1978-1979 Los Angeles Kings team stats

1978-1979 Los Angeles Kings: 34-34-12
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Home record: 20-13-7  (163 goals scored, 120 allowed)
Road record: 14-21-5  (129 goals scored, 166 allowed)
Head Coach: Bob Berry

Power Play: 76/318 (23.9%)
Penalty Killing: 190/245 (77.6%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-8
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 210-223

292 goals scored (6th of 17 teams), 286 goals allowed (10th), 1134 PIM (9th)

NHL Averages: 3.50 goals/game (279.8 goals/team), 1159.7 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   27   80   59   71  130   30  19   0  169   67   87    8  362  16.3  +23
RW    18  Dave Taylor          6'0   190   23   78   43   48   91  124  13   0  133   45   66    5  238  18.1  +27
C     19  Butch Goring         5'9   170   29   80   36   51   87   16  13   4  122   64  119   41  217  16.6  -20
LW    11  Charlie Simmer       6'3   210   24   38   21   27   48   16   8   0   76   31   37    1  112  18.8   +9
RW     7  Mike Murphy          6'0   190   28   64   16   29   45   38   4   1   74   20   93   27  150  10.7  -12
D      6  Rob Palmer           5'11  190   22   78    4   41   45   26   2   1  123   16  154   34  130   3.1  -13
RW    21  Glenn Goldup         6'0   190   25   73   15   22   37   89   3   0   62   11   58    0  117  12.8   -7
C     14  Syl Apps             6'0   185   31   80    7   30   37   29   0   0   49   10   65    1  128   5.5  -25
D      2  Randy Manery         6'0   185   29   71    8   27   35   64   2   0  118   36  100   24  116   6.9   +6
LW    22  Steve Jensen         6'2   190   23   72   23    8   31   57   2   0   40    5   64    1  114  20.2  -28
LW     9  Murray Wilson        6'1   185   27   58   11   15   26   14   1   0   47    7   47    0  107  10.3   -7
LW    17  Tom Williams         5'11  187   27   44   10   15   25    8   3   0   37   13   31    0   84  11.9   -7
RW    15  Danny Grant          5'10  188   32   35   10   11   21    8   4   0   30   13   12    0   47  21.3   +5
LW/D  27  Rick Hampton         6'0   190   22   49    3   17   20   22   0   0   62    8   65   11   70   4.3    0
LW     8  Bert Wilson          6'0   178   29   73    9   10   19  138   0   0   30    1   37    3   72  12.5   -5
C     10  Vic Venasky          5'11  185   27   73    4   13   17    8   0   0   23    1   28    6   47   8.5    0
D      5  Bob Murdoch          6'0   200   32   32    3   12   15   46   0   0   52   11   49    8   63   4.8    0
RW    26  Mark Heaslip         5'10  190   27   69    4    9   13   45   0   0   29    3   51   15   53   7.5  -10
D      5  Richard Mulhern      6'1   188   23   36    2    9   11   23   1   0   48    2   63   14   57   3.5   -3
D      3  Doug Halward         6'1   200   23   27    1    5    6   13   1   0   31   11   26    2   39   2.6   -4
D      4  Randy Holt           5'11  185   25   36    0    6    6  202   0   0   16    0   21    3   21   0.0   -2
D     25  Darryl Edestrand     5'11  180   33   55    1    4    5   46   0   0   45    0   61    8   62   1.6   -8
D      4  Brian Glennie        6'1   197   32   18    2    2    4   22   0   0   18    0   21    5   11  18.2   +2
D     23  Nick Beverley        6'2   185   31    7    0    3    3    0   0   0    7    2    4    1    2   0.0   +2
G      1  Mario Lessard        5'9   190   24   49    0    2    2    8  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     20  Scott Garland        6'1   185   26    6    0    1    1   24   0   0    1    0    5    0    1   0.0   -4
G     30  Ron Grahame          5'11  175   28   34    0    1    1    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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    1  Mario Lessard        24   49  2860  148  3.10  23  15  10 1367   .892   2   4
G   30  Ron Grahame          28   34  1940  136  4.21  11  19   2  985   .862   0   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

