1979–80 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1979–80 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 13th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings qualify for the playoffs, placing second in the Norris Division, but they lost in the first round to the New York Islanders. Just prior to the end of the season, the Kings sent Butch Goring to the Islanders for Billy Harris and Dave Lewis. Goring would help the Islanders defeat the Kings on their way to their first of 4 Stanley Cup wins. They also had the worst penalty kill percentage in a season in the history of the NHL at 67.70%.

1979–80 Los Angeles Kings
Division2nd Norris
1979–80 record30–36–14
Goals for290
Goals against313
Team information
General managerGeorge Maguire
CoachBob Berry
CaptainMike Murphy
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaThe Forum
Average attendance10,453 (65.3%)

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80472013328240107
Los Angeles Kings8030361429031374
Pittsburgh Penguins8030371325130373
Hartford Whalers8027341930331273
Detroit Red Wings8026431126830663

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 10, 19794–4Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)0–0–1
2WOctober 13, 19795–3St. Louis Blues (1979–80)1–0–1
3LOctober 16, 19796–8@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)1–1–1
4WOctober 17, 19795–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)2–1–1
5LOctober 19, 19793–6@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)2–2–1
6LOctober 20, 19794–5@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)2–3–1
7WOctober 23, 19797–4@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)3–3–1
8WOctober 24, 19795–3Washington Capitals (1979–80)4–3–1
9WOctober 27, 19797–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)5–3–1
10TOctober 30, 19794–4Boston Bruins (1979–80)5–3–2
11WNovember 1, 19794–2New York Rangers (1979–80)6–3–2
12LNovember 3, 19791–4@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)6–4–2
13WNovember 4, 19795–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)7–4–2
14LNovember 6, 19791–4@ New York Islanders (1979–80)7–5–2
15LNovember 7, 19794–8@ New York Rangers (1979–80)7–6–2
16TNovember 10, 19796–6Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)7–6–3
17WNovember 13, 19794–1Colorado Rockies (1979–80)8–6–3
18TNovember 15, 19793–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)8–6–4
19LNovember 17, 19791–3Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)8–7–4
20WNovember 20, 19795–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)9–7–4
21LNovember 21, 19794–6Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)9–8–4
22TNovember 24, 19794–4New York Islanders (1979–80)9–8–5
23WNovember 27, 19795–3Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)10–8–5
24WDecember 1, 19797–0Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)11–8–5
25WDecember 4, 19796–2@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)12–8–5
26LDecember 6, 19794–9@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)12–9–5
27LDecember 7, 19792–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)12–10–5
28LDecember 9, 19792–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)12–11–5
29WDecember 12, 19797–4Hartford Whalers (1979–80)13–11–5
30WDecember 15, 19794–3Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)14–11–5
31TDecember 19, 19794–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)14–11–6
32LDecember 20, 19793–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)14–12–6
33WDecember 22, 19799–3Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)15–12–6
34WDecember 27, 19793–0Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)16–12–6
35WDecember 29, 19794–3Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)17–12–6
36WJanuary 2, 19804–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)18–12–6
37TJanuary 5, 19803–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)18–12–7
38TJanuary 6, 19804–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)18–12–8
39LJanuary 8, 19803–6@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)18–13–8
40WJanuary 9, 19806–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)19–13–8
41WJanuary 12, 19806–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)20–13–8
42LJanuary 13, 19803–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)20–14–8
43LJanuary 16, 19802–4Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)20–15–8
44LJanuary 19, 19802–4Atlanta Flames (1979–80)20–16–8
45LJanuary 22, 19804–5New York Rangers (1979–80)20–17–8
46WJanuary 24, 19805–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)21–17–8
47TJanuary 26, 19804–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)21–17–9
48LJanuary 27, 19801–9@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)21–18–9
49LJanuary 29, 19803–7Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)21–19–9
50LJanuary 30, 19801–8Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)21–20–9
51LFebruary 2, 19804–5Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)21–21–9
52LFebruary 3, 19803–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)21–22–9
53LFebruary 6, 19803–7@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)21–23–9
54LFebruary 7, 19801–4@ New York Islanders (1979–80)21–24–9
55WFebruary 9, 19807–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)22–24–9
56LFebruary 10, 19802–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)22–25–9
57LFebruary 12, 19802–5Washington Capitals (1979–80)22–26–9
58LFebruary 14, 19804–6St. Louis Blues (1979–80)22–27–9
59WFebruary 16, 19803–2New York Islanders (1979–80)23–27–9
60WFebruary 18, 19804–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)24–27–9
61WFebruary 20, 19803–0Boston Bruins (1979–80)25–27–9
62LFebruary 23, 19801–5Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)25–28–9
63LFebruary 26, 19803–5@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)25–29–9
64LFebruary 27, 19804–5@ New York Rangers (1979–80)25–30–9
65LMarch 1, 19800–4@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)25–31–9
66WMarch 2, 19804–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)26–31–9
67LMarch 5, 19801–3Atlanta Flames (1979–80)26–32–9
68TMarch 8, 19803–3Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)26–32–10
69LMarch 10, 19803–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)26–33–10
70LMarch 12, 19802–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)26–34–10
71TMarch 13, 19802–2@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)26–34–11
72TMarch 15, 19802–2Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)26–34–12
73WMarch 19, 19804–3Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)27–34–12
74WMarch 22, 19804–1Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)28–34–12
75WMarch 25, 19805–2@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)29–34–12
76TMarch 27, 19802–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)29–34–13
77TMarch 29, 19802–2Hartford Whalers (1979–80)29–34–14
78WApril 1, 19804–3Colorado Rockies (1979–80)30–34–14
79LApril 3, 19802–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)30–35–14
80LApril 5, 19803–5Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)30–36–14

