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The Greatest Los Angeles Kings of All Time

All-time greats by position · era-adjusted

Updated 2026-07-09

The greatest Los Angeles Kings of all time — the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders who defined the franchise. Each is ranked by their finest era-adjusted season, weighted by how long they anchored the roster, so a dominant year from any era is measured fairly.

Top forwards

  1. Wayne Gretzky Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1990 · 43G 128A 171P · +32 · 78 GP
    93Peak
  2. Charlie Simmer Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1979 · 72G 58A 129P · +60 · 64 GP
    88Peak
  3. Marcel Dionne Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1980 · 59G 79A 138P · +55 · 80 GP
    82Peak
  4. Dave Taylor Right Wing
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1980 · 54G 74A 128P · +55 · 72 GP
    78Peak
  5. Bernie Nicholls Center
    1 season sampled · peak 1988 · 73G 83A 156P · +31 · 79 GP
    84Peak
  6. Ziggy Palffy Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 43G 57A 100P · +25 · 73 GP
    72Peak
  7. Luc Robitaille Left Wing
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1992 · 62G 61A 122P · +18 · 84 GP
    66Peak
  8. Anze Kopitar Center
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2017 · 35G 57A 92P · +21 · 82 GP
    62Peak
  9. Tomas Sandstrom Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 1990 · 54G 53A 107P · +33 · 68 GP
    67Peak
  10. Jozef Stumpel Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1997 · 22G 62A 84P · +18 · 77 GP
    60Peak
  11. Pavol Demitra Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 35G 52A 88P · +30 · 58 GP
    61Peak
  12. Dustin Brown Right Wing
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2017 · 28G 33A 62P · +31 · 81 GP
    49Peak

On defense

  1. Steve Duchesne Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1988 · 26G 52A 78P · +32 · 79 GP
    47Peak
  2. Drew Doughty Defenseman
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2009 · 16G 43A 59P · +20 · 82 GP
    43Peak
  3. Rob Blake Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 26G 49A 74P · -12 · 54 GP
    46Peak
  4. Paul Coffey Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1992 · 13G 80A 93P · +15 · 50 GP
    46Peak
  5. Doug Halward Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1979 · 14G 59A 73P · +17 · 63 GP
    40Peak
  6. Lubomir Visnovsky Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 17G 51A 69P · +7 · 80 GP
    39Peak
  7. Larry Murphy Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1980 · 16G 61A 78P · +16 · 80 GP
    38Peak
  8. Bob Murdoch Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1974 · 13G 30A 43P · +40 · 80 GP
    36Peak

In goal

  1. Rogie Vachon Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 1974 · 27W · 2.24 GAA · .927 SV% · 6 SO
    83Peak
  2. Jonathan Quick Goaltender
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2011 · 35W · 1.95 GAA · .929 SV% · 10 SO
    64Peak
  3. Mario Lessard Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1980 · 35W · 3.26 GAA · .893 SV% · 2 SO
    65Peak
  4. Darcy Kuemper Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2024 · 31W · 2.02 GAA · .922 SV% · 5 SO
    70Peak
How this ranks: a player’s best season with the Los Angeles Kings is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then nudged up for how many standout seasons they gave the club — rewarding peak brilliance and franchise tenure together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the greatest Los Angeles Kings player of all time?
By All-Time Hockey's era-adjusted peak-season ranking, Wayne Gretzky leads the Los Angeles Kings all-time greats; the top three overall are Rogie Vachon, Wayne Gretzky, Charlie Simmer. Each player is scored on his finest season relative to the league around him.
Who is the best Los Angeles Kings goaltender of all time?
Rogie Vachon ranks as the top Los Angeles Kings goaltender by peak era-adjusted season, weighted by win volume so durable starters outrank one-year standouts.
How are the all-time Los Angeles Kings rankings calculated?
Each player's best season with the Los Angeles Kings is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then weighted by how many standout seasons he gave the club. Data spans the 1960s to today.

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