have developed strong rivalries with the two other Californian teams of the NHL, the Anaheim Ducks – who also play in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, leading to the rivalry nickname "Freeway Face-Off" as both cities are separated by the Interstate 5 - and the San Jose Sharks – which also showcases the contrast between Northern and Southern California. The Kings eliminated both teams during the 2014 Stanley Cup run, and have played outdoor games with them for the NHL Stadium Series, losing to the Ducks at Dodger Stadium in 2014 and beating the Sharks at Levi's Stadium the following year. Starting in 2017, when the Vegas Golden Knights joined the league, they also have been considered a rival of the Kings since. Season-by-season record List of the last five seasons completed by the Kings. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Los Angeles Kings seasons Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Players and personnel Current roster Team captains Bob Wall, 1967–1969 Larry Cahan, 1969–1971 Bob Pulford, 1971–1973 Terry Harper, 1973–1975 Mike Murphy, 1975–1981 Dave Lewis, 1981–1983 Terry Ruskowski, 1983–1985 Dave Taylor, 1985–1989 Wayne Gretzky, 1989–1996 Luc Robitaille, 1992–1993, 2006 Rob Blake, 1996–2001, 2007–2008 Mattias Norstrom, 2001–2007 Dustin Brown, 2008–2016, 2022 Anze Kopitar, 2016–present Head coaches Red Kelly: 1967–1969 Hal Laycoe: 1969–1970 Johnny Wilson: 1969–1970 Larry Regan: 1970–1972 Fred Glover: 1971–1972 Bob Pulford: 1972–1977 Ron Stewart: 1977–1978 Bob Berry: 1978–1981 Parker MacDonald: 1981–1982 Don Perry: 1982–1984 Rogie Vachon (interim)*: 1984, 1988, 1995 Roger Neilson: 1984 Pat Quinn: 1984–1987 Mike Murphy: 1987–1988 Robbie Ftorek: 1988–1989 Tom Webster: 1989–1992 Barry Melrose: 1992–1995 Larry Robinson: 1995–1999 Andy Murray: 1999–2006 John Torchetti (interim)*: 2006 Marc Crawford: 2006–2008 Terry Murray: 2008–2011 John Stevens (interim)*: 2011, 2017–2018 Darryl Sutter: 2011–2017 Willie Desjardins (interim): 2018–2019 Todd McLellan 2019–present Notes: Rogie Vachon took over as interim head coach for the Kings on three occasions, the first for two games in the middle of the 1983–84 season after Don Perry was fired, then replaced by Roger Neilson. The second time was for one game in the middle of 1987–88 season after Mike Murphy was fired, then replaced by Robbie Ftorek. The third occasion was for the final seven games in the 1994–95 lockout-shortened season after Barry Melrose was fired, then replaced by Larry Robinson.