1979-1980 Los Angeles Kings team stats

1979-1980 Los Angeles Kings: 30-36-14
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Home record: 18-13-9  (149 goals scored, 139 allowed)
Road record: 12-23-5  (141 goals scored, 174 allowed)
Head Coach: Bob Berry

Power Play: 83/311 (26.7%)
Penalty Killing: 197/291 (67.7%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-9
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 200-210

290 goals scored (10th of 21 teams), 313 goals allowed (18th), 1124 PIM (11th)

NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 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   28   80   53   84  137   32  17   0  184   74   80    5  348  15.2  +35
LW    11  Charlie Simmer       6'3   210   25   64   56   45  101   65  21   0  146   56   44    1  213  26.3  +47
RW    18  Dave Taylor          6'0   190   24   61   37   53   90   72  12   0  132   48   48    3  170  21.8  +39
C     19  Butch Goring         5'9   170   30   69   20   48   68   12   2   1  106   59  105   37  160  12.5  -21
D      3  Doug Halward         6'1   200   24   63   11   45   56   52   8   0  141   49  118   40  165   6.7  +14
RW     7  Mike Murphy          6'0   190   29   80   27   22   49   29   7   3   83   24  131   60  176  15.3  -12
D      6  Rob Palmer           5'11  190   23   78    4   36   40   18   1   0  122    9  134   50  110   3.6  +29
LW    22  Steve Jensen         6'2   190   24   76   21   16   37   13   4   2   58   16   90    9  149  14.1  -39
C     15  Andre St. Laurent    5'10  180   26   77    6   24   30   88   1   0   42    9   62   16  121   5.0  -13
RW    21  Glenn Goldup         6'0   190   26   55   10   11   21   78   1   0   40    3   41    0   92  10.9   -4
C     10  Steve Carlson        6'3   180   24   52    9   12   21   23   1   0   33    6   59   25   45  20.0   -7
C     14  Syl Apps             6'0   185   32   51    5   16   21   12   1   0   26    4   39    0   53   9.4  -17
D      2  Randy Manery         6'0   185   30   52    6   10   16   48   3   0   54   20   62   15   73   8.2  -13
RW    12  Dean Hopkins         6'1   210   20   60    8    6   14   39   1   0   19    2   33    0   57  14.0  -16
D     20  Brad Selwood         6'1   200   31   63    1   13   14   82   1   0   63   17   88   28   78   1.3  -14
D     23  Barry Gibbs          5'11  195   31   63    2    9   11   32   0   0   55    2   90   24   55   3.6  -13
RW     9  Billy Harris         6'2   195   27   11    4    3    7    6   1   0   12    2    9    3   22  18.2   +4
LW     8  Bert Wilson          6'0   178   30   75    4    3    7   91   1   1   17    2   40    6   56   7.1  -19
LW    25  Don Howse            6'0   182   27   33    2    5    7    6   0   0   10    1   36   11   46   4.3  -16
LW    17  John Paul Kelly      6'1   215   20   40    2    5    7   28   0   0   12    0   18    0   31   6.5   -6
D      5  Jerry Korab          6'3   220   31   11    1    2    3   34   0   0   10    3   14    4   30   3.3   -3
D      5  Richard Mulhern      6'1   188   24   15    0    3    3   16   0   0   16    1   22    8    8   0.0   +1
D     26  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   26   11    1    1    2   12   0   0   11    1    9    2   11   9.1   +3
D     26  Mark Hardy           5'11  195   20   15    0    1    1   10   0   0   14    1   28    8   14   0.0   -7
G     30  Ron Grahame          5'11  175   29   26    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Randy Holt           5'11  185   26   42    0    1    1   94   0   0    8    0   11    0   10   0.0   -3
LW     9  Mike Marson          5'9   200   24    3    0    0    0    5   0   0    0    0    2    0    1   0.0   -2
LW/D  27  Rick Hampton         6'0   190   23    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    3    0    2    2    1   0.0   +3
G     31  Doug Keans           5'7   185   21   10    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     24  Jay Wells            6'1   210   20   43    0    0    0  113   0   0   15    0   42    5   22   0.0  -22
G      1  Mario Lessard        5'9   190   25   50    0    0    0    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   31  Doug Keans           21   10   559   23  2.47   3   3   3  247   .907   3   0
G    1  Mario Lessard        25   50  2836  185  3.91  18  22   7 1409   .869   3   0
G   30  Ron Grahame          29   26  1405   98  4.19   9  11   4  779   .874   1   2

