1972-1973 Los Angeles Kings team stats

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1972-1973 Los Angeles Kings: 31-36-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 21-11-7 (136 goals scored, 101 allowed) Road record: 10-25-4 (96 goals scored, 144 allowed) Head Coach: Bob Pulford Power Play: 52/295 (17.6%) Penalty Killing: 198/229 (86.5%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 176-204 232 goals scored (13th of 16 teams), 245 goals allowed (9th), 888 PIM (7th) NHL Averages: 3.28 goals/game (255.5 goals/team), 947.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     15  Juha Widing          6'0   180   25   77   16   54   70   30   0   0   97   32   79    0  189   8.5  -14
RW    21  Serge Bernier        6'1   190   25   75   22   46   68   43   6   0  104   46   78    0  255   8.6  -20
LW    11  Mike Corrigan        5'10  175   26   78   37   30   67  146  14   0   94   34   77    0  180  20.6  -17
LW    18  Bob Berry            6'0   185   29   78   36   28   64   75  14   0   94   33   74    0  176  20.5  -13
C     19  Butch Goring         5'9   170   23   67   28   31   59    2   4   1   74   12   63    1  148  18.9    0
C      9  Ralph Backstrom      5'10  165   35   63   20   29   49    6   1   1   70   10   79    7  132  15.2  -12
D      4  Gilles Marotte       5'9   205   27   78    6   39   45   70   3   0  126   50  121   24  207   2.9  -21
C     10  Vic Venasky          5'11  185   21   77   15   19   34   10   1   0   41    5   57    5  176   8.5  -16
RW    24  Don Kozak            5'11  190   20   72   14    6   20  104   4   0   27    6   47    1   78  17.9  -25
LW    16  Bill Lesuk           5'9   187   26   67    6   14   20   90   0   0   35    4   35    2  129   4.7   -2
LW     7  Real Lemieux         5'11  180   27   74    5   10   15   19   1   1   29    3   45   18   43  11.6   -1
D      5  Harry Howell         6'1   195   40   73    4   11   15   28   0   0   64    4   68    4   97   4.1   -4
D     22  Barry Long           6'2   210   23   70    2   13   15   48   0   0   57    2   65    3  110   1.8   -7
RW    14  Frank St. Marseille  5'11  180   33   29    7    4   11    2   2   0   20    4   17    0   65  10.8   -1
LW    17  Dan Maloney          6'2   195   22   14    4    7   11   18   0   0   18    4    8    0   35  11.4   +6
C     12  Jimmy Peters         6'2   185   28   77    4    5    9    0   1   1   10    2   35   24   40  10.0   -3
D     23  Neil Komadoski       6'0   200   21   62    1    8    9   67   1   0   50    3   76    7   47   2.1  -22
D      2  Terry Harper         6'1   200   32   77    1    8    9   74   0   0   69    1   83   21   64   1.6   +6
D      3  Larry Brown          6'2   210   25   55    0    7    7    8   0   0   36    0   44    4   46   0.0   -4
RW     8  Doug Volmar          6'1   215   27   21    4    2    6   16   0   0   12    0   14    0   33  12.1   -2
D      6  Paul Curtis          6'0   185   25   27    0    5    5   16   0   0   17    0   20    1   16   0.0   -2
LW    14  Phil Hoene           5'9   175   23    4    0    1    1    0   0   0    2    1    0    0    3   0.0   +1
G      1  Gary Edwards         5'9   165   25   27    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Rogie Vachon         5'7   170   27   53    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   30  Rogie Vachon         27   53  3120  148  2.85  22  20  10 1466   .899   3   4
G    1  Gary Edwards         25   27  1560   94  3.62   9  16   1  766   .877   0   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   20  RW   Don Kozak                437          Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)          
  3   36  D    Dave Hutchison           584     97   London Knights (OHA)               
  4   52  D    John Dobie                            Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  5   68  G    Bernie Germain                        Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  6   84  LW   Mike Usitalo                          Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
  7  100  LW   Glen Toner                            Regina Pats (WCHL)                 

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Steve Shutt)
#8 to MIN (Scott MacPhail)
#9 to ATL (Jean Lamarre)
#10 to MIN (Steve Lyon)


