1977-1978 Los Angeles Kings: 31-34-15
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Home record: 18-16-6 (130 goals scored, 114 allowed)
Road record: 13-18-9 (113 goals scored, 131 allowed)
Head Coach: Ron Stewart
Power Play: 50/254 (19.7%)
Penalty Killing: 190/236 (80.5%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 3-6
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 190-193
243 goals scored (12th of 18 teams), 245 goals allowed (8th), 903 PIM (14th)
NHL Averages: 3.30 goals/game (263.7 goals/team), 1099.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 16 Marcel Dionne 5'9 190 26 70 36 43 79 37 9 0 107 43 75 3 294 12.2 -8
C 19 Butch Goring 5'9 170 28 80 37 36 73 2 9 3 101 34 102 31 248 14.9 -4
RW 7 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 27 72 20 36 56 48 7 0 83 28 79 23 207 9.7 -1
C 14 Syl Apps 6'0 185 30 70 19 26 45 18 4 0 58 13 56 0 131 14.5 -11
RW 18 Dave Taylor 6'0 190 22 64 22 21 43 47 4 0 58 11 34 1 122 18.0 +14
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 23 72 7 34 41 52 3 0 133 41 95 21 182 3.8 +18
LW 17 Tom Williams 5'11 187 26 58 15 22 37 9 6 0 56 20 53 3 147 10.2 -14
D 2 Randy Manery 6'0 185 28 79 6 27 33 61 3 0 100 21 107 16 173 3.5 -12
RW 21 Glenn Goldup 6'0 190 24 66 14 18 32 66 0 0 51 7 52 0 108 13.0 -8
C 11 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 34 80 13 18 31 33 0 0 35 1 47 14 134 9.7 +1
RW 15 Danny Grant 5'10 188 31 41 10 19 29 2 4 0 45 13 34 0 97 10.3 -2
LW 9 Ernie Hicke 5'11 185 30 41 9 15 24 18 1 0 37 4 26 0 60 15.0 +7
LW 8 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 28 79 7 16 23 127 0 0 38 0 44 6 78 9.0 0
RW 12 Hartland Monahan 5'11 197 26 64 10 9 19 45 0 0 35 2 46 0 97 10.3 -13
D 5 Bob Murdoch 6'0 200 31 76 2 17 19 68 0 0 80 2 101 25 144 1.4 +2
RW 24 Don Kozak 5'11 190 25 43 8 5 13 45 0 0 20 1 15 0 54 14.8 +4
C 10 Vic Venasky 5'11 185 26 71 3 10 13 6 0 0 16 0 19 4 53 5.7 +1
D 4 Dave Hutchison 6'3 205 25 44 0 10 10 71 0 0 43 0 37 5 60 0.0 +11
D 3 Larry Brown 6'2 210 30 57 1 8 9 23 0 0 40 3 65 15 24 4.2 -13
D 23 Neil Komadoski 6'0 200 26 25 0 6 6 24 0 0 23 0 19 5 14 0.0 +9
D 6 Rob Palmer 5'11 190 21 48 0 3 3 27 0 0 22 1 31 2 38 0.0 -8
C 12 Gene Carr 5'11 185 26 5 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 8 25.0 0
LW 14 Dave Schultz 6'1 190 28 8 2 0 2 27 0 0 4 0 3 0 10 20.0 +1
D 25 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 32 13 0 2 2 15 0 0 11 1 21 3 29 0.0 -8
RW 26 Russ Walker 6'2 185 24 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
D 25 Larry Carriere 6'1 190 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
LW 27 Lorne Stamler 6'0 190 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0
LW 26 Charlie Simmer 6'3 210 23 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 0
LW 26 Steve Short 6'2 210 23 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0.0 -5
G 31 Gary Simmons 6'2 200 33 14 0 0 0 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 30 Rogie Vachon 5'7 170 32 70 0 0 0 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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Rogie Vachon 32 70 4107 196 2.86 29 27 13 1806 .891 4 4
G 31 Gary Simmons 33 13 693 44 3.81 2 7 2 335 .869 1 0
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
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1977 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
5 84 G Julian Baretta University of Wisconsin (NCAA) [pick acquired from PIT]
5 85 C Warren Holmes 45 Ottawa 67's (OHA)
6 103 RW Randy Rudnyk New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
7 120 D Bob Suter University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
Traded draft picks:
#1 to NYR (Ron Duguay)
#2 to ATL via VAN (Brian Hill)
#3 to MTL (Moe Robinson)
#4 to PHI (Yves Guillemette)
Transactions
06-17-1977 | traded Paul Evans to Flyers for Steve Short |
08-08-1977 | signed Charlie Simmer as a free agent |
08-31-1977 | signed Pete Stemkowski as a free agent |
09-16-1977 | signed Ernie Hicke as a free agent |
