Los Angeles Kings Hire Laviolette as New Head Coach. The NHL team has made a significant move to revamp its struggling offense, hiring Peter Laviolette as its new head coach. Laviolette's reputation for boosting team scoring is well-documented, having previously led the Nashville Predators to a franchise-record 128 goals in the 2017-2018 season. With the Kings ranking 29th in the league in total goals last season, Laviolette's arrival is expected to bring a much-needed spark to the team's offense, which averaged a paltry 2.68 goals per game.

Laviolette is known for improving offense, a definite need for Los Angeles, which was 29th in the NHL last season in total goals (220) and average goals per game (2.68). He'll implement his ideas with ...