1991–92 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1991–92 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 25th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings finishing second in the Smythe Division with a record of 35–31–14. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers in six games.

1991–92 Los Angeles Kings
Division2nd Smythe
Conference4th Campbell
1991–92 record35–31–14
Home record20–11–9
Road record15–20–5
Goals for287
Goals against296
Team information
General managerRogatien Vachon
CoachTom Webster
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Alternate captainsLarry Robinson
Dave Taylor
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Team leaders
GoalsLuc Robitaille (44)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (90)
PointsWayne Gretzky (121)
Penalty minutesMarty McSorley (268)
Plus/minusJari Kurri (+24)
WinsKelly Hrudey (26)
Goals against averageKelly Hrudey (3.37)

Offseason

In the Entry Draft, the Kings first pick, in the second round, was used to choose Guy Leveque from the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League. Their first-round pick had been dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Pre-Season
Main article: 1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas

On September 27, 1991, the Kings played the New York Rangers in the first ever outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Caesars Palace. This was also the first NHL game in Las Vegas since 1968. The crowd on hand was 13,000 with the Kings beating the Rangers 5 to 2.

Regular season

Season standings
Smythe Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Vancouver Canucks8042261228525096
2 Los Angeles Kings8035311428725084
3 Edmonton Oilers8036341029529782
4 Winnipeg Jets8033321525124481
5 Calgary Flames8031371229630574
6 San Jose Sharks801758521935939
Campbell Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Detroit Red WingsNRS8043251232025698
2Vancouver CanucksSMY8042261228525096
3Chicago BlackhawksNRS8036291525723687
4Los Angeles KingsSMY8035311428729684
5St. Louis BluesNRS8036331127926683
6Edmonton OilersSMY8036341029529782
7Winnipeg JetsSMY8033321525124481
8Calgary FlamesSMY8031371229630574
9Minnesota North StarsNRS803242624627870
10Toronto Maple LeafsNRS803043723429467
11San Jose SharksSMY801758521935939

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 4, 19916–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)1–0–0
2TOctober 6, 19912–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)1–0–1
3WOctober 8, 19916–3Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)2–0–1
4LOctober 10, 19911–7Calgary Flames (1991–92)2–1–1
5TOctober 12, 19913–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1991–92)2–1–2
6WOctober 16, 19918–5San Jose Sharks (1991–92)3–1–2
7WOctober 19, 19915–2Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)4–1–2
8LOctober 22, 19912–5@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)4–2–2
9LOctober 23, 19912–7@ New York Rangers (1991–92)4–3–2
10WOctober 26, 19914–2@ New York Islanders (1991–92)5–3–2
11WOctober 28, 19914–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)6–3–2
12TOctober 30, 19914–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)6–3–3
13WOctober 31, 19914–2@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)7–3–3
14WNovember 2, 19915–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)8–3–3
15LNovember 7, 19913–4Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)8–4–3
16TNovember 9, 19914–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1991–92)8–4–4
17LNovember 11, 19912–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)8–5–4
18LNovember 12, 19912–8@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)8–6–4
19TNovember 14, 19912–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1991–92)8–6–5
20LNovember 16, 19913–5Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)8–7–5
21WNovember 19, 19913–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)9–7–5
22WNovember 21, 19916–1New York Rangers (1991–92)10–7–5
23WNovember 23, 19916–4San Jose Sharks (1991–92)11–7–5
24TNovember 26, 19914–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)11–7–6
25LNovember 28, 19913–5@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)11–8–6
26LNovember 30, 19911–4New Jersey Devils (1991–92)11–9–6
27LDecember 3, 19912–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)11–10–6
28LDecember 5, 19912–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)11–11–6
29LDecember 7, 19915–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)11–12–6
30WDecember 12, 19912–1Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)12–12–6
31TDecember 14, 19914–4 OTVancouver Canucks (1991–92)12–12–7
32LDecember 17, 19911–2Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)12–13–7
33LDecember 21, 19912–5Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)12–14–7
34WDecember 26, 19915–3San Jose Sharks (1991–92)13–14–7
35WDecember 28, 19919–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)14–14–7
36LDecember 29, 19912–6@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)14–15–7
37LDecember 31, 19913–5Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)14–16–7
38WJanuary 2, 19925–3Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)15–16–7
39WJanuary 4, 19927–3Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)16–16–7
40WJanuary 7, 19925–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)17–16–7
41LJanuary 9, 19922–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)17–17–7
42LJanuary 10, 19924–7@ Washington Capitals (1991–92)17–18–7
43LJanuary 12, 19922–5@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)17–19–7
44TJanuary 14, 19923–3 OTSan Jose Sharks (1991–92)17–19–8
45TJanuary 16, 19922–2 OTWashington Capitals (1991–92)17–19–9
46TJanuary 22, 19923–3 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)17–19–10
47WJanuary 23, 19926–5@ St. Louis Blues (1991–92)18–19–10
48WJanuary 25, 19924–3Calgary Flames (1991–92)19–19–10
49TJanuary 28, 19923–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (1991–92)19–19–11
50LJanuary 30, 19921–4New York Rangers (1991–92)19–20–11
51WFebruary 1, 19922–0Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)20–20–11
52LFebruary 4, 19921–2New York Islanders (1991–92)20–21–11
53TFebruary 6, 19925–5 OTHartford Whalers (1991–92)20–21–12
54WFebruary 8, 19924–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)21–21–12
55WFebruary 9, 19925–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)22–21–12
56LFebruary 11, 19922–3@ St. Louis Blues (1991–92)22–22–12
57TFebruary 13, 19922–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)22–22–13
58WFebruary 15, 19926–3Washington Capitals (1991–92)23–22–13
59WFebruary 17, 19926–3Boston Bruins (1991–92)24–22–13
60LFebruary 19, 19923–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)24–23–13
61LFebruary 21, 19927–9@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)24–24–13
62WFebruary 23, 19924–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)25–24–13
63WFebruary 25, 19924–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)26–24–13
64WFebruary 27, 19924–2Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)27–24–13
65WFebruary 29, 19925–3Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)28–24–13
66WMarch 3, 19924–1Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)29–24–13
67WMarch 4, 19924–3@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)30–24–13
68WMarch 7, 19925–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)31–24–13
69WMarch 9, 19924–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)32–24–13
70LMarch 11, 19920–4@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)32–25–13
71LMarch 14, 19922–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)32–26–13
72LMarch 15, 19921–5@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)32–27–13
73WMarch 17, 19925–4Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)33–27–13
74LMarch 19, 19922–8Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)33–28–13
75WMarch 21, 19925–2Calgary Flames (1991–92)34–28–13
76LMarch 26, 19922–7@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)34–29–13
77LMarch 27, 19924–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)34–30–13
78TMarch 29, 19922–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)34–30–14
79WApril 12, 19926–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)35–30–14
80LApril 14, 19922–3Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)35–31–14

