1978–79_Los_Angeles_Kings_season
1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season
National Hockey League team season
The 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 12th season in the National Hockey League.
Quick Facts Los Angeles Kings, Division ...
1978–79 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
Conference | Wales |
1978–79 record | 34–34–12 |
Goals for | 292 |
Goals against | 286 |
Team information | |
General manager | George Maguire |
Coach | Bob Berry |
Captain | Mike Murphy |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Los Angeles Forum |
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Final standings
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 337 | 204 | 115 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 281 | 279 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 292 | 286 | 80 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 273 | 338 | 63 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 252 | 295 | 62 |
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 11, 1978 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 14, 1978 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 18, 1978 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 1–2–0 |
4 | W | October 20, 1978 | 6–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 2–2–0 |
5 | L | October 22, 1978 | 4–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 2–3–0 |
6 | L | October 24, 1978 | 2–7 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 2–4–0 |
7 | W | October 26, 1978 | 6–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 3–4–0 |
8 | W | October 28, 1978 | 5–1 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 4–4–0 |
9 | L | November 1, 1978 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 4–5–0 |
10 | L | November 4, 1978 | 3–7 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 4–6–0 |
11 | L | November 8, 1978 | 3–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 4–7–0 |
12 | W | November 11, 1978 | 8–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 5–7–0 |
13 | W | November 12, 1978 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 6–7–0 |
14 | W | November 14, 1978 | 4–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 7–7–0 |
15 | W | November 16, 1978 | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 8–7–0 |
16 | L | November 18, 1978 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 8–8–0 |
17 | W | November 20, 1978 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 9–8–0 |
18 | T | November 22, 1978 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 9–8–1 |
19 | W | November 25, 1978 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 10–8–1 |
20 | L | November 26, 1978 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 10–9–1 |
21 | T | November 29, 1978 | 5–5 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 10–9–2 |
22 | W | December 2, 1978 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 11–9–2 |
23 | W | December 4, 1978 | 10–2 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 12–9–2 |
24 | L | December 6, 1978 | 0–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 12–10–2 |
25 | T | December 7, 1978 | 3–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 12–10–3 |
26 | W | December 9, 1978 | 5–1 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 13–10–3 |
27 | T | December 12, 1978 | 5–5 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 13–10–4 |
28 | L | December 13, 1978 | 7–8 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 13–11–4 |
29 | L | December 16, 1978 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 13–12–4 |
30 | T | December 19, 1978 | 2–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 13–12–5 |
31 | L | December 21, 1978 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 13–13–5 |
32 | L | December 23, 1978 | 0–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 13–14–5 |
33 | L | December 27, 1978 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 13–15–5 |
34 | T | December 28, 1978 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 13–15–6 |
35 | W | December 30, 1978 | 4–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 14–15–6 |
36 | W | January 1, 1979 | 5–3 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 15–15–6 |
37 | L | January 3, 1979 | 3–8 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 15–16–6 |
38 | W | January 4, 1979 | 5–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 16–16–6 |
39 | W | January 6, 1979 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 17–16–6 |
40 | L | January 7, 1979 | 0–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 17–17–6 |
41 | L | January 9, 1979 | 1–7 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 17–18–6 |
42 | L | January 10, 1979 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 17–19–6 |
43 | W | January 13, 1979 | 7–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 18–19–6 |
44 | W | January 14, 1979 | 6–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 19–19–6 |
45 | L | January 17, 1979 | 3–7 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 19–20–6 |
46 | L | January 20, 1979 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 19–21–6 |
47 | W | January 24, 1979 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 20–21–6 |
48 | T | January 25, 1979 | 6–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 20–21–7 |
49 | L | January 27, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 20–22–7 |
50 | W | January 28, 1979 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 21–22–7 |
51 | L | January 30, 1979 | 1–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 21–23–7 |
52 | L | January 31, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 21–24–7 |
53 | W | February 3, 1979 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 22–24–7 |
54 | W | February 4, 1979 | 4–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 23–24–7 |
55 | W | February 14, 1979 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 24–24–7 |
56 | T | February 15, 1979 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 24–24–8 |
57 | L | February 17, 1979 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 24–25–8 |
58 | L | February 19, 1979 | 3–8 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 24–26–8 |
59 | W | February 21, 1979 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 25–26–8 |
60 | L | February 24, 1979 | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 25–27–8 |
61 | W | February 26, 1979 | 2–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 26–27–8 |
62 | T | February 28, 1979 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 26–27–9 |
63 | W | March 3, 1979 | 8–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 27–27–9 |
64 | W | March 4, 1979 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 28–27–9 |
65 | W | March 7, 1979 | 4–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 29–27–9 |
66 | L | March 8, 1979 | 4–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 29–28–9 |
67 | L | March 10, 1979 | 4–9 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 29–29–9 |
68 | L | March 11, 1979 | 3–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 29–30–9 |
69 | T | March 14, 1979 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 29–30–10 |
70 | W | March 17, 1979 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 30–30–10 |
71 | W | March 20, 1979 | 4–3 | Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 31–30–10 |
72 | T | March 22, 1979 | 3–3 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 31–30–11 |
73 | L | March 24, 1979 | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 31–31–11 |
74 | W | March 28, 1979 | 8–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 32–31–11 |
75 | L | March 30, 1979 | 3–5 | @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) | 32–32–11 |
76 | W | March 31, 1979 | 5–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 33–32–11 |
77 | L | April 2, 1979 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 33–33–11 |
78 | L | April 3, 1979 | 2–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 33–34–11 |
79 | T | April 5, 1979 | 4–4 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 33–34–12 |
80 | W | April 7, 1979 | 7–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 34–34–12 |
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season.[3]
Trades
Free agent signings
June 14, 1978 | From New York Rangers Mark Heaslip |
August 7, 1978 | From Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) Dan Bonar |
Free agents lost
June 30, 1978 | To Minnesota North Stars Gary Sargent |
August 8, 1978 | To Detroit Red Wings Rogie Vachon (5 years, $1.9 million) |
Free agent compensation
Dale McCourt refused to report to Los Angeles and sued the NHL. He played the 1978–79 season with the Red Wings.
July 15, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Dave Gardner Rick Hampton Steve Jensen |
To Minnesota North Stars Gary Sargent |
August 22, 1978 | To Los Angeles Kings Dale McCourt |
To Detroit Red Wings Rogie Vachon |
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September 5, 1978 | From Minnesota North Stars Nick Beverley |
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
More information Round, # ...
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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5 | 77 | Paul Mancini | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
6 | 94 | Doug Keans | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OMJHL) |
7 | 111 | Don Waddell | United States | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
8 | 128 | Rob Mierkalns | Canada | Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL) |
9 | 145 | Rick Scully | Canada | Brown University (ECAC) |
10 | 162 | Brad Thiessen | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
11 | 177 | Jim Armstrong | United States | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
12 | 193 | Claude Larochelle | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
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- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
- "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- "1978–79 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.