LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings today announced their preseason schedule for the 2011-12 NHL season. The Kings are currently scheduled to play seven preseason games -- including two at STAPLES Center on September 21 versus the Phoenix Coyotes and September 25 versus the Anaheim Ducks.

In addition to the two home games at STAPLES Center, the Kings will host the Colorado Avalanche at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on October 1, and the Kings will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on September 27.

The Kings travel to Phoenix on September 21 (as part of a split-squad game), to Colorado on September 28 and to Anaheim on September 30.

The Kings will also play one exhibition game in Germany before starting the 2011-12 NHL regular season. The Kings on October 4 will play the special exhibition game at the O2 World Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany, against the Hamburg Freezers of the German Elite League. The Kings then open their regular season schedule with the following two games in Europe – on October 7, the Kings will play the Rangers at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden while on October 8, the Kings and Sabres will play each other at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. The Kings are the designated “home team” for both games.

Tickets for the two Kings preseason games at STAPLES Center are tentatively scheduled to go on sale August 18. Tickets are currently on sale for the game in Las Vegas and in Kansas City.


For ticket information on the Kings games in Europe, click here.