Playoffs

The Kings lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Edmonton Oilers, four games to two.

Edmonton won series 4–2

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky74319012134
Luc Robitaille80446310795
Tony Granato80392968187
Jari Kurri7323376024
Mike Donnelly8029164520
Bob Kudelski8022214342
Corey Millen4620214144
Tomas Sandstrom4917223970
Dave Taylor7710192963
John McIntyre7351924100
Jay Miller674711249
Kyosti Karjalainen2818912
Randy Gilhen3336914
Scott Bjugstad2224610
Sylvain Couturier143142
Jim Thomson45123162
Francois Breault610130
Ilkka Sinisalo30112
Shawn McCosh40004
Sean Whyte30000

Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G= Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Brian Benning532303299
Marty McSorley7172229268
Charlie Huddy564192343
Rob Blake5771320102
Peter Ahola7171219101
Larry Robinson563101337
Tim Watters3707792
Darryl Sydor1815622
Paul Coffey1014525
Brent Thompson2705589
Jeff Chychrun2603376
Rene Chapdelaine1601110
Rod Buskas500011

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Kelly Hrudey6026171313.37
Daniel Berthiaume19710104.04
Steve Weeks713004.05
David Goverde211004.50

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
242Guy Leveque CanadaCornwall Royals (OHL)
479Keith Redmond CanadaBowling Green University (CCHA)
481Alexei Zhitnik Soviet UnionSokil Kyiv (USSR)
5108Pauli Jaks  SwitzerlandHC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
6130Brett Seguin United StatesOttawa 67's (OHL)
7152Kelly Fairchild United StatesGrand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
9196Craig Brown CanadaWestern Michigan University (CCHA)
10218Mattias Olsson SwedenFarjestad BK (Sweden)
11240Andre Boulianne CanadaLongueuil College Francais (QPJHL)
12262Michael Gaul CanadaSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)
S26Brendan Creagh United StatesUniversity of Vermont (Hockey East)

See also

References
  1. "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. "1991-1992 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
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