1991β92 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 2nd Smythe |
Conference | 4th Campbell |
1991β92 record | 35β31β14 |
Home record | 20β11β9 |
Road record | 15β20β5 |
Goals for | 287 |
Goals against | 296 |
Team information | |
General manager | Rogatien Vachon |
Coach | Tom Webster |
Captain | Wayne Gretzky |
Alternate captains |
Larry Robinson Dave Taylor |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Luc Robitaille (44) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (90) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (121) |
Penalty minutes | Marty McSorley (268) |
Plus/minus | Jari Kurri (+24) |
Wins | Kelly Hrudey (26) |
Goals against average | Kelly Hrudey (3.37) |
The 1991β92 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 25th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings finishing second in the Smythe Division with a record of 35β31β14. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers in six games.
In the Entry Draft, the Kings first pick, in the second round, was used to choose Guy Leveque from the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League. Their first-round pick had been dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Wayne Gretzky trade.
On September 27, 1991, the Kings played the New York Rangers in the first ever outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Caesars Palace. This was also the first NHL game in Las Vegas since 1968. The crowd on hand was 13,000 with the Kings beating the Rangers 5 to 2.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 285 | 250 | 96 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 287 | 250 | 84 |
Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 295 | 297 | 82 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 251 | 244 | 81 |
Calgary Flames | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 296 | 305 | 74 |
San Jose Sharks | 80 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 219 | 359 | 39 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 320 | 256 | 98 |
2 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 285 | 250 | 96 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 257 | 236 | 87 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | SMY | 80 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 287 | 296 | 84 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | NRS | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 279 | 266 | 83 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 295 | 297 | 82 |
7 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 251 | 244 | 81 |
8 | Calgary Flames | SMY | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 296 | 305 | 74 |
9 | Minnesota North Stars | NRS | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 246 | 278 | 70 |
10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NRS | 80 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 234 | 294 | 67 |
11 | San Jose Sharks | SMY | 80 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 219 | 359 | 39 |
Divisions: NRS β Norris, SMY β Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 4, 1991 | 6β3 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1991β92) | 1β0β0 |
2 | T | October 6, 1991 | 2β2 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1991β92) | 1β0β1 |
3 | W | October 8, 1991 | 6β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1991β92) | 2β0β1 |
4 | L | October 10, 1991 | 1β7 | Calgary Flames ( 1991β92) | 2β1β1 |
5 | T | October 12, 1991 | 3β3 OT | Winnipeg Jets ( 1991β92) | 2β1β2 |
6 | W | October 16, 1991 | 8β5 | San Jose Sharks ( 1991β92) | 3β1β2 |
7 | W | October 19, 1991 | 5β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1991β92) | 4β1β2 |
8 | L | October 22, 1991 | 2β5 | @ New Jersey Devils ( 1991β92) | 4β2β2 |
9 | L | October 23, 1991 | 2β7 | @ New York Rangers ( 1991β92) | 4β3β2 |
10 | W | October 26, 1991 | 4β2 | @ New York Islanders ( 1991β92) | 5β3β2 |
11 | W | October 28, 1991 | 4β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1991β92) | 6β3β2 |
12 | T | October 30, 1991 | 4β4 OT | @ Hartford Whalers ( 1991β92) | 6β3β3 |
13 | W | October 31, 1991 | 4β2 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1991β92) | 7β3β3 |
14 | W | November 2, 1991 | 5β2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1991β92) | 8β3β3 |
15 | L | November 7, 1991 | 3β4 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1991β92) | 8β4β3 |
16 | T | November 9, 1991 | 4β4 OT | Edmonton Oilers ( 1991β92) | 8β4β4 |
17 | L | November 11, 1991 | 2β6 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1991β92) | 8β5β4 |
18 | L | November 12, 1991 | 2β8 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1991β92) | 8β6β4 |
19 | T | November 14, 1991 | 2β2 OT | Buffalo Sabres ( 1991β92) | 8β6β5 |
20 | L | November 16, 1991 | 3β5 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1991β92) | 8β7β5 |
21 | W | November 19, 1991 | 3β2 OT | @ San Jose Sharks ( 1991β92) | 9β7β5 |
22 | W | November 21, 1991 | 6β1 | New York Rangers ( 1991β92) | 10β7β5 |
23 | W | November 23, 1991 | 6β4 | San Jose Sharks ( 1991β92) | 11β7β5 |
24 | T | November 26, 1991 | 4β4 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1991β92) | 11β7β6 |