1978 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  5   77  LW   Paul Mancini                          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  6   94  G    Doug Keans               210          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  7  111  D    Don Waddell                1          Northern Michigan Univ. (NCAA)     
  8  128  C    Bob Mierkalns                         Hamilton Fincups (OHA)             
  9  145  LW   Rick Scully                           Brown University (NCAA)            
 10  162  C    Brad Thiessen                         Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
 11  177  LW   Jim Armstrong                         Clarkson University (NCAA)         
 12  193  C    Claude Larochelle                     Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)            

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Danny Geoffrion)
#2 to COL via PHI  (Merlin Malinowski)
#3 to NYR (Dean Turner)
#4 to PIT (Shane Pearsall)
#13 to STL (Terry Kitching)
#14 to STL (Jim Farrell)

Transactions

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
10-09-1978	traded Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1979 draft to Bruins for Ron Grahame
11-18-1978	traded Nick Beverley to Rockies for Colorado's #4 pick in the 1982 draft
12-06-1978	traded Steve Short to Red Wings for Steve Carlson
12-31-1978	traded Don Kozak to Canucks for Randy Holt
01-16-1979	traded Bob Murdoch and Los Angeles' #2 pick in the 1980 draft to Flames for Richard Mulhern and Atlanta's #2 pick in the 1980 draft
06-09-1979	Scott Garland died
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Steve Carlson prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	acquired Barry Gibbs from Islanders to complete a previous trade
06-11-1979	traded Steve Clippingdale to Capitals for Mike Marson
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Larry Brown in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Mark Heaslip in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Dennis Abgrall in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Hartland Monahan in expansion draft
08-22-1979	traded the rights to Dale McCourt to Red Wings for Andre St. Laurent and Detroit's #1 picks in the 1980 and 1981 drafts
09-14-1979	traded Los Angeles' #4 pick in the 1982 draft to Canadiens for Brad Selwood and Montreal's #4 pick in the 1982 draft
10-01-1979	signed Don Howse as a free agent

