1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season
National Hockey League team season
1978–79 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
Conference | Wales |
1978–79 record | 34–34–12 |
Goals for | 292 |
Goals against | 286 |
Team information | |
General manager | George Maguire |
Coach | Bob Berry |
Captain | Mike Murphy |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Los Angeles Forum |
The 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 12th season in the National Hockey League.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 337 | 204 | 115 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 281 | 279 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 292 | 286 | 80 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 273 | 338 | 63 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 252 | 295 | 62 |
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1978 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 14, 1978 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 18, 1978 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 20, 1978 | 6–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 2–2–0 |
5 | L | October 22, 1978 | 4–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 2–3–0 |
6 | L | October 24, 1978 | 2–7 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 2–4–0 |
7 | W | October 26, 1978 | 6–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 3–4–0 |
8 | W | October 28, 1978 | 5–1 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 4–4–0 |
9 | L | November 1, 1978 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 4–5–0 |
10 | L | November 4, 1978 | 3–7 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 4–6–0 |
11 | L | November 8, 1978 | 3–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 4–7–0 |
12 | W | November 11, 1978 | 8–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 5–7–0 |
13 | W | November 12, 1978 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 6–7–0 |
14 | W | November 14, 1978 | 4–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 7–7–0 |
15 | W | November 16, 1978 | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 8–7–0 |
16 | L | November 18, 1978 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 8–8–0 |
17 | W | November 20, 1978 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 9–8–0 |
18 | T | November 22, 1978 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 9–8–1 |
19 | W | November 25, 1978 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 10–8–1 |
20 | L | November 26, 1978 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 10–9–1 |
21 | T | November 29, 1978 | 5–5 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 10–9–2 |
22 | W | December 2, 1978 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 11–9–2 |
23 | W | December 4, 1978 | 10–2 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 12–9–2 |
24 | L | December 6, 1978 | 0–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 12–10–2 |
25 | T | December 7, 1978 | 3–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 12–10–3 |
26 | W | December 9, 1978 | 5–1 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 13–10–3 |
27 | T | December 12, 1978 | 5–5 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 13–10–4 |
28 | L | December 13, 1978 | 7–8 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 13–11–4 |
29 | L | December 16, 1978 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 13–12–4 |
30 | T | December 19, 1978 | 2–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 13–12–5 |
31 | L | December 21, 1978 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 13–13–5 |
32 | L | December 23, 1978 | 0–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 13–14–5 |
33 | L | December 27, 1978 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 13–15–5 |
34 | T | December 28, 1978 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 13–15–6 |
35 | W | December 30, 1978 | 4–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 14–15–6 |
36 | W | January 1, 1979 | 5–3 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 15–15–6 |
37 | L | January 3, 1979 | 3–8 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 15–16–6 |
38 | W | January 4, 1979 | 5–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 16–16–6 |
39 | W | January 6, 1979 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 17–16–6 |
40 | L | January 7, 1979 | 0–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 17–17–6 |
41 | L | January 9, 1979 | 1–7 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 17–18–6 |
42 | L | January 10, 1979 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 17–19–6 |
43 | W | January 13, 1979 | 7–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 18–19–6 |
44 | W | January 14, 1979 | 6–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 19–19–6 |
45 | L | January 17, 1979 | 3–7 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 19–20–6 |
46 | L | January 20, 1979 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 19–21–6 |
47 | W | January 24, 1979 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 20–21–6 |
48 | T | January 25, 1979 | 6–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 20–21–7 |
49 | L | January 27, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 20–22–7 |
50 | W | January 28, 1979 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 21–22–7 |
51 | L | January 30, 1979 | 1–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 21–23–7 |
52 | L | January 31, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 21–24–7 |
53 | W | February 3, 1979 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 22–24–7 |
