1982–83 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1982–83 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 16th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings miss the playoffs, finishing last in the Smythe Division.

1982–83 Los Angeles Kings
Division5th Smythe
1982–83 record27–41–12
Goals for308
Goals against365
Team information
General managerGeorge Maguire
CoachDon Perry
CaptainDave Lewis
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaThe Forum

Offseason

Goaltender Gary Laskoski attended the camp on a tryout basis. He had played four years at St. Lawrence University, but had never been drafted. Based on his performance at camp, Laskoski was named the number one goalie for the team. Laskoski was not signed to a contract until after several regular season games, earning $200 per game.[1]

Regular season

One highlight came on January 18, when Laskoski and the Kings ended Wayne Gretzky's consecutive goal streak at 30.[1] However, it was one of the few highlights as the Kings finished last in the division. The Kings finished with the fewest goals scored in the Division and the highest goals against in the division. Laskoski played in 46 games as the number one goalie, but the team played four other goalies in the backup role.

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers80472112424315106
Calgary Flames8032341432131678
Vancouver Canucks8030351530330975
Winnipeg Jets803339831133374
Los Angeles Kings8027411230836566

[2]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 6, 19823–3Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)0–0–1
2WOctober 9, 19823–1Calgary Flames (1982–83)1–0–1
3WOctober 12, 19825–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)2–0–1
4TOctober 14, 19824–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)2–0–2
5LOctober 16, 19821–4@ New York Islanders (1982–83)2–1–2
6WOctober 17, 19825–3@ New York Rangers (1982–83)3–1–2
7WOctober 20, 19827–4New Jersey Devils (1982–83)4–1–2
8LOctober 23, 19823–5Hartford Whalers (1982–83)4–2–2
9WOctober 24, 19825–4Boston Bruins (1982–83)5–2–2
10LOctober 27, 19823–7@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)5–3–2
11LOctober 29, 19823–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)5–4–2
12TOctober 30, 19825–5Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)5–4–3
13WNovember 3, 19826–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)6–4–3
14WNovember 6, 19826–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)7–4–3
15LNovember 9, 19824–5@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)7–5–3
16LNovember 10, 19822–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)7–6–3
17WNovember 13, 19822–1Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)8–6–3
18LNovember 16, 19823–8Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)8–7–3
19WNovember 18, 19824–1Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)9–7–3
20LNovember 20, 19822–5Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)9–8–3
21WNovember 24, 19823–0New Jersey Devils (1982–83)10–8–3
22LNovember 27, 19820–4Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)10–9–3
23WNovember 30, 19825–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)11–9–3
24WDecember 1, 19824–1Calgary Flames (1982–83)12–9–3
25WDecember 4, 19826–3St. Louis Blues (1982–83)13–9–3
26LDecember 5, 19823–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)13–10–3
27TDecember 7, 19824–4@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)13–10–4
28TDecember 9, 19823–3Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)13–10–5
29LDecember 11, 19823–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)13–11–5
30LDecember 14, 19822–7@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)13–12–5
31LDecember 15, 19821–7@ New York Rangers (1982–83)13–13–5
32LDecember 18, 19820–4@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)13–14–5
33LDecember 19, 19824–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)13–15–5
34LDecember 21, 19822–4Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)13–16–5
35LDecember 23, 19822–6Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)13–17–5
36WDecember 26, 19824–2Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)14–17–5
37LDecember 29, 19823–4Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)14–18–5
38LJanuary 6, 19833–11@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)14–19–5
39LJanuary 8, 19835–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)14–20–5
40LJanuary 9, 19832–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)14–21–5
41WJanuary 11, 19839–7@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)15–21–5
42TJanuary 13, 19834–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)15–21–6
43LJanuary 15, 19832–5@ New York Islanders (1982–83)15–22–6
44LJanuary 16, 19833–5@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)15–23–6
45TJanuary 18, 19833–3Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)15–23–7
46WJanuary 20, 19834–3Hartford Whalers (1982–83)16–23–7
47LJanuary 23, 19836–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)16–24–7
48LJanuary 25, 19836–8Calgary Flames (1982–83)16–25–7
49LJanuary 27, 19834–6New York Islanders (1982–83)16–26–7
50LJanuary 29, 19832–4@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)16–27–7
51TFebruary 1, 19835–5New York Rangers (1982–83)16–27–8
52WFebruary 3, 19837–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)17–27–8
53LFebruary 5, 19830–2Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)17–28–8
54WFebruary 10, 19837–2Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)18–28–8
55LFebruary 12, 19834–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)18–29–8
56WFebruary 13, 19835–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)19–29–8
57WFebruary 15, 19835–2@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)20–29–8
58TFebruary 17, 19835–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)20–29–9
59TFebruary 19, 19833–3Washington Capitals (1982–83)20–29–10
60LFebruary 20, 19832–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)20–30–10
61WFebruary 22, 19835–3Boston Bruins (1982–83)21–30–10
62WFebruary 24, 19838–0Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)22–30–10
63WFebruary 26, 19836–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)23–30–10
64LMarch 1, 19832–7@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)23–31–10
65LMarch 2, 19833–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)23–32–10
66TMarch 5, 19834–4@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)23–32–11
67LMarch 6, 19833–8@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)23–33–11
68WMarch 8, 19836–4Calgary Flames (1982–83)24–33–11
69LMarch 13, 19835–6Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)24–34–11
70WMarch 15, 19834–3Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)25–34–11
71WMarch 17, 19834–3Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)26–34–11
72LMarch 19, 19834–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)26–35–11
73LMarch 22, 19835–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)26–36–11
74LMarch 24, 19833–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)26–37–11
75LMarch 26, 19833–9Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)26–38–11
76LMarch 27, 19834–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)26–39–11
77LMarch 29, 19833–5@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)26–40–11
78LMarch 30, 19835–10@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)26–41–11
79WApril 2, 19838–5Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)27–41–11
80TApril 3, 19832–2Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)27–41–12

