1981–82 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1981–82 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 15th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings make the playoffs, winning the first round before falling in the second round to the Vancouver Canucks. The first round upset of the heavily favored Edmonton Oilers is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in NHL history.

1981–82 Los Angeles Kings
Division4th Smythe
1981–82 record24–41–15
Goals for314
Goals against369
Team information
General managerGeorge Maguire
CoachParker MacDonald
Don Perry
CaptainDave Lewis
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaThe Forum

Offseason

The Kings were moved to the Smythe Division. The Kings now were in a division with western teams.

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers80481715417295111
Vancouver Canucks8030331729028677
Calgary Flames8029341733434575
Los Angeles Kings8024411531436963
Colorado Rockies8018491324136249

[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
1LOctober 7, 19811–4New York Islanders (1981–82)0–1–0
2LOctober 10, 19814–7Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)0–2–0
3WOctober 13, 19814–3Calgary Flames (1981–82)1–2–0
4WOctober 15, 198110–2Colorado Rockies (1981–82)2–2–0
5LOctober 17, 19814–5Boston Bruins (1981–82)2–3–0
6WOctober 20, 19819–6@ New York Islanders (1981–82)3–3–0
7WOctober 21, 19815–2@ New York Rangers (1981–82)4–3–0
8LOctober 24, 19813–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)4–4–0
9LOctober 25, 19814–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)4–5–0
10WOctober 27, 19818–7Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)5–5–0
11WOctober 29, 19814–3Washington Capitals (1981–82)6–5–0
12LOctober 31, 19814–5@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)6–6–0
13LNovember 4, 19814–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)6–7–0
14LNovember 5, 19812–10@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)6–8–0
15LNovember 7, 19814–9Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)6–9–0
16WNovember 10, 19814–2Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)7–9–0
17WNovember 12, 19815–2St. Louis Blues (1981–82)8–9–0
18LNovember 14, 19812–3Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)8–10–0
19WNovember 18, 19818–1Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)9–10–0
20LNovember 19, 19813–6@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)9–11–0
21LNovember 21, 19811–7Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)9–12–0
22LNovember 25, 19814–11@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)9–13–0
23LNovember 26, 19811–7@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)9–14–0
24WNovember 28, 19813–2Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)10–14–0
25LDecember 2, 19813–4New York Rangers (1981–82)10–15–0
26LDecember 5, 19812–3Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)10–16–0
27TDecember 9, 19815–5Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)10–16–1
28WDecember 12, 19817–5Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)11–16–1
29WDecember 15, 19814–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)12–16–1
30LDecember 16, 19816–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)12–17–1
31TDecember 19, 19815–5@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)12–17–2
32LDecember 20, 19814–6@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)12–18–2
33LDecember 22, 19812–4@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)12–19–2
34WDecember 23, 19818–4Colorado Rockies (1981–82)13–19–2
35TDecember 26, 19812–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)13–19–3
36LDecember 27, 19813–10@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)13–20–3
37LDecember 30, 19812–3@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)13–21–3
38TJanuary 2, 19825–5Calgary Flames (1981–82)13–21–4
39LJanuary 5, 19823–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)13–22–4
40TJanuary 7, 19823–3@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)13–22–5
41LJanuary 9, 19823–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)13–23–5
42LJanuary 10, 19824–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)13–24–5
43LJanuary 12, 19821–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)13–25–5
44LJanuary 14, 19822–5@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)13–26–5
45TJanuary 15, 19823–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)13–26–6
46TJanuary 19, 19824–4Colorado Rockies (1981–82)13–26–7
47TJanuary 21, 19823–3Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)13–26–8
48TJanuary 23, 19823–3@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)13–26–9
49TJanuary 24, 19825–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)13–26–10
50TJanuary 27, 19824–4Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)13–26–11
51WJanuary 30, 19827–4St. Louis Blues (1981–82)14–26–11
52LJanuary 31, 19823–6New York Rangers (1981–82)14–27–11
53LFebruary 2, 19823–5Hartford Whalers (1981–82)14–28–11
54WFebruary 6, 19825–4Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)15–28–11
55LFebruary 7, 19822–7Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)15–29–11
56TFebruary 11, 19824–4Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)15–29–12
57TFebruary 13, 19823–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)15–29–13
58LFebruary 14, 19824–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)15–30–13
59LFebruary 17, 19822–5Washington Capitals (1981–82)15–31–13
60WFebruary 20, 19826–2Calgary Flames (1981–82)16–31–13
61WFebruary 24, 19825–3Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)17–31–13
62LFebruary 27, 19823–5Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)17–32–13
63TMarch 1, 19825–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)17–32–14
64WMarch 3, 19824–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)18–32–14
65LMarch 6, 19820–4@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)18–33–14
66LMarch 7, 19826–7@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)18–34–14
67WMarch 9, 19822–0@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)19–34–14
68WMarch 10, 19823–2Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)20–34–14
69WMarch 13, 19823–0New York Islanders (1981–82)21–34–14
70TMarch 15, 19823–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)21–34–15
71WMarch 17, 19829–4Calgary Flames (1981–82)22–34–15
72WMarch 20, 19827–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)23–34–15
73LMarch 22, 19822–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)23–35–15
74LMarch 24, 19823–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)23–36–15
75WMarch 27, 19829–4Colorado Rockies (1981–82)24–36–15
76LMarch 28, 19822–6Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)24–37–15
77LMarch 30, 19825–7@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)24–38–15
78LMarch 31, 19823–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)24–39–15
79LApril 3, 19820–6Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)24–40–15
80LApril 4, 19824–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)24–41–15