54 | W | February 4, 1979 | 4–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 23–24–7 |
55 | W | February 14, 1979 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 24–24–7 |
56 | T | February 15, 1979 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 24–24–8 |
57 | L | February 17, 1979 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 24–25–8 |
58 | L | February 19, 1979 | 3–8 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 24–26–8 |
59 | W | February 21, 1979 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 25–26–8 |
60 | L | February 24, 1979 | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 25–27–8 |
61 | W | February 26, 1979 | 2–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 26–27–8 |
62 | T | February 28, 1979 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 26–27–9 |
63 | W | March 3, 1979 | 8–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 27–27–9 |
64 | W | March 4, 1979 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 28–27–9 |
65 | W | March 7, 1979 | 4–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 29–27–9 |
66 | L | March 8, 1979 | 4–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 29–28–9 |
67 | L | March 10, 1979 | 4–9 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 29–29–9 |
68 | L | March 11, 1979 | 3–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 29–30–9 |
69 | T | March 14, 1979 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 29–30–10 |
70 | W | March 17, 1979 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 30–30–10 |
71 | W | March 20, 1979 | 4–3 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 31–30–10 |
72 | T | March 22, 1979 | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 31–30–11 |
73 | L | March 24, 1979 | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 31–31–11 |
74 | W | March 28, 1979 | 8–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 32–31–11 |
75 | L | March 30, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 32–32–11 |
76 | W | March 31, 1979 | 5–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 33–32–11 |
77 | L | April 2, 1979 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 33–33–11 |
78 | L | April 3, 1979 | 2–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 33–34–11 |
79 | T | April 5, 1979 | 4–4 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 33–34–12 |
80 | W | April 7, 1979 | 7–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 34–34–12 |
Playoffs
Player statistics
Awards and records
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season.[3]
Trades
June 14, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Brian Glennie Kurt Walker Scott Garland 2nd round pick in 1979 – Mark Hardy | To Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Hutchison Lorne Stamler |
June 15, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Cash | To St. Louis Blues 13th round pick in 1978 – Terry Kitching 14th round pick in 1978 – Jim Farrell |
September 18, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Doug Halward | To Boston Bruins Future considerations |
October 5, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Murray Wilson 1st round pick in 1979 – Jay Wells | To Montreal Canadiens 1st round pick in 1981 – Gilbert Delorme |
October 9, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Ron Grahame | To Boston Bruins 1st round pick in 1979 – Ray Bourque |
November 18, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings 4th round pick in 1982 – Dave Gans | To Colorado Rockies Nick Beverley |
December 6, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Steve Carlson | To Detroit Red Wings Steve Short |
December 31, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Randy Holt | To Vancouver Canucks Don Kozak |
January 16, 1979 | To Los Angeles Kings Richard Mulhern 2nd round pick in 1980 – Dave Morrison | To Atlanta Flames Bob Murdoch 2nd round pick in 1980 – Tony Curtale |
Free agent signings
June 14, 1978 | From New York Rangers Mark Heaslip |
August 7, 1978 | From Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) Dan Bonar |
Free agents lost
June 30, 1978 | To Minnesota North Stars Gary Sargent |
August 8, 1978 | To Detroit Red Wings Rogie Vachon (5 years, $1.9 million) |
Free agent compensation
Dale McCourt refused to report to Los Angeles and sued the NHL. He played the 1978–79 season with the Red Wings.
July 15, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Dave Gardner Rick Hampton Steve Jensen | To Minnesota North Stars Gary Sargent |
August 22, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Dale McCourt | To Detroit Red Wings Rogie Vachon |
Waivers
September 5, 1978 | From Minnesota North Stars Nick Beverley |
Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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5 | 77 | Paul Mancini | ![]() | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 94 | Doug Keans | ![]() | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
7 | 111 | Don Waddell | ![]() | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
8 | 128 | Rob Mierkalns | ![]() | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
9 | 145 | Rick Scully | ![]() | Brown University (ECAC) |
10 | 162 | Brad Thiessen | ![]() | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
11 | 177 | Jim Armstrong | ![]() | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
12 | 193 | Claude Larochelle | ![]() | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
Farm teams
See also
References
- "1978–79 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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