1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 23rd season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings compile a record of 34-39-7 for 75 points, good enough for fourth place in the Smythe Division. They defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames in the first round of the playoffs before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in the second round. For the Kings, this was the second consecutive year that they eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round of the playoffs, only to be swept in the following round by the eventual Cup champions. In both years, they involved both teams from the province of Alberta.

1989–90 Los Angeles Kings
Division4th Smythe
Conference8th Campbell
1989–90 record34–39–7
Home record21–16–3
Road record13–23–4
Goals for338
Goals against337
Team information
General managerRogatien Vachon
CoachTom Webster
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Alternate captainsLarry Robinson
Dave Taylor
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Team leaders
GoalsLuc Robitaille (52)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (102)
PointsWayne Gretzky (142)
Penalty minutesMarty McSorley (322)
Plus/minusTim Watters (+23)
WinsKelly Hrudey (22)
Goals against averageRon Scott (3.67)

This season saw the Kings' captain, Wayne Gretzky, become the all-time leading scorer in NHL history (see below for more details). Gretzky also led the league in scoring for the year, winning the Art Ross Trophy.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
239Brent Thompson CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
481Jim Maher United StatesUniversity of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA)
5102Eric Richard CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
5103Tom Newman United StatesBlaine High School (USHS-MN)
6123Daniel Rydmark SwedenFarjestad BK (Sweden)
7144Ted Kramer United StatesUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
8165Sean Whyte CanadaGuelph Platers (OHL)
9182Jim Giacin United StatesCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
9186Martin Maskarinec CzechoslovakiaSparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
10207Jim Hiller CanadaMelville Millionaires (SJHL)
11228Steve Jaques CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
12249Kevin Sneddon CanadaHarvard University (ECAC)
S23Carl Repp CanadaUniversity of British Columbia (CWUAA)

Regular season

Mario Gosselin was the first goaltender in NHL history to lose a game without giving up a goal.[1] Gosselin filled in for Kelly Hrudey and the Kings would give up an empty net goal. The result was a 7-6 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

On Wednesday, October 25, 1989, the Kings were shut out at home 5-0 by the Calgary Flames. It was the first time the team had been shut out in a regular-season game since Wednesday, March 12, 1986, when they lost at home 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to the loss against the Flames, the Kings had scored at least one goal in 261 consecutive regular-season games.[2][3][4][5][6]

Wayne Gretzky's scoring record

On October 15, 1989, playing in only his 780th career game, Wayne Gretzky became the all-time leading scorer in NHL history, breaking the record of 1,850 career points set by his idol, Gordie Howe. Gretzky set the new record on a game-tying goal against Bill Ranford in the final minute of a contest against his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, in Edmonton. Afterwards, Howe was on hand to congratulate Gretzky on his accomplishment. The Kings went on to win the game in overtime.

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames8042231534826599
Edmonton Oilers8038281431528390
Winnipeg Jets8037321129829085
Los Angeles Kings803439733833775
Vancouver Canucks8025411424530664

[7]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.

Campbell Conference[8]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Calgary FlamesSMY8042231534826599
2Edmonton OilersSMY8038281431528390
3Chicago BlackhawksNRS804133631629488
4Winnipeg JetsSMY8037321129829085
5St. Louis BluesNRS803734929527983
6Toronto Maple LeafsNRS803838433735880
7Minnesota North StarsNRS803640428429176
8Los Angeles KingsSMY803439733833775
9Detroit Red WingsNRS8028381428832370
10Vancouver CanucksSMY8025411424530664

