1987–88 Los Angeles Kings season
1987–88 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 4th Smythe |
Conference | 7th Campbell |
1987–88 record | 30-42-8 |
Goals for | 318 |
Goals against | 359 |
Team information | |
General manager | Rogatien Vachon |
Coach | Mike Murphy, Rogatien Vachon, Robbie Ftorek |
Captain | Dave Taylor |
Arena | The Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jimmy Carson (55) |
Assists | Luc Robitaille (58) |
Points | Luc Robitaille (111) |
Penalty minutes | Larry Playfair (197) |
Plus/minus | Ken Baumgartner (+5) Phil Sykes (+5) |
Wins | Roland Melanson (17) |
Goals against average | Glenn Healy (4.33) |
The 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 21st season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings finish in fourth place in the Smythe Division with a record of 30 wins, 42 losses, and 8 ties for 68 points. The team finished last in the league in goaltending, with 359 goals allowed.[1] They lost the Division Semi-finals in five games to the Calgary Flames.
This was the last season that the Kings wore purple and gold uniforms with a crown logo adorning the front. After this season, they would introduce a new logo with a white, black, and silver uniform, coinciding with the acquisition of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Calgary Flames | 80 | 48 | 23 | 9 | 397 | 305 | 105 |
Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 363 | 288 | 99 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 292 | 310 | 77 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 318 | 359 | 68 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 272 | 320 | 59 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 8, 1987 | 1–4 | New York Islanders (1987–88) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 10, 1987 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 11, 1987 | 2–9 | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 1–2–0 |
4 | L | October 15, 1987 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 1–3–0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1987 | 2–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 1–4–0 |
6 | L | October 21, 1987 | 2–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 1–5–0 |
7 | L | October 23, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 1–6–0 |
8 | W | October 25, 1987 | 2–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 2–6–0 |
9 | T | October 27, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 2–6–1 |
10 | W | October 28, 1987 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | 3–6–1 |
11 | L | October 30, 1987 | 1–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 3–7–1 |
12 | L | November 1, 1987 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 3–8–1 |
13 | L | November 4, 1987 | 4–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 3–9–1 |
14 | W | November 7, 1987 | 5–4 | New York Rangers (1987–88) | 4–9–1 |
15 | T | November 10, 1987 | 4–4 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 4–9–2 |
16 | L | November 13, 1987 | 7–10 | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 4–10–2 |
17 | W | November 14, 1987 | 8–7 | Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 5–10–2 |
18 | L | November 17, 1987 | 3–4 | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | 5–11–2 |
19 | L | November 19, 1987 | 5–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 5–12–2 |
20 | T | November 21, 1987 | 6–6 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 5–12–3 |
21 | W | November 22, 1987 | 8–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 6–12–3 |
22 | W | November 25, 1987 | 6–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 7–12–3 |
23 | L | November 28, 1987 | 4–8 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 7–13–3 |
24 | T | November 29, 1987 | 2–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 7–13–4 |
25 | L | December 1, 1987 | 6–7 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 7–14–4 |
26 | L | December 3, 1987 | 4–5 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 7–15–4 |
27 | L | December 5, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 7–16–4 |
28 | L | December 6, 1987 | 3–10 | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 7–17–4 |
29 | L | December 9, 1987 | 1–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 7–18–4 |
30 | L | December 10, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 7–19–4 |
31 | L | December 12, 1987 | 2–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 7–20–4 |
32 | W | December 16, 1987 | 7–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 8–20–4 |
33 | L | December 19, 1987 | 1–4 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 8–21–4 |
34 | W | December 20, 1987 | 6–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 9–21–4 |
35 | L | December 22, 1987 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 9–22–4 |
