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The Kings have a small army of behind-the-scenes specialists, including a so-called fight coach, that have played important roles in the team's success.

With many of its top players sitting out ahead of their first-round playoff series against the Oilers, the Kings fall 5-1 to the Flames in their regular-season finale.

The battle-scarred helmet the Kings received from two Los Angeles firefighters has proven to be a major good-luck charm, and a reminder of life's true heroes.

In the final meeting of the season between the Southern California rivals, the Kings defeat the Ducks 6-1 to keep a four-point lead over the Edmonton Oilers.

The Kings' top line of Andrei Kuzmenko and Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe have been on a tear, but the one thing they can't score is a final decision on a nickname.

Nick Nickson, who has witnessed several different eras of the Kings during his 44 years as a team broadcaster, is planning to retire at the end of the season.