1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 17th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings miss the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Smythe Division. It was the last season of the Triple Crown line of Marcel Dionne, Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor as Simmer would be traded before the next season. All three would be named to the NHL All-Star game.

1983–84 Los Angeles Kings
Division5th Smythe
1983–84 record23–44–13
Goals for309
Goals against376
Team information
General managerGeorge Maguire (Oct-Jan)
Rogatien Vachon (Jan-Apr)
CoachDon Perry
CaptainTerry Ruskowski
Alternate captainsNone

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers8057185446314119
Calgary Flames8034321431131482
Vancouver Canucks803239930632873
Winnipeg Jets8031381134037473
Los Angeles Kings8023441330937659

[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 5, 19833–3 OTMinnesota North Stars (1983–84)0–0–1
2LOctober 8, 19833–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)0–1–1
3LOctober 10, 19831–2@ New York Rangers (1983–84)0–2–1
4LOctober 11, 19832–5@ New York Islanders (1983–84)0–3–1
5LOctober 13, 19834–7@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)0–4–1
6TOctober 15, 19833–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1983–84)0–4–2
7WOctober 20, 19837–2Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)1–4–2
8WOctober 22, 19838–3New Jersey Devils (1983–84)2–4–2
9LOctober 25, 19835–8Hartford Whalers (1983–84)2–5–2
10TOctober 28, 19833–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)2–5–3
11TOctober 29, 19835–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)2–5–4
12LNovember 1, 19834–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)2–6–4
13WNovember 3, 19836–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)3–6–4
14LNovember 5, 19831–2@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)3–7–4
15LNovember 6, 19833–7@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)3–8–4
16TNovember 8, 19835–5 OTSt. Louis Blues (1983–84)3–8–5
17WNovember 10, 19836–2St. Louis Blues (1983–84)4–8–5
18WNovember 12, 19836–4Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)5–8–5
19WNovember 16, 19835–2Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)6–8–5
20WNovember 18, 19835–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)7–8–5
21LNovember 20, 19833–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)7–9–5
22LNovember 21, 19834–7@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)7–10–5
23LNovember 23, 19833–7Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)7–11–5
24LNovember 26, 19831–4Calgary Flames (1983–84)7–12–5
25LNovember 29, 19835–6Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)7–13–5
26LDecember 1, 19835–6 OTWinnipeg Jets (1983–84)7–14–5
27LDecember 3, 19833–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)7–15–5
28LDecember 4, 19835–7@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)7–16–5
29TDecember 7, 19834–4 OTNew York Islanders (1983–84)7–16–6
30LDecember 10, 19834–6Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)7–17–6
31WDecember 13, 19837–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)8–17–6
32WDecember 14, 19836–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)9–17–6
33WDecember 17, 19836–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)10–17–6
34LDecember 18, 19830–5@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)10–18–6
35WDecember 21, 19837–4Calgary Flames (1983–84)11–18–6
36WDecember 26, 19835–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)12–18–6
37LDecember 28, 19835–6 OTNew York Islanders (1983–84)12–19–6
38WDecember 30, 19839–3@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)13–19–6
39LDecember 31, 19833–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)13–20–6
40LJanuary 3, 19843–4Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)13–21–6
41TJanuary 4, 19843–3 OTVancouver Canucks (1983–84)13–21–7
42WJanuary 7, 19847–1Calgary Flames (1983–84)14–21–7
43LJanuary 11, 19842–4Washington Capitals (1983–84)14–22–7
44TJanuary 13, 19847–7 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)14–22–8
45TJanuary 15, 19844–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)14–22–9
46LJanuary 16, 19843–9@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)14–23–9
47LJanuary 18, 19840–4Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)14–24–9
48LJanuary 20, 19845–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)14–25–9
49LJanuary 21, 19843–6Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)14–26–9
50LJanuary 25, 19842–5Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)14–27–9
51TJanuary 27, 19842–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)14–27–10
52WJanuary 28, 19844–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)15–27–10
53WFebruary 2, 19844–2Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)16–27–10
54TFebruary 5, 19843–3 OTNew York Rangers (1983–84)16–27–11
55WFebruary 8, 19841–0Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)17–27–11
56TFebruary 11, 19846–6 OTNew York Rangers (1983–84)17–27–12
57LFebruary 13, 19843–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)17–28–12
58LFebruary 14, 19844–6@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)17–29–12
59LFebruary 16, 19842–4Washington Capitals (1983–84)17–30–12
60WFebruary 18, 19845–3Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)18–30–12
61WFebruary 20, 19843–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)19–30–12
62LFebruary 22, 19843–6Boston Bruins (1983–84)19–31–12
63LFebruary 24, 19843–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)19–32–12
64LFebruary 26, 19842–5Calgary Flames (1983–84)19–33–12
65LFebruary 28, 19841–9@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)19–34–12
66LMarch 1, 19843–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)19–35–12
67LMarch 3, 19843–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)19–36–12
68LMarch 4, 19843–5@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)19–37–12
69LMarch 6, 19843–7Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)19–38–12
70LMarch 8, 19841–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)19–39–12
71LMarch 9, 19843–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)19–40–12
72WMarch 11, 19844–3Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)20–40–12
73WMarch 14, 19847–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)21–40–12
74LMarch 16, 19844–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)21–41–12
75LMarch 17, 19841–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)21–42–12
76LMarch 20, 19841–3Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)21–43–12
77WMarch 24, 19849–7Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)22–43–12
78TMarch 27, 19843–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1983–84)22–43–13
79WMarch 29, 19846–3@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)23–43–13
80LMarch 31, 19843–4Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)23–44–13