Playoffs

Miracle on Manchester

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Marcel DionneC78506711750-101715
Dave TaylorRW783967106130-41303
Jim FoxRW7730386823-15510
Larry MurphyD7922446695-13812
Steve BozekLW7133235668-61005
Mark HardyD7763945130-12100
Charlie SimmerLW5015243942-7302
Greg TerrionLW6115223723-12103
Dan BonarC79132336111-4100
Bernie NichollsC22141832272811
Doug SmithC8016143064-13101
Steve JensenLW458192719-14101
Ian TurnbullD42111526810101
John Paul KellyLW70121123100-21000
Jerry KorabD505131891-19300
Mike MurphyRW2851015200020
Dean HopkinsRW4121315102-20000
Dave LewisD641131475-19000
Trevor JohansenD46371069-14000
Rick ChartrawD/RW33281056-11100
Jay WellsD601891452000
Daryl EvansLW1426822000
Al HangslebenD18268653000
Paul MulveyLW11077500000
Andre St. LaurentC16246282010
Billy HarrisRW161346-9000
Rick MartinLW313421100
Scott GruhlLW721321000
Al SimsD811216-3000
Warren HolmesC302201000
Mario LessardG5202260000
Robert PalmerD502201000
Mike BlakeG200000000
John GibsonD6000184000
Glenn GoldupRW200020000
Doug KeansG3100000000
Dave MorrisonRW40000-1000
Jim RutherfordG700000000
Bobby SheehanC40002-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Mario Lessard293352132882134.362
Doug Keans14363181071034.300
Jim Rutherford3807330436.790
Mike Blake51200022.350
Team:4800802441153614.512
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Daryl EvansLW10581312101
Marcel DionneC1074110400
Charlie SimmerLW10471122101
Dave TaylorRW10461020300
Larry MurphyD10281012100
Steve BozekLW104156201
Doug SmithC1032511100
Dan BonarC1023511000
Jim FoxRW91450000
Bernie NichollsC1040423001
Jay WellsD1013441000
Dean HopkinsRW1004415000
Dave LewisD1004436000
Mike MurphyRW1021332000
Mark HardyD101239000
Rick ChartrawD/RW1002217000
Jerry KorabD1002226000
Mario LessardG100222000
John Paul KellyLW1010114100
Doug KeansG20000000
Brock TredwayRW10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Mario Lessard5831045414.220
Doug Keans3220111.880
Team:6151046424.100

[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 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
12Doug Smith CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
239Dean Kennedy CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
481Marty Dallman CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
6123Brad Thompson CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
7134Craig Hurley CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
7144Peter Sawkins United StatesSt. Paul Academy (USHS-MN)
8165Dan Brennan CanadaUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
9186Al Tuer CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
10207Jeff Baikie CanadaCornell University (ECAC)

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. "1981-82 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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