Transactions

06-05-1972	claimed Barry Long from Black Hawks in intra-league draft
06-05-1972	claimed Doug Volmar from Red Wings in intra-league draft
06-05-1972	Black Hawks claimed Bill Orban in intra-league draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Billy Smith in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Lucien Grenier in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Bill Mikkelson in expansion draft
08-22-1972	traded Los Angeles' #1 draft picks in 1975 and 1976, #2 pick in 1974 and #3 pick in 1975 to Canadiens for Terry Harper
10-02-1972	signed Doug Buhr as a free agent
10-08-1972	purchased Bob Berry from Canadiens
12-1972	traded Jim Stanfield, Mike Keeler and Glen Toner to Portland (WHL) for John Van Horlick
01-22-1973	traded Paul Curtis to Blues for Frank St. Marseille
02-26-1973	traded Ralph Backstrom to Black Hawks for Dan Maloney
05-29-1973	traded cash and Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1974 draft to Canadiens for Bob Murdoch and Randy Rota
06-13-1973	claimed Bob Nevin from North Stars in intra-league draft
09-1973	signed Mark Heaslip as a free agent

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1972 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 0-1-0 10/08/1972 at Boston Bruins W 4-2 1-1-0 10/11/1972 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-7 1-2-0 10/12/1972 at New York Islanders L 2-3 1-3-0 10/14/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-6 1-4-0 10/15/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-8 1-5-0 10/18/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 1-6-0 10/21/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 3-1 2-6-0 10/24/1972 vs California Golden Seals W 5-0 3-6-0 10/26/1972 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-1 4-6-0 10/28/1972 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-2 5-6-0 10/31/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-1 6-6-0 11/02/1972 vs Boston Bruins W 5-2 7-6-0 11/04/1972 vs New York Islanders W 9-2 8-6-0 11/07/1972 at St. Louis Blues W 3-2 9-6-0 11/08/1972 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 9-6-1 11/11/1972 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 9-7-1 11/12/1972 at New York Rangers L 1-5 9-8-1 11/14/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-4 9-9-1 11/15/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 9-9-2 11/17/1972 at Vancouver Canucks L 4-8 9-10-2 11/18/1972 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-3 10-10-2 11/22/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 10-10-3 11/25/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars L 0-3 10-11-3 11/29/1972 vs New York Rangers T 2-2 10-11-4 12/02/1972 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-2 11-11-4 12/05/1972 at New York Islanders W 6-1 12-11-4 12/06/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-6 12-12-4 12/09/1972 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-1 13-12-4 12/13/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 3-1 14-12-4 12/16/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-3 14-13-4 12/17/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-2 14-14-4 12/20/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-4 14-15-4 12/21/1972 at Philadelphia Flyers L 3-6 14-16-4 12/23/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres W 2-0 15-16-4 12/24/1972 at California Golden Seals W 5-3 16-16-4 12/27/1972 vs New York Islanders W 4-1 17-16-4 12/30/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 5-3 18-16-4 01/03/1973 at New York Rangers L 0-3 18-17-4 01/06/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 18-18-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1973 at New York Islanders W 3-2 19-18-4 01/11/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 20-18-4 01/13/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-3 20-19-4 01/14/1973 at Atlanta Flames L 1-4 20-20-4 01/17/1973 vs New York Rangers T 4-4 20-20-5 01/19/1973 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-0 21-20-5 01/20/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-6 21-21-5 01/23/1973 at Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 21-21-6 01/24/1973 vs St. Louis Blues L 5-7 21-22-6 01/26/1973 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 21-22-7 01/28/1973 at Boston Bruins L 5-6 21-23-7 01/31/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-4 21-24-7 02/01/1973 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 21-25-7 02/03/1973 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-7 21-26-7 02/07/1973 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-1 22-26-7 02/10/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 23-26-7 02/11/1973 at Boston Bruins L 0-2 23-27-7 02/13/1973 at St. Louis Blues L 2-4 23-28-7 02/14/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 23-28-8 02/17/1973 vs Atlanta Flames T 3-3 23-28-9 02/18/1973 at California Golden Seals W 4-2 24-28-9 02/21/1973 vs New York Rangers L 3-4 24-29-9 02/24/1973 vs Boston Bruins L 5-7 24-30-9 02/28/1973 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-5 24-31-9 03/01/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers W 2-0 25-31-9 03/03/1973 vs St. Louis Blues W 2-0 26-31-9 03/06/1973 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 26-31-10 03/08/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-1 27-31-10 03/10/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 4-2 28-31-10 03/13/1973 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 28-31-11 03/14/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 28-32-11 03/16/1973 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-4 28-33-11 03/17/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars L 3-4 28-34-11 03/21/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-1 29-34-11 03/24/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 30-34-11 03/28/1973 vs California Golden Seals L 2-3 30-35-11 03/30/1973 at California Golden Seals L 1-3 30-36-11 03/31/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-3 31-36-11

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