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Marcel DionneC80538413732351706
Charlie SimmerLW64564510165472108
Dave TaylorRW6137539072391207
Butch GoringC6920486812-21211
Doug HalwardD631145565214800
Mike MurphyRW8027224929-12731
Robert PalmerD78436401829100
Steve JensenLW7621153613-39422
Andre St. LaurentC776243088-13100
Glenn GoldupRW5510112178-4101
Steve CarlsonC529122123-7101
Syl Apps Jr.C515162112-17100
Randy ManeryD526101648-13300
Dean HopkinsRW60861439-16102
Brad SelwoodD631131482-14100
Barry GibbsD63291132-13000
Billy HarrisRW1143764101
Bert WilsonLW7543791-19110
Don HowseLW332576-16000
John Paul KellyLW4025728-6000
Jerry KorabD1112334-3000
Richard MulhernD15033161000
Dave LewisD11112123000
Ron GrahameG2601120000
Mark HardyD1501110-7000
Randy HoltD4201194-3000
Rick HamptonLW/D300003000
Doug KeansG1000000000
Mario LessardG5000060000
Mike MarsonLW30005-2000
Jay WellsD43000113-22000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Mario Lessard283650182271853.910
Ron Grahame1405269114984.192
Doug Keans55910333232.470
Team:4800803036143063.832
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Dave TaylorRW42134000
Robert PalmerD41234000
Marcel DionneC40334000
Charlie SimmerLW32020100
Steve CarlsonC41127000
Mark HardyD41129000
Glenn GoldupRW41010000
Mike MurphyRW41012010
Andre St. LaurentC41010011
Dean HopkinsRW40115000
Jerry KorabD301111000
Dave LewisD40112000
Barry GibbsD10000000
Doug HalwardD10002000
Billy HarrisRW40002000
Don HowseLW20000000
Steve JensenLW40002000
Doug KeansG10000000
John Paul KellyLW30002000
Mario LessardG40000000
Brad SelwoodD10000000
Jay WellsD400011000
Bert WilsonLW20004000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Mario Lessard207412144.060
Doug Keans40101710.500
Team:247413215.100

[2]

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;

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
116Jay Wells CanadaKingston Canadians (OHL)
229Dean Hopkins CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
230Mark Hardy CanadaMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)
350John-Paul Kelly CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WHL)
471John Gibson CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
592Jim Brown United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (WCHA)
6113Jay McFarlane CanadaUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1979-80 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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