1978β79 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
Conference | Wales |
1978β79 record | 34β34β12 |
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 1978β79 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 12th season in the National Hockey League.
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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 |
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.
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1978 | 2β4 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 0β1β0 |
2 | W | October 14, 1978 | 6β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 1β1β0 |
3 | L | October 18, 1978 | 2β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 1β2β0 |
4 | W | October 20, 1978 | 6β4 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 2β2β0 |
5 | L | October 22, 1978 | 4β8 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 2β3β0 |
6 | L | October 24, 1978 | 2β7 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 2β4β0 |
7 | W | October 26, 1978 | 6β0 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 3β4β0 |
8 | W | October 28, 1978 | 5β1 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 4β4β0 |
9 | L | November 1, 1978 | 2β4 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 4β5β0 |
10 | L | November 4, 1978 | 3β7 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 4β6β0 |
11 | L | November 8, 1978 | 3β5 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 4β7β0 |
12 | W | November 11, 1978 | 8β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 5β7β0 |
13 | W | November 12, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 6β7β0 |
14 | W | November 14, 1978 | 4β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 7β7β0 |
15 | W | November 16, 1978 | 6β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 8β7β0 |
16 | L | November 18, 1978 | 1β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 8β8β0 |
17 | W | November 20, 1978 | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 9β8β0 |
18 | T | November 22, 1978 | 3β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 9β8β1 |
19 | W | November 25, 1978 | 4β1 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 10β8β1 |
20 | L | November 26, 1978 | 2β4 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 10β9β1 |
21 | T | November 29, 1978 | 5β5 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 10β9β2 |
22 | W | December 2, 1978 | 5β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 11β9β2 |
23 | W | December 4, 1978 | 10β2 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 12β9β2 |
24 | L | December 6, 1978 | 0β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 12β10β2 |
25 | T | December 7, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 12β10β3 |
26 | W | December 9, 1978 | 5β1 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 13β10β3 |
27 | T | December 12, 1978 | 5β5 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 13β10β4 |
28 | L | December 13, 1978 | 7β8 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 13β11β4 |
29 | L | December 16, 1978 | 2β5 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 13β12β4 |
30 | T | December 19, 1978 | 2β2 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 13β12β5 |
31 | L | December 21, 1978 | 1β4 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 13β13β5 |
32 | L | December 23, 1978 | 0β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 13β14β5 |
33 | L | December 27, 1978 | 2β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 13β15β5 |
34 | T | December 28, 1978 | 3β3 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 13β15β6 |
35 | W | December 30, 1978 | 4β0 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 14β15β6 |
36 | W | January 1, 1979 | 5β3 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 15β15β6 |
37 | L | January 3, 1979 | 3β8 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 15β16β6 |
38 | W | January 4, 1979 | 5β4 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 16β16β6 |
39 | W | January 6, 1979 | 4β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 17β16β6 |
40 | L | January 7, 1979 | 0β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 17β17β6 |
41 | L | January 9, 1979 | 1β7 | @ New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 17β18β6 |
42 | L | January 10, 1979 | 0β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 17β19β6 |
43 | W | January 13, 1979 | 7β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 18β19β6 |
44 | W | January 14, 1979 | 6β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 19β19β6 |
45 | L | January 17, 1979 | 3β7 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 19β20β6 |
46 | L | January 20, 1979 | 2β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 19β21β6 |
47 | W | January 24, 1979 | 4β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 20β21β6 |
48 | T | January 25, 1979 | 6β6 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 20β21β7 |
49 | L | January 27, 1979 | 3β5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 20β22β7 |
50 | W | January 28, 1979 | 5β3 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 21β22β7 |
51 | L | January 30, 1979 | 1β7 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 21β23β7 |
52 | L | January 31, 1979 | 3β5 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 21β24β7 |
53 | W | February 3, 1979 | 4β2 | New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 22β24β7 |
54 | W | February 4, 1979 | 4β1 | @ Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 23β24β7 |
55 | W | February 14, 1979 | 3β2 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 24β24β7 |
56 | T | February 15, 1979 | 2β2 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 24β24β8 |
57 | L | February 17, 1979 | 2β5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 24β25β8 |
58 | L | February 19, 1979 | 3β8 | New York Islanders ( 1978β79) | 24β26β8 |
59 | W | February 21, 1979 | 3β1 | Boston Bruins ( 1978β79) | 25β26β8 |
60 | L | February 24, 1979 | 3β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 25β27β8 |
61 | W | February 26, 1979 | 2β0 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 26β27β8 |
62 | T | February 28, 1979 | 3β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 26β27β9 |
63 | W | March 3, 1979 | 8β5 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1978β79) | 27β27β9 |
64 | W | March 4, 1979 | 3β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1978β79) | 28β27β9 |
65 | W | March 7, 1979 | 4β0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 29β27β9 |
66 | L | March 8, 1979 | 4β6 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 29β28β9 |
67 | L | March 10, 1979 | 4β9 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1978β79) | 29β29β9 |
68 | L | March 11, 1979 | 3β6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1978β79) | 29β30β9 |
69 | T | March 14, 1979 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1978β79) | 29β30β10 |
70 | W | March 17, 1979 | 3β1 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1978β79) | 30β30β10 |
71 | W | March 20, 1979 | 4β3 | Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 31β30β10 |
72 | T | March 22, 1979 | 3β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1978β79) | 31β30β11 |
73 | L | March 24, 1979 | 2β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1978β79) | 31β31β11 |
74 | W | March 28, 1979 | 8β1 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 32β31β11 |
75 | L | March 30, 1979 | 3β5 | @ Atlanta Flames ( 1978β79) | 32β32β11 |
76 | W | March 31, 1979 | 5β4 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1978β79) | 33β32β11 |
77 | L | April 2, 1979 | 4β5 | @ New York Rangers ( 1978β79) | 33β33β11 |
78 | L | April 3, 1979 | 2β6 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1978β79) | 33β34β11 |
79 | T | April 5, 1979 | 4β4 | Colorado Rockies ( 1978β79) | 33β34β12 |
80 | W | April 7, 1979 | 7β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1978β79) | 34β34β12 |
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1978β79 season. [3]
June 14, 1978 | From
New York Rangers Mark Heaslip |
August 7, 1978 | From
Fort Wayne Komets (
IHL) Dan Bonar |
June 30, 1978 | To
Minnesota North Stars Gary Sargent |
August 8, 1978 | To
Detroit Red Wings Rogie Vachon (5 years, $1.9 million) |
Dale McCourt refused to report to Los Angeles and sued the NHL. He played the 1978β79 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 |
September 5, 1978 | From
Minnesota North Stars Nick Beverley |
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 | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 94 | Doug Keans | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
7 | 111 | Don Waddell | United States | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
8 | 128 | Rob Mierkalns | Canada | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
9 | 145 | Rick Scully | Canada | Brown University (ECAC) |
10 | 162 | Brad Thiessen | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
11 | 177 | Jim Armstrong | United States | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
12 | 193 | Claude Larochelle | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
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