Interim head coach D.J. Smith will be among the candidates for the Los Angeles Kings' full-time job when general manager Ken Holland conducts his coaching search this month. Smith took over March 1 when Holland fired Jim Hiller with the Kings at 24-21-14 and out of the playoff picture. The former Ottawa head coach rallied Los Angeles to an 11-6-6 finish to claim the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference, but the Kings were swept by the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche in their fifth consecutive first-round postseason exit.

Los Angeles Kings GM Ken Holland revealed that he will be searching for a new head coach for next season. Though he'll be looking at a variation of candidates with different levels of experience, here are three veteran coaches who should be on his list.

The Los Angeles Kings received an encouraging update this week regarding one of their top forwards, as general manager Ken Holland revealed that Kevin Fiala was progressing well ahead of schedule in his recovery from injury.

LOS ANGELES, CA — The door has closed on the Los Angeles Kings. Anze Kopitar, the King of Kings, the man who surpassed Marcel Dionne in his final season to become the franchise's all-time points leader, played his last NHL game in a four-game sweep at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche. Whatever you want to call the last several years of Kings hockey, a retool, a transition, a slow-moving rebuild dressed up in playoff appearance clothing, it ended on the ice vs Colorado. There hasn't been a sex

Los Angeles Kings general manager Ken Holland is standing by the moves he made despite criticism after a first-round sweep.

Watch the Game Highlights from Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche, 04/26/2026

Los Angeles Kings center Quinton Byfield has gone through quite the physical strain in the final half of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. However, that didn't stop him from finishing the year strong.