1977β78 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
Conference | Wales |
1977β78 record | 31β34β15 |
Goals for | 243 |
Goals against | 245 |
Team information | |
General manager | George Maguire |
Coach | Ron Stewart |
Captain | Mike Murphy |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Los Angeles Forum |
The 1977β78 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 11th season in the National Hockey League.
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 59 | 10 | 11 | 359 | 183 | 129 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 252 | 266 | 78 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 243 | 245 | 77 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 254 | 321 | 68 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 195 | 321 | 48 |
[1]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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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 12, 1977 | 2β0 | Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 15, 1977 | 4β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 2β0β0 |
3 | T | October 18, 1977 | 0β0 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 2β0β1 |
4 | L | October 19, 1977 | 1β3 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 2β1β1 |
5 | L | October 22, 1977 | 3β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 2β2β1 |
6 | L | October 25, 1977 | 1β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 2β3β1 |
7 | T | October 26, 1977 | 2β2 | New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 2β3β2 |
8 | W | October 29, 1977 | 5β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 3β3β2 |
9 | W | October 30, 1977 | 5β3 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 4β3β2 |
10 | L | November 1, 1977 | 2β7 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 4β4β2 |
11 | W | November 3, 1977 | 4β2 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 5β4β2 |
12 | W | November 5, 1977 | 3β1 | New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 6β4β2 |
13 | W | November 8, 1977 | 5β1 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 7β4β2 |
14 | L | November 10, 1977 | 2β5 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 7β5β2 |
15 | T | November 12, 1977 | 2β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 7β5β3 |
16 | T | November 16, 1977 | 1β1 | Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 7β5β4 |
17 | L | November 19, 1977 | 2β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 7β6β4 |
18 | W | November 23, 1977 | 8β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 8β6β4 |
19 | W | November 24, 1977 | 5β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 9β6β4 |
20 | T | November 26, 1977 | 4β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 9β6β5 |
21 | L | November 27, 1977 | 0β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 9β7β5 |
22 | W | November 29, 1977 | 4β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 10β7β5 |
23 | L | December 1, 1977 | 2β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 10β8β5 |
24 | W | December 3, 1977 | 4β1 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 11β8β5 |
25 | W | December 6, 1977 | 6β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 12β8β5 |
26 | W | December 8, 1977 | 5β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 13β8β5 |
27 | L | December 10, 1977 | 0β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 13β9β5 |
28 | L | December 15, 1977 | 3β7 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 13β10β5 |
29 | L | December 17, 1977 | 1β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 13β11β5 |
30 | W | December 19, 1977 | 3β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 14β11β5 |
31 | W | December 21, 1977 | 8β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 15β11β5 |
32 | W | December 22, 1977 | 4β0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 16β11β5 |
33 | L | December 28, 1977 | 3β4 | New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 16β12β5 |
34 | T | December 29, 1977 | 2β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1977β78) | 16β12β6 |
35 | W | January 1, 1978 | 5β1 | Colorado Rockies ( 1977β78) | 17β12β6 |
36 | L | January 4, 1978 | 0β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 17β13β6 |
37 | T | January 5, 1978 | 4β4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 17β13β7 |
38 | T | January 7, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 17β13β8 |
39 | L | January 8, 1978 | 3β4 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 17β14β8 |
40 | T | January 11, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 17β14β9 |
41 | L | January 12, 1978 | 1β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 17β15β9 |
42 | W | January 14, 1978 | 8β4 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 18β15β9 |
43 | L | January 18, 1978 | 0β3 | New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 18β16β9 |
44 | L | January 20, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1977β78) | 18β17β9 |
