Los Angeles Kings Tickets

Hockey in Los Angeles since 1967

The Los Angeles Kings play their home games at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, and the NHL regular season runs from October to April. The franchise joined the league in the 1967 expansion, when Jack Kent Cooke bought the team and chose a name meant to carry an air of royalty, along with purple and gold colors. The Kings now wear black, silver and white and compete in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

For most of their history the Kings were the team that brought hockey stars to a warm-weather market. The August 9, 1988 trade that sent Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to Los Angeles changed the sport's profile in Southern California. The title drought ended later: the Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and again in 2014, both clinched on home ice downtown.

• Freeway Face-Off. The rivalry with the Anaheim Ducks, the neighbor down Interstate 5, produces the loudest regular-season crowds.
• San Jose Sharks. A Northern California versus Southern California rivalry with a long playoff history.
• Edmonton Oilers. A rivalry rooted in the Gretzky trade and renewed by playoff meetings from 2022 through 2025.

Where to sit at Crypto.com Arena for a Kings game

Crypto.com Arena opened on October 17, 1999, and seats 18,145 for hockey. About two-thirds of the seats sit in the lower bowl. The public levels are the 100 level and the premier sections on the main concourse, a ring of suites above them, and the 300 level on the upper concourse.

• Center ice, 100 level. Sections near 101 and 111 sit closest to the red line. A seat in the middle rows of these sections shows the whole sheet and every line change; this is where demand runs highest.
• The shoot-twice end. NHL teams switch ends each period, so the home team attacks one net in two of the three periods. At Crypto.com Arena, seating guides place the Kings' shoot-twice end on the side of lower-level sections 113 through 118, with upper-level section 320 at the same end. Fans who want to see more Kings scoring chances pick these sections.
• The glass. The front rows put you at ice level for the speed and the hits, but the glass distorts the view of play along the far boards. Most regulars find that sitting above row 15 or so clears that distortion and still feels close.
• Corners. Lower-bowl corners often cost less than center-ice seats at the same height and give a good diagonal view of the offensive zone.
• 300 level. The least expensive seats in the building. The low rows of the upper sideline sections are the value pick for a full-ice view; the top rows behind the nets are the ones to skip if your budget allows a step down.

Aisle seats are worth asking for in long rows, since fans leave mostly at intermissions and the walk past a full row is slow. Floor-level premium seats along the glass draw the strongest pricing; upper corners draw the weakest.

Schedule shape and the games that sell first

The NHL preseason runs in late September, the 82-game regular season runs from early October to mid-April, and the playoffs run from April into June. The Kings play 41 regular-season home games, and Crypto.com Arena shares its calendar with the Lakers, the Sparks, concerts and award shows, so Kings dates cluster around those events.

• Ducks games. Freeway Face-Off dates draw both fan bases and tend to be among the first to sell out.
• Original Six and marquee visitors. Visits from teams with large traveling fan bases, such as the Oilers and Canadian clubs, lift demand and add road jerseys to the crowd.
• Weekend and holiday dates. Saturday games and the stretch between Christmas and New Year's sell faster than midweek games in November.
• Playoffs. Postseason prices are set by the series and the opponent, and they move quickly once a home date is confirmed.

For the best selection, buy early for rivalry and weekend games. Midweek games against non-division opponents are where flexible fans find the most room on price, and listings often loosen in the final days before puck drop.

Getting to the arena and through the doors

Crypto.com Arena sits at 1111 South Figueroa Street, next to the L.A. Live entertainment district and the Convention Center. Metro rail is the easiest approach on a weeknight: Pico Station on the A and E Lines is a short walk from the arena. Driving works too, but downtown traffic before a 7:00 p.m. puck drop is heavy.

• Parking. The arena lists Lot W (the West Garage), Lot E (the East Garage on West Olympic Boulevard) and Lot C on L.A. Live Way, plus private lots a 7 to 10 minute walk away. Lot C has a low clearance, so check height limits if you drive a large vehicle.
• Bags. As of 2026, the arena's A-to-Z guide did not allow bags, backpacks, totes or clear bags; small clutches and wallets under about 5 by 9 by 1 inches were allowed, with exceptions for medical and parenting bags. Lockers were available nearby.
• Payments. The arena operates cash-free.

Policies change, so check the Crypto.com Arena A-to-Z guide before you go. Every GoodSeats order carries a 100% guarantee and guaranteed entry.

Gameday downtown and the arena crowd

Kings fans do not tailgate in the stadium-parking sense; the pregame scene is L.A. Live, the district of restaurants, bars and plazas beside the arena. Star Plaza outside the arena holds more than a dozen statues honoring figures from the building's history, and it is a common meeting spot before doors open.

Inside, the crowd is louder for rivalry games than for midseason weeknights. Bailey, a lion who wears No. 72, is the team mascot, and the banners for the seven retired numbers hang above the ice: Rogie Vachon (30), Marcel Dionne (16), Dave Taylor (18), Luc Robitaille (20), Wayne Gretzky (99), Rob Blake (4) and Dustin Brown (23).

From the Forum to two Stanley Cups

The Kings played their first game on October 14, 1967, at Long Beach Arena, beating Philadelphia 4–2, and opened The Forum in Inglewood on December 30 of that year. They spent more than three decades at the Forum before moving downtown for the 1999–2000 season.

• Miracle on Manchester, 1982. In a playoff game against Edmonton, the Kings erased a 5–0 third-period deficit and won in overtime.
• The Gretzky era. Gretzky set the team record of 168 points in 1988–89 and led the Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, which they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.
• 2012. As the eighth seed in the West, the Kings beat the New Jersey Devils in six games for the first title in franchise history. Goaltender Jonathan Quick won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
• 2014. The Kings beat the New York Rangers in five games, and Justin Williams won the Conn Smythe.

Rosters and coaches change every season, so check the team site for the current lineup before you buy.

Sources

• Wikipedia – Los Angeles Kings
• Wikipedia – Crypto.com Arena
• Crypto.com Arena – A-Z Guide
• Crypto.com Arena – Getting Here
• LA Metro – Pico Station
• ABC7 – Staples Center renamed Crypto.com Arena
• RateYourSeats – Crypto.com Arena section 111 (orientation)
• RateYourSeats – Crypto.com Arena section 320 (orientation)
• Wikipedia – National Hockey League