25 | L | November 28, 1991 | 3β5 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1991β92) | 11β8β6 |
26 | L | November 30, 1991 | 1β4 | New Jersey Devils ( 1991β92) | 11β9β6 |
27 | L | December 3, 1991 | 2β3 OT | @ San Jose Sharks ( 1991β92) | 11β10β6 |
28 | L | December 5, 1991 | 2β6 | @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1991β92) | 11β11β6 |
29 | L | December 7, 1991 | 5β7 | @ Quebec Nordiques ( 1991β92) | 11β12β6 |
30 | W | December 12, 1991 | 2β1 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1991β92) | 12β12β6 |
31 | T | December 14, 1991 | 4β4 OT | Vancouver Canucks ( 1991β92) | 12β12β7 |
32 | L | December 17, 1991 | 1β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1991β92) | 12β13β7 |
33 | L | December 21, 1991 | 2β5 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1991β92) | 12β14β7 |
34 | W | December 26, 1991 | 5β3 | San Jose Sharks ( 1991β92) | 13β14β7 |
35 | W | December 28, 1991 | 9β4 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1991β92) | 14β14β7 |
36 | L | December 29, 1991 | 2β6 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1991β92) | 14β15β7 |
37 | L | December 31, 1991 | 3β5 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1991β92) | 14β16β7 |
38 | W | January 2, 1992 | 5β3 | Edmonton Oilers ( 1991β92) | 15β16β7 |
39 | W | January 4, 1992 | 7β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1991β92) | 16β16β7 |
40 | W | January 7, 1992 | 5β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1991β92) | 17β16β7 |
41 | L | January 9, 1992 | 2β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1991β92) | 17β17β7 |
42 | L | January 10, 1992 | 4β7 | @ Washington Capitals ( 1991β92) | 17β18β7 |
43 | L | January 12, 1992 | 2β5 | @ New Jersey Devils ( 1991β92) | 17β19β7 |
44 | T | January 14, 1992 | 3β3 OT | San Jose Sharks ( 1991β92) | 17β19β8 |
45 | T | January 16, 1992 | 2β2 OT | Washington Capitals ( 1991β92) | 17β19β9 |
46 | T | January 22, 1992 | 3β3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1991β92) | 17β19β10 |
47 | W | January 23, 1992 | 6β5 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1991β92) | 18β19β10 |
48 | W | January 25, 1992 | 4β3 | Calgary Flames ( 1991β92) | 19β19β10 |
49 | T | January 28, 1992 | 3β3 OT | St. Louis Blues ( 1991β92) | 19β19β11 |
50 | L | January 30, 1992 | 1β4 | New York Rangers ( 1991β92) | 19β20β11 |
51 | W | February 1, 1992 | 2β0 | Chicago Blackhawks ( 1991β92) | 20β20β11 |
52 | L | February 4, 1992 | 1β2 | New York Islanders ( 1991β92) | 20β21β11 |
53 | T | February 6, 1992 | 5β5 OT | Hartford Whalers ( 1991β92) | 20β21β12 |
54 | W | February 8, 1992 | 4β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1991β92) | 21β21β12 |
55 | W | February 9, 1992 | 5β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1991β92) | 22β21β12 |
56 | L | February 11, 1992 | 2β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1991β92) | 22β22β12 |
57 | T | February 13, 1992 | 2β2 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks ( 1991β92) | 22β22β13 |
58 | W | February 15, 1992 | 6β3 | Washington Capitals ( 1991β92) | 23β22β13 |
59 | W | February 17, 1992 | 6β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1991β92) | 24β22β13 |
60 | L | February 19, 1992 | 3β4 | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1991β92) | 24β23β13 |
61 | L | February 21, 1992 | 7β9 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1991β92) | 24β24β13 |
62 | W | February 23, 1992 | 4β2 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1991β92) | 25β24β13 |
63 | W | February 25, 1992 | 4β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1991β92) | 26β24β13 |
64 | W | February 27, 1992 | 4β2 | Quebec Nordiques ( 1991β92) | 27β24β13 |
65 | W | February 29, 1992 | 5β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1991β92) | 28β24β13 |
66 | W | March 3, 1992 | 4β1 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1991β92) | 29β24β13 |
67 | W | March 4, 1992 | 4β3 | @ San Jose Sharks ( 1991β92) | 30β24β13 |
68 | W | March 7, 1992 | 5β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1991β92) | 31β24β13 |
69 | W | March 9, 1992 | 4β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1991β92) | 32β24β13 |
70 | L | March 11, 1992 | 0β4 | @ Hartford Whalers ( 1991β92) | 32β25β13 |
71 | L | March 14, 1992 | 2β5 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1991β92) | 32β26β13 |
72 | L | March 15, 1992 | 1β5 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1991β92) | 32β27β13 |
73 | W | March 17, 1992 | 5β4 | Winnipeg Jets ( 1991β92) | 33β27β13 |
74 | L | March 19, 1992 | 2β8 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1991β92) | 33β28β13 |
75 | W | March 21, 1992 | 5β2 | Calgary Flames ( 1991β92) | 34β28β13 |
76 | L | March 26, 1992 | 2β7 | @ Calgary Flames ( 1991β92) | 34β29β13 |
77 | L | March 27, 1992 | 4β6 | @ Winnipeg Jets ( 1991β92) | 34β30β13 |
78 | T | March 29, 1992 | 2β2 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers ( 1991β92) | 34β30β14 |
79 | W | April 12, 1992 | 6β1 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1991β92) | 35β30β14 |
80 | L | April 14, 1992 | 2β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1991β92) | 35β31β14 |
The Kings lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Edmonton Oilers, four games to two.