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bernie NichollsC7841549583-21842
Charlie SimmerLW794448927871314
Marcel DionneC663953922881302
Jim FoxRW8030427226-121005
Dave TaylorRW6320496991-3602
Brian MacLellanLW7225295445-21311
Mark HardyD7984149122-30501
Doug SmithC7216203628-33600
Mike McEwenD4710243414-12700
Anders HakanssonLW8015173241-7013
Terry RuskowskiC777253289-24021
Brian EngblomD742272959-9200
Wes JarvisC619132236-7110
John Paul KellyLW727142173-34000
Jay WellsD6931821141-10000
Russ AndersonD7051217126-30001
Ken HoustonRW33881611-3000
Steve ChristoffC58871513-19001
Marc ChorneyD71391258-24000
Kevin LaValleeLW193362-5000
Billy HarrisRW212466-3000
Dean KennedyD3715650-5000
Larry MurphyD60330-4000
Fred BarrettD152028-2000
Marco BaronG21022100000
Bob LaForestRW51012-3100
Mike BlakeG2901160000
Daryl EvansLW401101000
Mike HeidtD60117-1000
Dan BrennanLW20000-1000
Warren HolmesC30000-3000
Dean JenkinsRW50002-1000
Gary LaskoskiG1300000000
Mario LessardG600000000
Markus MattssonG1900000000
Bill O'DwyerC500001000
Phil SykesLW30002-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Mike Blake16342991151184.330
Markus Mattsson110119782794.311
Gary Laskoski66513471554.960
Marco Baron1211213144874.310
Mario Lessard2666041265.860
Team:4877802344133654.491
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO

[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 1983 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
347Bruce Shoebottom CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
467Guy Benoit CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
587Bob LaForest CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
5100Garry Galley CanadaBowling Green University (CCHA)
6107Dave Lundmark United StatesVirginia High School (USHS-MN)
6108Kevin Stevens United StatesSilver Lake High School (USHS-MA)
7127Tim Burgess CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
8147Ken Hammond CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
9167Bruce Fishback United StatesWhite Bear Lake High School (USHS-MN)
10187Thomas Ahlen SwedenSkelleftea AIK (Sweden)
11207Jan Blaha CzechoslovakiaCeske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
12227Chad Johnson United StatesRoseau High School (USHS-MN)

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. "1983-84 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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