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/10/1979 at New York Rangers L 1-7 04/12/1979 vs New York Rangers L 1-2 (OT) Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 14 Syl Apps 6'0 185 31 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 C 16 Marcel Dionne 5'9 190 27 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 21 Glenn Goldup 6'0 190 25 2 0 1 1 9 0 0 RW 7 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 28 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 11 Charlie Simmer 6'3 210 24 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 D 3 Doug Halward 6'1 200 23 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 D 5 Richard Mulhern 6'1 188 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 17 Tom Williams 5'11 187 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 9 Murray Wilson 6'1 185 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 25 Darryl Edestrand 5'11 180 33 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 C 19 Butch Goring 5'9 170 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW/D 27 Rick Hampton 6'0 190 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 26 Mark Heaslip 5'10 190 27 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 4 Randy Holt 5'11 185 25 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 LW 22 Steve Jensen 6'2 190 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Mario Lessard 5'9 190 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 2 Randy Manery 6'0 185 29 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 D 6 Rob Palmer 5'11 190 22 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 18 Dave Taylor 6'0 190 23 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 10 Vic Venasky 5'11 185 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 23 Nick Beverley 6'2 185 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Scott Garland 6'1 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Brian Glennie 6'1 197 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Ron Grahame 5'11 175 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Danny Grant 5'10 188 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Bob Murdoch 6'0 200 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 8 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Mario Lessard 24 2 126 9 4.29 0 2 73 .877 0 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/11/1978   vs Washington Capitals       L   2-4     0-1-0
10/14/1978   vs St. Louis Blues           W   6-2     1-1-0
10/18/1978   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-3     1-2-0
10/20/1978   at Washington Capitals       W   6-4     2-2-0
10/22/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        L   4-8     2-3-0
10/24/1978   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-7     2-4-0
10/26/1978   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   6-0     3-4-0
10/28/1978   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-1     4-4-0
11/01/1978   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     4-5-0
11/04/1978   vs New York Rangers          L   3-7     4-6-0
11/08/1978   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-5     4-7-0
11/11/1978   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   8-1     5-7-0
11/12/1978   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-1     6-7-0
11/14/1978   at St. Louis Blues           W   4-2     7-7-0
11/16/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   6-3     8-7-0
11/18/1978   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-3     8-8-0
11/20/1978   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3     9-8-0
11/22/1978   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   3-3     9-8-1
11/25/1978   at Minnesota North Stars     W   4-1     10-8-1
11/26/1978   at Detroit Red Wings         L   2-4     10-9-1
11/29/1978   vs New York Islanders        T   5-5     10-9-2
12/02/1978   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-2     11-9-2
12/04/1978   vs Washington Capitals       W  10-2     12-9-2
12/06/1978   at Minnesota North Stars     L   0-4     12-10-2
12/07/1978   at Buffalo Sabres            T   3-3     12-10-3
12/09/1978   vs Atlanta Flames            W   5-1     13-10-3
12/12/1978   at New York Islanders        T   5-5     13-10-4
12/13/1978   at New York Rangers          L   7-8     13-11-4
12/16/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5     13-12-4
12/19/1978   at Colorado Rockies          T   2-2     13-12-5
12/21/1978   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-4     13-13-5
12/23/1978   at Vancouver Canucks         L   0-2     13-14-5
12/27/1978   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-5     13-15-5
12/28/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     13-15-6
12/30/1978   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-0     14-15-6
01/01/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          W   5-3     15-15-6
01/03/1979   at Washington Capitals       L   3-8     15-16-6
01/04/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        W   5-4     16-16-6
01/06/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-3     17-16-6
01/07/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-3     17-17-6

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/09/1979   at New York Islanders        L   1-7     17-18-6
01/10/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-3     17-19-6
01/13/1979   at Detroit Red Wings         W   7-3     18-19-6
01/14/1979   at Boston Bruins             W   6-3     19-19-6
01/17/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   3-7     19-20-6
01/20/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-3     19-21-6
01/24/1979   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-1     20-21-6
01/25/1979   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   6-6     20-21-7
01/27/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   3-5     20-22-7
01/28/1979   at Boston Bruins             W   5-3     21-22-7
01/30/1979   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-7     21-23-7
01/31/1979   at Washington Capitals       L   3-5     21-24-7
02/03/1979   vs New York Rangers          W   4-2     22-24-7
02/04/1979   at Colorado Rockies          W   4-1     23-24-7
02/14/1979   at Detroit Red Wings         W   3-2     24-24-7
02/15/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     24-24-8
02/17/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-5     24-25-8
02/19/1979   vs New York Islanders        L   3-8     24-26-8
02/21/1979   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-1     25-26-8
02/24/1979   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4     25-27-8
02/26/1979   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   2-0     26-27-8
02/28/1979   vs Washington Capitals       T   3-3     26-27-9
03/03/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   8-5     27-27-9
03/04/1979   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-2     28-27-9
03/07/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-0     29-27-9
03/08/1979   at Buffalo Sabres            L   4-6     29-28-9
03/10/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-9     29-29-9
03/11/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-6     29-30-9
03/14/1979   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   3-3     29-30-10
03/17/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   3-1     30-30-10
03/20/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            W   4-3     31-30-10
03/22/1979   vs St. Louis Blues           T   3-3     31-30-11
03/24/1979   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3     31-31-11
03/28/1979   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   8-1     32-31-11
03/30/1979   at Atlanta Flames            L   3-5     32-32-11
03/31/1979   at Detroit Red Wings         W   5-4     33-32-11
04/02/1979   at New York Rangers          L   4-5     33-33-11
04/03/1979   at Washington Capitals       L   2-6     33-34-11
04/05/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          T   4-4     33-34-12
04/07/1979   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   7-1     34-34-12

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