 8 - Acquired right wing Mark Parrish anddefenseman Brent Sopel from the New York Islandersin exchange for defenseman Denis Grebeshkov, leftwing Jeff Tambellini and a conditional third-roundpick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.March 9 - Acquired right wing Tim Jackman fromPhoenix in exchange for Yanick Lehoux and assignedJackman to Manchester (AHL). Assigned left wingJeff Giuliano to Manchester (AHL). Recalled leftwing Jeff Giuliano from Manchester (AHL).March 21 - Relieved head coach Andy Murray and assistantcoach John Van Boxmeer of their duties.March 22 - Named John Torchetti interim head coach.March 26 - Recalled right wing Konstantin Pushkarev(under emergency conditions) from Manchester(AHL).March 31 - Assigned right wing Konstantin Pushkarevto Manchester (AHL).April 3 - Recalled right wing Konstantin Pushkarevfrom Manchester (AHL). Recalled defensemanRichard Petiot from Manchester (AHL).April 4 - Assigned right wing Konstantin Pushkarev toManchester (AHL).April 6 - Assigned defenseman Richard Petiot toManchester (AHL).April 14 - Assigned left wing Jeff Giuliano toManchester (AHL).KINGS RECORD WHEN…AT HOMEThe Kings finished the 2005-06 season with a record of 26-14-1 at STAPLES CenterThe 26 wins tied a franchise record for most home wins in a season (tied the 1990-91 club)The Kings posted 16 one-goal wins at STAPLES CenterThe Kings won a season high five straight home games from October 29 – November 26ON THE ROADThe Kings finished the 2005-06 season with a record of 16-21-4 on the roadThe 16 road wins were the most for the Kings since they posted 18 road wins in 2001-02The Kings won a season high four straight road games from December 6 – December 21The Kings had two six-game road losing streaks (January 14 – February 8; March 13 – April 13)AGAINST THE PACIFICThe Kings went 14-14-4 in 32 games against the Pacific Division in 2005-06The Kings went 6-2-0 in eight games against Dallas, the Pacific Division champions, after never beating the Stars more than four times inone seasonThe Kings snapped a nine-game winless streak against San Jose at HP Pavilion with their season-ending 4-0 win on April 17AGAINST THE WESTERN CONFERENCEThe Kings went 38-29-5 in 72 games against the Western Conference in 2005-06AGAINST THE EASTERN CONFERENCEThe Kings went 4-6-0 in 10 games against the Eastern Conference in 2005-06KINGS RECORD…By Month By Day By DivisionOctober 8-4-0 Monday 6-5-1 Central 12-7-1November 8-5-1 Tuesday 5-6-0 Northwest 12-8-0December 9-5-1 Wednesday 4-5-1 Pacific 14-14-4January 5-7-2 Thursday 7-10-2 Atlantic 0-0-0February 2-2-1 Friday 2-3-0 Northeast 2-3-0March 6-8-0 Saturday 14-5-1 Southeast 2-3-0April 4-4-0 Sunday 4-1-0KINGS SPECIAL TEAMSPOWER PLAYThe Kings power play ranked 28th in the League in 2005-06 with a success rate of 14.2 percent (77-for-541)PENALTY KILLINGThe Kings penalty kill ranked 30th in the League in 2005-06 with a kill rate of 78.7 percent (385-for-489)KINGS IN SUDDEN DEATHThe Kings had 8 games decided in sudden death in 2005-06. They had a record of 4-4 in sudden death.Gm # Player Time Location Opponent Date Score1 Demitra 3:31 STAPLES Center MIN 10-9 2-1 Kings2 Lang 1:39 Joe Louis Arena DET 11-9 5-4 Red Wings3 Ballard 3:52 Glendale Arena PHX 12-29 6-5 Coyotes4 Norstrom 2:29 STAPLES Center DAL 1-2 3-2 Kings5 Marleau 4:51 STAPLES Center SJ 1-21 4-3 Sharks6 S. Niedermayer 1:48 Arrowhead Pond ANA 1-30 4-3 Ducks7 Corvo :40 STAPLES Center CHI 2-11 5-4 Kings8 Visnovsky 1:21 Xcel Energy Center MIN 3-7 3-2 KingsKINGS IN SHOOTOUTSThe Los Angeles Kings appeared in 7 shootouts in 2005-06. They had a record of 6-1 in shootouts.Gm # Location Opponent Date Score1 STAPLES Center NSH 11-5 3-2 Kings win2 Arrowhead Pond ANA 12-16 4-3 Kings win3 GM Place VAN 12-19 4-3 Kings win4 STAPLES Center ANA 1-23 3-2 Kings win5 Glendale Arena PHX 2-2 2-1 Coyotes win6 Savvis Center STL 3-11 2-1 Kings win7 STAPLES Center CGY 4-15 2-1 Kings winSHOOTOUT STATSThe following is an individual breakdown of Kings who participated in shootouts in 2005-06.Player Attempts Goals PercentageDemitra 5 3 60Frolov 4 3 75Robitaille 3 2 66Corvo 3 1 33Roenick 2 1 50Cammalleri 1 0 0Conroy 1 0 0Parrish 1 0 0Goalie Attempts Saves PercentageGaron 16 13 81LaBarbera 5 5 100ATTENDANCE AT STAPLES CENTERThe Kings average attendance at STAPLES Center through 41 home dates in 2005-06 was 17,821.The average included 27 sellouts (18,118).Number Of Dates Total Attendance Season Average41 730,642 17,821The Kings 2005-06 attendance average (17,821) and 27 sellouts at STAPLES Center both ranked second only to the 17,878 attendanceaverage and 30 sellouts posted by the club during the 2003-04 season. The Kings have called STAPLES Center home since the 1999-00 season.Season Average Sellouts2005-06 17,821 272003-04 17,878 302002-03 17,566 252001-02 16,756 192000-01 16,057 171999-00 16,518 19LAST SEASON9293