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

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   16  D    Jay Wells               1098          Kingston Canadians (OHA)             [pick acquired from MTL]
  2   29  RW   Dean Hopkins             223          London Knights (OHA)               
  2   30  D    Mark Hardy               915          Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)             [pick acquired from TOR]
  3   50  LW   John Paul Kelly          400          New Westminster Bruins (WHL)       
  4   71  D    John Gibson               48      9   Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  5   92  D    Jim Brown                  3          Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
  6  113  D    Jay McFarlane                         University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     

Traded draft picks:

#1 to BOS (Ray Bourque)

Transactions

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
10-11-1979	signed Scott Gruhl as a free agent
02-10-1980	Maple Leafs claimed Richard Mulhern on waivers
03-10-1980	traded Butch Goring to Islanders for Dave Lewis and Billy Harris
03-10-1980	traded Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1982 draft to Sabres for Jerry Korab
05-06-1980	signed Paul Pageau as a free agent
06-06-1980	traded Bert Wilson and Randy Holt to Flames for Garry Unger
08-1980	signed Alex Tidey as a free agent
08-1980	signed Larry Goodenough as a free agent

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1980 at New York Islanders L 1-8 04/09/1980 at New York Islanders W 6-3 04/11/1980 vs New York Islanders L 3-4 (OT) 04/12/1980 vs New York Islanders L 0-6 Playoff Stats: 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 28 4 0 3 3 4 0 0 D 6 Rob Palmer 5'11 190 23 4 1 2 3 4 0 0 RW 18 Dave Taylor 6'0 190 24 4 2 1 3 4 0 0 LW 11 Charlie Simmer 6'3 210 25 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 C 10 Steve Carlson 6'3 180 24 4 1 1 2 7 0 0 D 26 Mark Hardy 5'11 195 20 4 1 1 2 9 0 0 D 5 Jerry Korab 6'3 220 31 3 0 1 1 11 0 0 RW 21 Glenn Goldup 6'0 190 26 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 RW 12 Dean Hopkins 6'1 210 20 4 0 1 1 5 0 0 D 26 Dave Lewis 6'2 205 26 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 7 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 29 4 1 0 1 2 0 1 C 15 Andre St. Laurent 5'10 180 26 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 D 23 Barry Gibbs 5'11 195 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Doug Halward 6'1 200 24 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 31 Doug Keans 5'7 185 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 20 Brad Selwood 6'1 200 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 25 Don Howse 6'0 182 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 8 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 30 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 LW 17 John Paul Kelly 6'1 215 20 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 9 Billy Harris 6'2 195 27 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 LW 22 Steve Jensen 6'2 190 24 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 1 Mario Lessard 5'9 190 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 24 Jay Wells 6'1 210 20 4 0 0 0 11 0 0 C 14 Syl Apps 6'0 185 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 19 Butch Goring 5'9 170 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Ron Grahame 5'11 175 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW/D 27 Rick Hampton 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Randy Holt 5'11 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 2 Randy Manery 6'0 185 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 9 Mike Marson 5'9 200 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Richard Mulhern 6'1 188 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Mario Lessard 25 4 207 14 4.06 1 2 117 .880 0 0 G 31 Doug Keans 21 2 40 7 10.50 0 1 20 .650 0 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/10/1979   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   4-4     0-0-1
10/13/1979   vs St. Louis Blues           W   5-3     1-0-1
10/16/1979   at Washington Capitals       L   6-8     1-1-1
10/17/1979   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-4     2-1-1
10/19/1979   at Hartford Whalers          L   3-6     2-2-1
10/20/1979   at Boston Bruins             L   4-5     2-3-1
10/23/1979   at Colorado Rockies          W   7-4     3-3-1
10/24/1979   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-3     4-3-1
10/27/1979   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   7-5     5-3-1
10/30/1979   vs Boston Bruins             T   4-4     5-3-2
11/01/1979   vs New York Rangers          W   4-2     6-3-2
11/03/1979   at St. Louis Blues           L   1-4     6-4-2
11/04/1979   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-3     7-4-2
11/06/1979   at New York Islanders        L   1-4     7-5-2
11/07/1979   at New York Rangers          L   4-8     7-6-2
11/10/1979   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   6-6     7-6-3
11/13/1979   vs Colorado Rockies          W   4-1     8-6-3
11/15/1979   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   3-3     8-6-4
11/17/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-3     8-7-4
11/20/1979   at Vancouver Canucks         W   5-1     9-7-4
11/21/1979   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   4-6     9-8-4
11/24/1979   vs New York Islanders        T   4-4     9-8-5
11/27/1979   vs Winnipeg Jets             W   5-3     10-8-5
12/01/1979   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   7-0     11-8-5
12/04/1979   at Atlanta Flames            W   6-2     12-8-5
12/06/1979   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   4-9     12-9-5
12/07/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5     12-10-5
12/09/1979   at Quebec Nordiques          L   2-3     12-11-5
12/12/1979   vs Hartford Whalers          W   7-4     13-11-5
12/15/1979   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-3     14-11-5
12/19/1979   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   4-4     14-11-6
12/20/1979   at Buffalo Sabres            L   3-5     14-12-6
12/22/1979   vs Edmonton Oilers           W   9-3     15-12-6
12/27/1979   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   3-0     16-12-6
12/29/1979   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-3     17-12-6
01/02/1980   at Detroit Red Wings         W   4-2     18-12-6
01/05/1980   at Edmonton Oilers           T   3-3     18-12-7
01/06/1980   at Winnipeg Jets             T   4-4     18-12-8
01/08/1980   at St. Louis Blues           L   3-6     18-13-8
01/09/1980   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-1     19-13-8