45 | W | January 21, 1978 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 19β17β9 |
46 | W | January 26, 1978 | 5β1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 20β17β9 |
47 | L | January 28, 1978 | 3β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 20β18β9 |
48 | W | January 29, 1978 | 4β1 | @ New York Rangers ( 1977β78) | 21β18β9 |
49 | W | February 1, 1978 | 8β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 22β18β9 |
50 | T | February 4, 1978 | 5β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 22β18β10 |
51 | L | February 7, 1978 | 1β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 22β19β10 |
52 | L | February 9, 1978 | 2β4 | Atlanta Flames ( 1977β78) | 22β20β10 |
53 | T | February 11, 1978 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 22β20β11 |
54 | L | February 14, 1978 | 2β3 | @ New York Islanders ( 1977β78) | 22β21β11 |
55 | L | February 16, 1978 | 0β5 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 22β22β11 |
56 | T | February 18, 1978 | 1β1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 22β22β12 |
57 | L | February 19, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 22β23β12 |
58 | W | February 21, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1977β78) | 23β23β12 |
59 | L | February 22, 1978 | 1β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 23β24β12 |
60 | L | February 25, 1978 | 2β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 23β25β12 |
61 | W | February 28, 1978 | 4β2 | Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 24β25β12 |
62 | W | March 2, 1978 | 5β2 | Colorado Rockies ( 1977β78) | 25β25β12 |
63 | L | March 4, 1978 | 3β6 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 25β26β12 |
64 | W | March 8, 1978 | 5β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 26β26β12 |
65 | T | March 9, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 26β26β13 |
66 | L | March 11, 1978 | 3β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 26β27β13 |
67 | L | March 12, 1978 | 3β9 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1977β78) | 26β28β13 |
68 | W | March 14, 1978 | 4β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1977β78) | 27β28β13 |
69 | T | March 16, 1978 | 3β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 27β28β14 |
70 | L | March 18, 1978 | 3β6 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1977β78) | 27β29β14 |
71 | L | March 21, 1978 | 2β6 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1977β78) | 27β30β14 |
72 | W | March 23, 1978 | 3β1 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1977β78) | 28β30β14 |
73 | W | March 24, 1978 | 4β3 | @ Cleveland Barons ( 1977β78) | 29β30β14 |
74 | L | March 27, 1978 | 0β3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1977β78) | 29β31β14 |
75 | L | March 29, 1978 | 1β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1977β78) | 29β32β14 |
76 | W | March 30, 1978 | 4β0 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1977β78) | 30β32β14 |
77 | L | April 1, 1978 | 2β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1977β78) | 30β33β14 |
78 | L | April 5, 1978 | 2β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1977β78) | 30β34β14 |
79 | T | April 7, 1978 | 5β5 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 30β34β15 |
80 | W | April 8, 1978 | 5β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1977β78) | 31β34β15 |
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1977β78 season. [3]
May 23, 1977 | To
Los Angeles Kings Randy Manery |
To
Atlanta Flames Ab DeMarco Jr. |
June 17, 1977 | To
Los Angeles Kings Steve Short |
To
Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations |
November 2, 1977 | To
Los Angeles Kings Syl Apps Jr. Hartland Monahan |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Dave Schultz Gene Carr 4th round pick in 1978 β Shane Pearsall |
November 21, 1977 | To
Los Angeles Kings Larry Carriere |
To
Vancouver Canucks Sheldon Kannegiesser |
January 9, 1978 | To
Los Angeles Kings Danny Grant |
To
Detroit Red Wings Barry Long 3rd round pick in 1978 β Doug Derkson |
January 14, 1978 | To
Los Angeles Kings 2nd round pick in 1980 β Greg Terrion |
To
St. Louis Blues Neil Komadoski |
March 13, 1978 | To
Los Angeles Kings Darryl Edestrand |
To
Boston Bruins Cash |
August 8, 1977 | From
Cleveland Barons Charlie Simmer |
August 31, 1977 | From
New York Rangers Pete Stemkowski |
September 16, 1977 | From
Minnesota North Stars Ernie Hicke |
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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5 | 84 | Julian Baretta | Canada | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
5 | 85 | Warren Holmes | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
6 | 103 | Randy Rudnyk | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
7 | 120 | Bob Suter | United States | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
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