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Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Marcel DionneC80565110722101717
Charlie SimmerLW802951805101111
Jim FoxRW772840688-11701
Larry MurphyD77144862812902
Dave TaylorRW46213758764601
Bernie NichollsC71282250124-231203
Terry RuskowskiC71143044127-16412
Daryl EvansLW8018224021-18110
Mark HardyD7453439101-30301
John Paul KellyLW6516153152-14412
Jerry KorabD723262990-6100
Mike MurphyRW7416112752-11052
Steve BozekLW5313132614-18301
Warren HolmesC39816247-8200
Doug SmithC4211112212-14101
Ulf IsakssonLW5071522101001
Dean HopkinsRW495121743-5000
Jay WellsD693121516711001
Dave LewisD792101253-22000
Dean KennedyD550121297-17000
Rick ChartrawD/RW3135831-14000
Dave MorrisonRW243364-7001
Howard ScrutonD40449-4000
Brian MacLellanLW80337-5000
Phil SykesLW720221000
Dan BonarC2011240-7000
Scott GruhlLW70224-5000
Markus MattssonG1902220000
Pierre GirouxC610117-1000
Victor NechayevC310101000
Jim BrownD30115-2000
Peter HelanderD70110-2000
Doug KeansG601100000
Gary LaskoskiG4601160000
Mario LessardG1901120000
Blair BarnesRW100000000
Mike BlakeG900020000
Rick BlightRW20002-3000
Dave GansC30000-1000
Bob GladneyD10002-2000
Al SimsD100000000
Dean TurnerD300040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gary Laskoski227746152041734.560
Markus Mattsson89919554654.341
Mike Blake4329440304.170
Mario Lessard888193102684.591
Doug Keans3046022244.740
Team:4800802741123604.502

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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;

Awards and records

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
227Mike Heidt CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WHL)
348Steve Seguin CanadaKingston Canadians (OHL)
464Dave Gans CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
482Dave Ross CanadaSeattle Breakers (WHL)
590Darcy Roy CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
595Ulf Isaksson SwedenSolna (Sweden)
7132Victor Nechayev Soviet UnionSKA Leningrad (USSR)
8153Peter Helander SwedenSkelleftea AIK (Sweden)
9174Dave Chartier CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
10195John Franzosa United StatesBrown University (ECAC)
11216Ray Shero United StatesSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)
12237Mats Ulander SwedenSolna (Sweden)

See also

References
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: the ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
  1. Podnieks, p. 479
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1982–83 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  4. "1982-83 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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