36 | L | December 23, 1987 | 1–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 9–23–4 |
37 | W | December 26, 1987 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 10–23–4 |
38 | L | December 28, 1987 | 2–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 10–24–4 |
39 | W | December 30, 1987 | 6–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 11–24–4 |
40 | W | January 2, 1988 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 12–24–4 |
41 | W | January 4, 1988 | 6–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 13–24–4 |
42 | T | January 5, 1988 | 4–4 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 13–24–5 |
43 | L | January 8, 1988 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 13–25–5 |
44 | L | January 10, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 13–26–5 |
45 | W | January 11, 1988 | 5–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 14–26–5 |
46 | L | January 13, 1988 | 3–8 | Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 14–27–5 |
47 | L | January 16, 1988 | 3–4 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 14–28–5 |
48 | W | January 19, 1988 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1987–88) | 15–28–5 |
49 | W | January 21, 1988 | 5–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 16–28–5 |
50 | L | January 22, 1988 | 3–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 16–29–5 |
51 | W | January 24, 1988 | 2–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 17–29–5 |
52 | L | January 26, 1988 | 3–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 17–30–5 |
53 | L | January 27, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 17–31–5 |
54 | W | January 30, 1988 | 5–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 18–31–5 |
55 | L | February 2, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 18–32–5 |
56 | W | February 3, 1988 | 7–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 19–32–5 |
57 | W | February 6, 1988 | 7–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 20–32–5 |
58 | L | February 7, 1988 | 2–5 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 20–33–5 |
59 | W | February 11, 1988 | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 21–33–5 |
60 | L | February 13, 1988 | 5–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 21–34–5 |
61 | L | February 15, 1988 | 1–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 21–35–5 |
62 | W | February 17, 1988 | 5–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 22–35–5 |
63 | L | February 18, 1988 | 4–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 22–36–5 |
64 | W | February 20, 1988 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 23–36–5 |
65 | W | February 24, 1988 | 4–3 | Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 24–36–5 |
66 | L | February 27, 1988 | 6–8 | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 24–37–5 |
67 | W | February 28, 1988 | 2–0 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 25–37–5 |
68 | L | March 1, 1988 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 25–38–5 |
69 | L | March 5, 1988 | 6–7 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 25–39–5 |
70 | L | March 9, 1988 | 4–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 25–40–5 |
71 | T | March 10, 1988 | 3–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 25–40–6 |
72 | W | March 13, 1988 | 7–6 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | 26–40–6 |
73 | T | March 16, 1988 | 3–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 26–40–7 |
74 | L | March 18, 1988 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 26–41–7 |
75 | W | March 19, 1988 | 7–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 27–41–7 |
76 | L | March 23, 1988 | 2–6 | New York Islanders (1987–88) | 27–42–7 |
77 | W | March 26, 1988 | 9–5 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 28–42–7 |
78 | W | March 30, 1988 | 9–7 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 29–42–7 |
79 | W | April 1, 1988 | 6–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 30–42–7 |
80 | T | April 3, 1988 | 5–5 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 30–42–8 |
Playoffs
(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings
April 6 | Los Angeles Kings | 2–9 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 06:00 – Lanny McDonald (1) 08:07 – Al MacInnis (1) 09:36 – Joel Otto (1) 14:42 – pp – Hakan Loob (1) | ||||||
Jimmy Carson (1) – 07:21 Dave Taylor (1) – pp – 14:49 | Second period | 02:54 – Joel Otto (2) 10:37 – Joe Mullen (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 10:07 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (1) 13:19 – Gary Roberts (1) 15:02 – Hakan Loob (2) | ||||||
Roland Melanson 41 saves / 50 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 15 saves / 17 shots |
April 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–6 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
