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The Kings are having one of their best seasons in franchise history

With their victory in Calgary, the Los Angeles Kings have now won 8 games in a row. Currently, the Kings are 38-22-6 on the year and sit 6th in the Western Conference. In 46 years of existence, the Kings franchise has had a notoriously short history of success.

How does this season stack up against others?

Los Angeles Kings Franchise History

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Season GP W L T OL PTS PTS% Playoffs
1974-75 80 42 17 21 105 0.656 Lost NHL Preliminary Round
1990-91 80 46 24 10 102 0.638 Lost NHL Division Finals
2013-14 66 38 22 6 82 0.621 ???
1980-81 80 43 24 13 99 0.619 Lost NHL Preliminary Round
2009-10 82 46 27 9 101 0.616 Lost NHL Conference Quarter-Finals
2012-13 48 27 16 5 59 0.615 Lost NHL Conference Finals
2010-11 82 46 30 6 98 0.598 Lost NHL Conference Quarter-Finals
2011-12 82 40 27 15 95 0.579 Won Stanley Cup Finals
2001-02 82 40 27 11 4 95 0.579 Lost NHL Conference Quarter-Finals
1999-00 82 39 27 12 4 94 0.573 Lost NHL Conference Quarter-Finals
1988-89 80 42 31 7 91 0.569 Lost NHL Division Finals
2000-01 82 38 28 13 3 92 0.561 Lost NHL Conference Semi-Finals
2005-06 82 42 35 5 89 0.543
1975-76 80 38 33 9 85 0.531 Lost NHL Quarter-Finals
1997-98 82 38 33 11 87 0.53 Lost NHL Conference Quarter-Finals
1991-92 80 35 31 14 84 0.525 Lost NHL Division Semi-Finals
1992-93 84 39 35 10 88 0.524 Lost Stanley Cup Finals
1976-77 80 34 31 15 83 0.519 Lost NHL Quarter-Finals
1984-85 80 34 32 14 82 0.513 Lost NHL Division Semi-Finals
1978-79 80 34 34 12 80 0.5 Lost NHL Preliminary Round
1973-74 78 33 33 12 78 0.5 Lost NHL Quarter-Finals
2003-04 82 28 29 16 9 81 0.494
1967-68 74 31 33 10 72 0.486 Lost NHL Quarter-Finals
2008-09 82 34 37 11 79 0.482
1977-78 80 31 34 15 77 0.481 Lost NHL Preliminary Round
2002-03 82 33 37 6 6 78 0.476
1989-90 80 34 39 7 75 0.469 Lost NHL Division Finals
1972-73 78 31 36 11 73 0.468
1979-80 80 30 36 14 74 0.463 Lost NHL Preliminary Round
1986-87 80 31 41 8 70 0.438 Lost NHL Division Semi-Finals
2007-08 82 32 43 7 71 0.433
1994-95 48 16 23 9 41 0.427
1987-88 80 30 42 8 68 0.425 Lost NHL Division Semi-Finals
1998-99 82 32 45 5 69 0.421
2006-07 82 27 41 14 68 0.415
1982-83 80 27 41 12 66 0.413
1996-97 82 28 43 11 67 0.409
1970-71 78 25 40 13 63 0.404
1995-96 82 24 40 18 66 0.402
1981-82 80 24 41 15 63 0.394 Lost NHL Division Finals
1993-94 84 27 45 12 66 0.393
1968-69 76 24 42 10 58 0.382 Lost NHL Semi-Finals
1983-84 80 23 44 13 59 0.369
1985-86 80 23 49 8 54 0.338
1971-72 78 20 49 9 49 0.314
1969-70 76 14 52 10 38 0.25

Data pulled from Hockey Reference.

Despite their miserable slump in January, the Kings are enjoying one of the best seasons in franchise history.

With 82 points in 66 games, the Kings are on pace to post 102 points this season. That would tie them with the ’90-91 Kings for 2nd most in franchise history. Their 38 wins in 66 games puts them on a 47 win pace. 47 wins would be the most in franchise history. They’ve received points in 62.1% of their games and that is good for third best.

Further, their underlying numbers are even better than the Kings team that won the cup two seasons ago. That Kings team posted a Corsi For % of 54.9. This year’s team sits at 56.3%-- good for best in the league. 56.3 is the best mark since the 09-10 Blackhawks posted a 56.5%.

As we’ve pointed out before, since '07-08 there have been 4 teams that had a Corsi percentage higher than 56%. 2 have won the Stanley Cup, 1 lost in the Final and the other made it to the Conference Finals.

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