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/12/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     W   6-5     20-13-8
01/13/1980   at Winnipeg Jets             L   3-5     20-14-8
01/16/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-4     20-15-8
01/19/1980   vs Atlanta Flames            L   2-4     20-16-8
01/22/1980   vs New York Rangers          L   4-5     20-17-8
01/24/1980   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-4     21-17-8
01/26/1980   at Minnesota North Stars     T   4-4     21-17-9
01/27/1980   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-9     21-18-9
01/29/1980   vs Winnipeg Jets             L   3-7     21-19-9
01/30/1980   vs Edmonton Oilers           L   1-8     21-20-9
02/02/1980   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   4-5     21-21-9
02/03/1980   at Edmonton Oilers           L   3-5     21-22-9
02/06/1980   at Hartford Whalers          L   3-7     21-23-9
02/07/1980   at New York Islanders        L   1-4     21-24-9
02/09/1980   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   7-2     22-24-9
02/10/1980   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-5     22-25-9
02/12/1980   vs Washington Capitals       L   2-5     22-26-9
02/14/1980   vs St. Louis Blues           L   4-6     22-27-9
02/16/1980   vs New York Islanders        W   3-2     23-27-9
02/18/1980   at Detroit Red Wings         W   4-2     24-27-9
02/20/1980   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-0     25-27-9
02/23/1980   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-5     25-28-9
02/26/1980   at Washington Capitals       L   3-5     25-29-9
02/27/1980   at New York Rangers          L   4-5     25-30-9
03/01/1980   at Boston Bruins             L   0-4     25-31-9
03/02/1980   at Quebec Nordiques          W   4-3     26-31-9
03/05/1980   vs Atlanta Flames            L   1-3     26-32-9
03/08/1980   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     26-32-10
03/10/1980   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-6     26-33-10
03/12/1980   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-4     26-34-10
03/13/1980   at Atlanta Flames            T   2-2     26-34-11
03/15/1980   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   2-2     26-34-12
03/19/1980   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   4-3     27-34-12
03/22/1980   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   4-1     28-34-12
03/25/1980   at Colorado Rockies          W   5-2     29-34-12
03/27/1980   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   2-2     29-34-13
03/29/1980   vs Hartford Whalers          T   2-2     29-34-14
04/01/1980   vs Colorado Rockies          W   4-3     30-34-14
04/03/1980   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-4     30-35-14
04/05/1980   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   3-5     30-36-14

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