The Los Angeles Kings look for a repeat of Game 1 on Friday night as they battle the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in Game 2 of their first round NHL playoff series. The Kings haven't won a playoff series since 2001, but if they are able to win on Friday night, that would be their first 2-0 lead in the NHL playoffs since way back in 1976:
| Kings Playoff History | |||
| Year | Opponent | After 2 | Series Result |
| 2011 | San Jose | 1-1 | L, 4-2 |
| 2010 | Vancouver | 1-1 | L, 4-2 |
| 2002 | Colorado | 0-2 | L, 4-3 |
| 2001 | Colorado | 1-1 | L, 4-3 |
| 2001 | Detroit | 0-2 | W, 4-2 |
| 2000 | Detroit | 0-2 | L, 4-0 |
| 1998 | St. Louis | 0-2 | L, 4-0 |
| 1993 | Montreal | 1-1 | L, 4-1 |
| 1993 | Toronto | 1-1 | W, 4-3 |
| 1993 | Vancouver | 1-1 | W, 4-2 |
| 1993 | Calgary | 1-1 | W, 4-2 |
| 1992 | Edmonton | 1-1 | L, 4-2 |
| 1991 | Edmonton | 1-1 | L, 4-2 |
| 1991 | Vancouver | 1-1 | W, 4-2 |
| 1990 | Edmonton | 0-2 | L, 4-0 |
| 1990 | Calgary | 1-1 | W, 4-2 |
| 1989 | Calgary | 0-2 | L, 4-0 |
| 1989 | Edmonton | 1-1 | W, 4-3 |
| 1988 | Calgary | 0-2 | L. 4-1 |
| 1987 | Edmonton | 1-1 | L, 4-1 |
| 1985 | Edmonton | 0-2 | L, 3-0 |
| 1982 | Vancouver | 1-1 | L, 4-1 |
| 1982 | Edmonton | 1-1 | W, 3-2 |
| 1981 | NY Rangers | 1-1 | L, 3-1 |
| 1980 | NY Islanders | 1-1 | L, 3-1 |
| 1979 | NY Rangers | 0-2 | L, 2-0 |
| 1978 | Toronto | 0-2 | L, 2-0 |
| 1977 | Boston | 0-2 | L, 4-2 |
| 1977 | Atlanta | 1-1 | W, 2-1 |
| 1976 | Boston | 1-1 | L, 4-3 |
| 1976 | Atlanta | 2-0 | W, 2-0 |
| 1975 | Toronto | 1-1 | L, 2-1 |
| 1974 | Chicago | 0-2 | L, 4-1 |
| 1969 | St. Louis | 0-2 | L, 4-0 |
| 1969 | Oakland | 1-1 | W, 4-3 |
| 1968 | Minnesota | 2-0 | L, 4-3 |
The Kings beat the Atlanta Flames 2-0 in the first round in 1976, and they held a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota North Stars in 1968 in a series the Kings, in their first year of existence, would lose in seven games.
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