1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings finished in last place in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1971–72 Los Angeles Kings
Division7th West
1971–72 record20–49–9
Goals for206
Goals against305
Team information
General managerLarry Regan
CoachLarry Regan
CaptainBob Pulford
Team leaders
GoalsJuha Widing (27)
AssistsRalph Backstrom (29)
Butch Goring (29)
PointsJuha Widing (55)
Penalty minutesMike Corrigan (95)
WinsGary Edwards (13)
Goals against averageGary Edwards (3.60)

Regular season

Final standings
West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks78461715256166+90107
2Minnesota North Stars78372912212191+2186
3St. Louis Blues78283911208247−3967
4Pittsburgh Penguins78263814220258−3866
5Philadelphia Flyers78263814200236−3666
6California Golden Seals78213918216288−7260
7Los Angeles Kings7820499206305−9949

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 8, 19714–4@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)0–0–1
2WOctober 10, 19714–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)1–0–1
3LOctober 13, 19711–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)1–1–1
4LOctober 16, 19710–1Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)1–2–1
5LOctober 17, 19710–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)1–3–1
6LOctober 20, 19711–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)1–4–1
7WOctober 21, 19717–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)2–4–1
8LOctober 23, 19711–3Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)2–5–1
9LOctober 24, 19713–6Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)2–6–1
10LOctober 27, 19712–3Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)2–7–1
11LOctober 30, 19711–5Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)2–8–1
12LNovember 3, 19711–7New York Rangers (1971–72)2–9–1
13LNovember 6, 19712–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)2–10–1
14LNovember 10, 19711–7@ New York Rangers (1971–72)2–11–1
15WNovember 11, 19714–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)3–11–1
16LNovember 13, 19714–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)3–12–1
17LNovember 14, 19712–11@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)3–13–1
18LNovember 17, 19711–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)3–14–1
19LNovember 18, 19710–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)3–15–1
20WNovember 20, 19713–1Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)4–15–1
21LNovember 23, 19711–3@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)4–16–1
22WNovember 24, 19715–3Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)5–16–1
23LNovember 27, 19711–3Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)5–17–1
24LDecember 1, 19713–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)5–18–1
25LDecember 2, 19710–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)5–19–1
26LDecember 4, 19711–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)5–20–1
27LDecember 5, 19710–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)5–21–1
28LDecember 8, 19713–5Boston Bruins (1971–72)5–22–1
29WDecember 11, 19714–1St. Louis Blues (1971–72)6–22–1
30LDecember 15, 19711–3Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)6–23–1
31WDecember 18, 19714–2Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)7–23–1
32LDecember 21, 19712–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)7–24–1
33WDecember 22, 19712–1@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)8–24–1
34LDecember 25, 19711–3California Golden Seals (1971–72)8–25–1
35LDecember 26, 19713–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)8–26–1
36WDecember 29, 19713–1Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)9–26–1
37LJanuary 1, 19722–3Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)9–27–1
38WJanuary 2, 19726–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)10–27–1
39WJanuary 4, 19724–1California Golden Seals (1971–72)11–27–1
40LJanuary 5, 19722–6@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)11–28–1
41LJanuary 8, 19722–10@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)11–29–1
42LJanuary 9, 19720–8@ New York Rangers (1971–72)11–30–1
43TJanuary 12, 19721–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)11–30–2
44TJanuary 13, 19721–1@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)11–30–3
45LJanuary 15, 19724–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)11–31–3
46TJanuary 16, 19723–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)11–31–4
47LJanuary 19, 19721–5New York Rangers (1971–72)11–32–4
48WJanuary 22, 19724–2Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)12–32–4
49LJanuary 23, 19723–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)12–33–4
50WJanuary 26, 19725–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)13–33–4
51TJanuary 29, 19724–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)13–33–5
52TJanuary 30, 19722–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)13–33–6
53WFebruary 1, 19727–4Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)14–33–6
54TFebruary 3, 19721–1Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)14–33–7
55WFebruary 5, 19728–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)15–33–7
56LFebruary 9, 19721–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)15–34–7
57LFebruary 10, 19721–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)15–35–7
58LFebruary 12, 19725–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)15–36–7
59LFebruary 13, 19722–4@ New York Rangers (1971–72)15–37–7
60LFebruary 16, 19721–3St. Louis Blues (1971–72)15–38–7
61LFebruary 17, 19724–6New York Rangers (1971–72)15–39–7
62WFebruary 19, 19725–3Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)16–39–7
63LFebruary 23, 19720–2St. Louis Blues (1971–72)16–40–7
64LFebruary 26, 19724–5Boston Bruins (1971–72)16–41–7
65LMarch 1, 19724–6Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)16–42–7
66LMarch 4, 19722–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)16–43–7
67WMarch 5, 19722–0@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)17–43–7
68LMarch 7, 19722–4@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)17–44–7
69LMarch 9, 19723–5Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)17–45–7
70WMarch 11, 19725–3Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)18–45–7
71LMarch 15, 19722–5@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)18–46–7
72LMarch 16, 19723–8Boston Bruins (1971–72)18–47–7
73TMarch 18, 19724–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)18–47–8
74LMarch 22, 19723–6Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)18–48–8
75LMarch 25, 19720–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)18–49–8
76WMarch 29, 19724–2Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)19–49–8
77TMarch 31, 19724–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)19–49–9
78WApril 1, 19729–4California Golden Seals (1971–72)20–49–9

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/− PPG SHG GWG
Juha WidingC7827285526−36303
Ralph BackstromC7623295222−22714
Butch GoringC742129502−10302
Bob BerryLW7817223944−23303
Real LemieuxLW7813253828−40200
Bob PulfordLW7313243748−25210
Mike CorriganLW5612223495−7301
Gilles MarotteD7210243483−33401
Ross LonsberryLW509142339−18100
Serge BernierRW26111122123101
Bill FlettRW457121918−30100
Harry HowellD771171853−34000
Jim JohnsonC2889176−1320
Doug BarrieD483131647−10100
Eddie JoyalC441131417−30102
Bill LesukLW2741014142101
Paul CurtisD641121357−32000
Mike ByersRW2845911−13001
Lucien GrenierRW603474−6100
Al McDonoughRW313258−8100
Jean PotvinD3923535−39001
Bob WoytowichD360446−8000
Larry HillmanD2212311−7000
Dale HogansonD1012314−2000
Brian CarlinLW510100000
Bill MikkelsonD150116−11000
Jim StanfieldC/RW40110−1000
Denis DeJordyG500000000
Gary EdwardsG4400000000
Billy SmithG500050000
Rogie VachonG2800000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gary Edwards250344132351503.602
Rogie Vachon15862861831074.050
Billy Smith3005131234.600
Denis DeJordy2915050234.740
Team:468078204993033.882

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster
Los Angeles Kings 1971–1972 Roster
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
334Vic Venasky CanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
448Neil Komadoski CanadaWinnipeg Jets (WCHL)
562Gary Crosby CanadaMichigan Tech University (WCHA)
676Camille LaPierre CanadaMontreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
789Peter Harasym CanadaClarkson University (ECAC)
790Norm Dube CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
8103Lorne Stamler CanadaMichigan Tech University (WCHA)

See also

References
  1. "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1971-72 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
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