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 19894–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)1–0–0
2LOctober 7, 19895–6Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)1–1–0
3WOctober 8, 19895–0Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)2–1–0
4LOctober 11, 19894–7New York Islanders (1989–90)2–2–0
5WOctober 13, 19896–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)3–2–0
6WOctober 15, 19895–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)4–2–0
7LOctober 17, 19892–3Boston Bruins (1989–90)4–3–0
8WOctober 21, 19896–4@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)5–3–0
9LOctober 22, 19894–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)5–4–0
10LOctober 25, 19890–5Calgary Flames (1989–90)5–5–0
11WOctober 27, 19893–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)6–5–0
12LOctober 29, 19891–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)6–6–0
13WOctober 31, 19898–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)7–6–0
14LNovember 2, 19894–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)7–7–0
15LNovember 4, 19893–6@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)7–8–0
16LNovember 5, 19893–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)7–9–0
17LNovember 8, 19894–5Calgary Flames (1989–90)7–10–0
18WNovember 11, 19895–4Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)8–10–0
19WNovember 14, 19898–6@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)9–10–0
20TNovember 15, 19892–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)9–10–1
21WNovember 18, 19895–3Washington Capitals (1989–90)10–10–1
22WNovember 22, 19896–3Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)11–10–1
23WNovember 25, 19897–4Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)12–10–1
24TNovember 26, 19893–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)12–10–2
25LNovember 30, 19896–7Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)12–11–2
26WDecember 2, 19896–0New York Rangers (1989–90)13–11–2
27WDecember 6, 19895–4 OTVancouver Canucks (1989–90)14–11–2
28LDecember 8, 19894–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)14–12–2
29WDecember 10, 19898–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)15–12–2
30TDecember 11, 19892–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)15–12–3
31WDecember 13, 19895–2@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)16–12–3
32LDecember 15, 19895–7@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)16–13–3
33LDecember 16, 19892–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)16–14–3
34WDecember 19, 19899–5Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)17–14–3
35WDecember 21, 19896–1Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)18–14–3
36WDecember 23, 19894–1Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)19–14–3
37TDecember 27, 19895–5 OTCalgary Flames (1989–90)19–14–4
38LDecember 30, 19893–6Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)19–15–4
39WJanuary 1, 19907–4@ Washington Capitals (1989–90)20–15–4
40LJanuary 2, 19903–5@ New York Islanders (1989–90)20–16–4
41LJanuary 4, 19902–4@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)20–17–4
42LJanuary 6, 19904–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)20–18–4
43LJanuary 9, 19903–4St. Louis Blues (1989–90)20–19–4
44TJanuary 11, 19903–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1989–90)20–19–5
45LJanuary 13, 19903–6Hartford Whalers (1989–90)20–20–5
46LJanuary 16, 19902–4Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)20–21–5
47WJanuary 18, 19909–4Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)21–21–5
48TJanuary 23, 19903–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)21–21–6
49LJanuary 25, 19906–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)21–22–6
50LJanuary 27, 19901–3New York Rangers (1989–90)21–23–6
51WJanuary 30, 19905–2New Jersey Devils (1989–90)22–23–6
52LFebruary 1, 19904–7Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)22–24–6
53WFebruary 3, 19904–3Calgary Flames (1989–90)23–24–6
54WFebruary 6, 19905–3@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)24–24–6
55LFebruary 8, 19901–5Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)24–25–6
56LFebruary 10, 19906–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)24–26–6
57LFebruary 12, 19903–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)24–27–6
58LFebruary 14, 19905–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)24–28–6
59LFebruary 15, 19903–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)24–29–6
60WFebruary 17, 19907–1Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)25–29–6
61WFebruary 19, 19903–2Washington Capitals (1989–90)26–29–6
62WFebruary 21, 19904–2Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)27–29–6
63LFebruary 24, 19904–6Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)27–30–6
64WFebruary 28, 19904–2Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)28–30–6
65LMarch 2, 19903–9@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)28–31–6
66LMarch 4, 19902–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)28–32–6
67LMarch 5, 19900–5@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)28–33–6
68LMarch 7, 19902–5Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)28–34–6
69WMarch 10, 19908–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)29–34–6
70WMarch 12, 19906–2@ New York Rangers (1989–90)30–34–6
71WMarch 14, 19906–5 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)31–34–6
72WMarch 17, 19905–4@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)32–34–6
73LMarch 18, 19904–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)32–35–6
74LMarch 20, 19902–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)32–36–6
75WMarch 22, 19903–1New York Islanders (1989–90)33–36–6
76WMarch 24, 19909–3St. Louis Blues (1989–90)34–36–6
77TMarch 27, 19904–4 OTWinnipeg Jets (1989–90)34–36–7
78LMarch 29, 19900–1Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)34–37–7
79LMarch 31, 19903–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)34–38–7
80LApril 1, 19904–8@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)34–39–7

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Wayne GretzkyC73401021424281044
Luc RobitailleLW8052491013882007
Bernie NichollsC4727487566-6801
John TonelliLW7331376862-81504
Steve DuchesneD7920426236-3601
Steve KasperC77172845274114
Mike KrushelnyskiLW/C63162541507222
Dave TaylorRW581526419617201
Larry RobinsonD6473239347101
Bob KudelskiRW6223133649-7223
Marty McSorleyD751521363222210
Tomas SandstromRW2813203328-1110
Todd ElikC48102333414100
Brian BenningD48518231041300
Mikko MakelaRW457142116-4000
Keith CrowderRW5541317932001
Mike AllisonLW552111378-6001
Jay MillerLW6810212224-6001
Tony GranatoRW19561145-2100
Tim WattersD62110119223000
Petr PrajslerD34371047-9100
Tom LaidlawD57189424000
Barry BeckD52178533000
Hubie McDonoughC22347104001
Craig DuncansonLW1032591000
Chris KontosLW/C622443000
Mikael LindholmC1822422000
Bob HalkidisD20044564000
Scott BjugstadRW1112322001
Jim FoxRW111120-1001
Ken BaumgartnerLW1210128-10000
Rob BlakeD400040000
Mario GosselinG2600000000
Kelly HrudeyG52000180000
Ron ScottG1200020000
Robb StauberG200000000
Gord WalkerRW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey286052222161944.07215321338.873
Mario Gosselin1226267111793.870587508.865
Ron Scott65412560403.670321281.875
Robb Stauber832010117.9504332.744
Team:482380343973244.03224832159.870
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Todd ElikC103912101100
Steve DuchesneD1029116-2100
Luc RobitailleLW10551012-5101
Wayne GretzkyC737100-4100
Tony GranatoRW1054912-2212
Tomas SandstromRW1054919-5000
Dave TaylorRW644822200
Larry RobinsonD10235102000
Rob BlakeD81344-4100
Mike KrushelnyskiLW/C10134120001
Marty McSorleyD1013418-8100
Bob KudelskiRW81232-5000
John TonelliLW101236-6000
Steve KasperC101122-4000
Jay MillerLW1011210-6000
Brian BenningD702210-9000
Mike AllisonLW41012-2010
Keith CrowderRW71019-1000
Chris KontosLW/C51010-6010
Bob HalkidisD80118-7000
Kelly HrudeyG901100000
Scott BjugstadRW20002-1000
Mario GosselinG300000000
Mikko MakelaRW100000000
Petr PrajslerD30000-1000
Ron ScottG100000000
Tim WattersD400064000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey539944394.340265226.853
Mario Gosselin6330232.8602320.870
Ron Scott3210047.500106.600
Team:6341046464.350298252.846

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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;

Playoffs

Round 1: (S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles won series 4–2

Round 2: (S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings
Edmonton won series 4–0

Awards and honors
  • Wayne Gretzky, Runner Up, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy[10]

References
  1. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.16, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1986_games.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1987_games.html
  4. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1988_games.html
  5. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1989_games.html
  6. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1990_games.html
  7. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  8. "1989-1990 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  9. "1989-90 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  10. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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