Dave Taylor (2) – pp – 15:13 | First period | 05:06 – pp – Paul Reinhart (1) 09:49 – Joe Mullen (2) | ||||||
Jimmy Carson (2) – 15:34 Chris Kontos (1) – 19:17 | Second period | 03:24 – pp – Joel Otto (3) 04:45 – Tim Hunter (1) | ||||||
Paul Fenton (1) – 16:47 | Third period | 09:33 – pp – John Tonelli (1) 19:26 – sh – Gary Suter (1) | ||||||
Glenn Healy 29 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 23 saves / 27 shots |
April 9 | Calgary Flames | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap | |||
Colin Patterson (1) – sh – 13:58 | First period | 12:42 – Jimmy Carson (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 04:38 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (1) 15:15 – pp – Luc Robitaille (1) | ||||||
Dana Murzyn (1) – 07:31 | Third period | 00:46 – Bobby Carpenter (1) 14:08 – pp – Jimmy Carson (4) | ||||||
Mike Vernon 21 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Glenn Healy 28 saves / 30 shots |
April 10 | Calgary Flames | 7–3 | Los Angeles Kings | The Forum | Recap | |||
Hakan Loob (3) – sh – 01:29 Brad McCrimmon (1) – pp – 04:56 Gary Roberts (2) – 10:50 | First period | 12:13 – Dave Taylor (3) 13:10 – pp – Luc Robitaille (2) | ||||||
Tim Hunter (2) – 14:35 Hakan Loob (4) – 16:05 | Second period | 08:12 – pp – Steve Duchesne (1) | ||||||
Lanny McDonald (2) – 00:19 Hakan Loob (5) – 08:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Mike Vernon 22 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Glenn Healy 27 saves / 34 shots |
April 12 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–6 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
Jay Wells (1) – 11:06 | First period | 04:01 – pp – Hakan Loob (6) 18:22 – pp – Al MacInnis (2) | ||||||
Bernie Nicholls (2) – 02:45 | Second period | 03:38 – Paul Reinhart (2) | ||||||
Paul Fenton (2) – pp – 16:10 Jimmy Carson (5) – 18:18 | Third period | 01:57 – Hakan Loob (7) 02:32 – Tim Hunter (3) 09:03 – Ric Nattress (1) | ||||||
Glenn Healy 23 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 26 saves / 30 shots |
Calgary won series 4–1 | |
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- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Steve Duchesne | 71 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 109 |
Mark Hardy | 61 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 99 |
Jay Wells | 58 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 159 |
Awards and records
- Luc Robitaille, Left Wing, NHL First All-Star Team
Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1987–88 season.[5]
Trades
June 13, 1987 | To Los Angeles Kings 1st round pick in 1987 – Wayne McBean | To Minnesota North Stars 1st round pick in 1987 – Dave Archibald 3rd round pick in 1987 NHL Entry Draft – Kevin Kaminski |
October 15, 1987 | To Los Angeles Kings Cash | To Hartford Whalers Tiger Williams |
December 14, 1987 | To Los Angeles Kings Mike Allison | To Toronto Maple Leafs Sean McKenna |
January 21, 1988 | To Los Angeles Kings Gordie Walker Mike Siltala | To New York Rangers Joe Paterson |
February 4, 1988 | To Los Angeles Kings Chris Kontos 6th round pick in 1988 – Micah Aivazoff | To Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Erickson |
February 9, 1988 | To Los Angeles Kings Grant Ledyard | To Washington Capitals Craig Laughlin |
February 22, 1988 | To Los Angeles Kings Ron Duguay | To New York Rangers Mark Hardy |
Free agent signings
March 18, 1988 | From New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) Hubie McDonough |
Free agents lost
August 15, 1987 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Lofthouse |
December 14, 1987 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Scott Gruhl |
Waivers
October 5, 1987 | To Minnesota North Stars Al Tuer |
October 5, 1987 | From New York Rangers Paul Fenton |
October 5, 1987 | From Philadelphia Flyers Tim Tookey |
Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Wayne McBean | ![]() | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
2 | 27 | Mark Fitzpatrick | ![]() | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
3 | 43 | Ross Wilson | ![]() | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
5 | 90 | Mike Vukonich | ![]() | Denfeld High School (USHS-MN) |
6 | 111 | Greg Batters | ![]() | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
7 | 132 | Kyosti Karjalainen | ![]() | Brynäs IF (Sweden) |
9 | 174 | Jeff Gawlicki | ![]() | Northern Michigan University (WCHA) |
10 | 195 | John Preston | ![]() | Boston University (Hockey East) |
11 | 216 | Rostislav Vlach | ![]() | TJ Gottwaldov (Czechoslovakia) |
12 | 237 | Mikael Lindholm | ![]() | Brynäs IF (Sweden) |
S2 | 10 | Chris Panek | ![]() | SUNY Plattsburgh (SUNYAC) |
Farm teams
References
- ^ "1987-88 NHL Summary".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1987-88 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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