April 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 3β1 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum |
April 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 5β8 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum |
April 22 | Los Angeles Kings | 3β4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
April 24 | Los Angeles Kings | 4β3 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
April 26 | Edmonton Oilers | 5β2 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum |
April 28 | Los Angeles Kings | 0β3 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
Edmonton won series 4β2 | |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Gretzky | 74 | 31 | 90 | 121 | 34 |
Luc Robitaille | 80 | 44 | 63 | 107 | 95 |
Tony Granato | 80 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 187 |
Jari Kurri | 73 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 24 |
Mike Donnelly | 80 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 20 |
Bob Kudelski | 80 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 42 |
Corey Millen | 46 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 44 |
Tomas Sandstrom | 49 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 70 |
Dave Taylor | 77 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 63 |
John McIntyre | 73 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 100 |
Jay Miller | 67 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 249 |
Kyosti Karjalainen | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Randy Gilhen | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
Scott Bjugstad | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Sylvain Couturier | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Jim Thomson | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 162 |
Francois Breault | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
Ilkka Sinisalo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Shawn McCosh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Sean Whyte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G= Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Brian Benning | 53 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 99 |
Marty McSorley | 71 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 268 |
Charlie Huddy | 56 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 43 |
Rob Blake | 57 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 102 |
Peter Ahola | 71 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 101 |
Larry Robinson | 56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
Tim Watters | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 92 |
Darryl Sydor | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
Paul Coffey | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
Brent Thompson | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 89 |
Jeff Chychrun | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 76 |
Rene Chapdelaine | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Rod Buskas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kelly Hrudey | 60 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3.37 |
Daniel Berthiaume | 19 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.04 |
Steve Weeks | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 |
David Goverde | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1991β92 season. [3]
May 30, 1991 | To
Los Angeles Kings Jeff Chychrun Jari Kurri |
To
Philadelphia Flyers Steve Duchesne Steve Kasper 4th round pick in 1991 - Aris Brimanis |
June 22, 1991 | To
Los Angeles Kings Randy Gilhen Charlie Huddy Jim Thomson 4th round pick in 1991 - Darryl Sydor |
To
Minnesota North Stars Todd Elik |
October 28, 1991 | To
Los Angeles Kings Chris Norton Future considerations |
To
Chicago Blackhawks Rod Buskas |
November 29, 1991 | To
Los Angeles Kings Rick Lanz |
To
Chicago Blackhawks Cash |
January 18, 1992 | To
Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To
Boston Bruins Daniel Berthiaume |
February 18, 1992 | To
Los Angeles Kings Steve Weeks |
To
New York Islanders 7th round pick in 1992 - Steve O'Rourke |
February 19, 1992 | To
Los Angeles Kings Paul Coffey |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Chychrun Brian Benning 1st round pick in 1992 - Jason Bowen |
June 30, 1991 | To
Chicago Blackhawks John Tonelli |
July 2, 1991 | To
Detroit Red Wings Micah Aivazoff |
August 2, 1991 | To
Boston Bruins Dennis Smith |
August 9, 1991 | To
San Jose Sharks Brian Lawton |
September 17, 1991 | To
Montreal Canadiens StΓ©phane Richer |
May 30, 1991 | To
Minnesota North Stars Jim Thomson |
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 42 | Guy Leveque | Canada | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
4 | 79 | Keith Redmond | Canada | Bowling Green University (CCHA) |
4 | 81 | Alexei Zhitnik | Soviet Union | Sokil Kyiv (USSR) |
5 | 108 | Pauli Jaks | Switzerland | HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) |
6 | 130 | Brett Seguin | United States | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
7 | 152 | Kelly Fairchild | United States | Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN) |
9 | 196 | Craig Brown | Canada | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
10 | 218 | Mattias Olsson | Sweden | Farjestad BK (Sweden) |
11 | 240 | Andre Boulianne | Canada | Longueuil College Francais (QPJHL) |
12 | 262 | Michael Gaul | Canada | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
S | 26 | Brendan Creagh | United States | University of Vermont (Hockey East) |