11-02-1977 | traded Dave Schultz, Gene Carr and Los Angeles' #4 pick in the 1978 draft to Penguins for Hartland Monahan and Syl Apps |
11-21-1977 | traded Sheldon Kannegiesser to Canucks for Larry Carriere |
01-09-1978 | traded the rights to Barry Long and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1978 draft to Red Wings for Danny Grant |
01-14-1978 | traded Neil Komadoski to Blues for St. Louis' #3 pick in the 1980 draft |
03-13-1978 | purchased Darryl Edestrand from Bruins |
06-14-1978 | signed Mark Heaslip as a free agent |
06-14-1978 | traded Lorne Stamler and Dave Hutchison to Maple Leafs for Brian Glennie, Scott Garland, Kurt Walker and Toronto's #2 pick in the 1979 draft |
07-1978 | received the rights to Rick Hampton, Dave Gardner and Steve Jensen from North Stars as compensation for their signing of Gary Sargent as a free agent |
08-07-1978 | signed Dan Bonar as a free agent |
08-08-1978 | received the rights to Dale McCourt from Red Wings as compensation for their signing of Rogie Vachon as a free agent |
09-05-1978 | claimed Nick Beverley on waivers from North Stars |
09-18-1978 | traded future considerations to Bruins for Doug Halward |
10-05-1978 | traded Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1981 draft to Canadiens for Murray Wilson and Montreal's #1 pick in the 1979 draft |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/11/1978 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-7
04/13/1978 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-4
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
D 25 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 32 2 1 1 2 4 0 0
RW 15 Danny Grant 5'10 188 31 2 0 2 2 2 0 0
C 14 Syl Apps 6'0 185 30 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
RW 21 Glenn Goldup 6'0 190 24 2 1 0 1 11 0 0
D 5 Bob Murdoch 6'0 200 31 2 0 1 1 5 0 0
C 11 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 34 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
D 3 Larry Brown 6'2 210 30 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
C 10 Vic Venasky 5'11 185 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 16 Marcel Dionne 5'9 190 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 19 Butch Goring 5'9 170 28 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
D 2 Randy Manery 6'0 185 28 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
RW 12 Hartland Monahan 5'11 197 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 7 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 Rob Palmer 5'11 190 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 22 Gary Sargent 5'10 210 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 18 Dave Taylor 6'0 190 22 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
G 30 Rogie Vachon 5'7 170 32 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW 17 Tom Williams 5'11 187 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
LW 8 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 28 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
C 12 Gene Carr 5'11 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 25 Larry Carriere 6'1 190 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 9 Ernie Hicke 5'11 185 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 4 Dave Hutchison 6'3 205 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 23 Neil Komadoski 6'0 200 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 24 Don Kozak 5'11 190 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 14 Dave Schultz 6'1 190 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 26 Steve Short 6'2 210 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 26 Charlie Simmer 6'3 210 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 31 Gary Simmons 6'2 200 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 27 Lorne Stamler 6'0 190 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 26 Russ Walker 6'2 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 30 Rogie Vachon 32 2 120 11 5.50 0 2 51 .784 0 0
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