1992–93 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1992–93 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 26th season in the National Hockey League. The highlight of the season involved appearing in the Stanley Cup Finals. During their playoff run, the Los Angeles Kings played against Canadian teams all throughout the playoffs (Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens).

1992–93 Los Angeles Kings
Campbell Conference champions
Division3rd Smythe
Conference6th Campbell
1992–93 record39–35–10
Home record22–15–5
Road record17–20–5
Goals for338
Goals against340
Team information
General managerNick Beverley
CoachBarry Melrose
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Luc Robitaille (Oct-Jan)
Alternate captainsTony Granato (Oct-Jan)
Paul Coffey (Oct-Jan)
Luc Robitaille
Marty McSorley
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Average attendance15,833
Team leaders
GoalsLuc Robitaille (63)
AssistsLuc Robitaille (62)
PointsLuc Robitaille (125)
Penalty minutesMarty McSorley (399)
Plus/minusJari Kurri (+19)
WinsKelly Hrudey (18)
Goals against averageRobb Stauber (3.84)

Offseason

In the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, the Kings chose Justin Hocking with their first pick, 39th overall, in the second round.

Regular season

On Sunday, November 8, 1992, three Los Angeles Kings (Mike Donnelly, Jari Kurri and Luc Robitaille) scored a hat trick in an 11-4 win at San Jose.[1]

The Kings were the most penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded 529 times.[2]

Los Angeles finished with 2,855 shots on goal during the regular season, second only to the Boston Bruins.[3]

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Canucks8446299101346278
Calgary Flames8443301197322282
Los Angeles Kings8439351088338340
Winnipeg Jets844037787322320
Edmonton Oilers842650860242337
San Jose Sharks841171224218414

[4]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
1WOctober 6, 19925–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)1–0–0
2LOctober 8, 19923–5Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)1–1–0
3WOctober 10, 19926–3Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)2–1–0
4WOctober 13, 19922–1San Jose Sharks (1992–93)3–1–0
5WOctober 15, 19924–0Calgary Flames (1992–93)4–1–0
6WOctober 17, 19928–6Boston Bruins (1992–93)5–1–0
7LOctober 20, 19922–6@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)5–2–0
8LOctober 23, 19922–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)5–3–0
9TOctober 24, 19925–5 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)5–3–1
10WOctober 27, 19924–3@ New York Islanders (1992–93)6–3–1
11LOctober 29, 19923–8@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)6–4–1
12WOctober 31, 19927–1@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)7–4–1
13WNovember 5, 19925–2New Jersey Devils (1992–93)8–4–1
14WNovember 7, 19925–2Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)9–4–1
15WNovember 8, 199211–4@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)10–4–1
16TNovember 10, 19924–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)10–4–2
17WNovember 12, 19927–4Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)11–4–2
18WNovember 14, 19926–2Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)12–4–2
19LNovember 16, 19923–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)12–5–2
20LNovember 17, 19920–6@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)12–6–2
21WNovember 19, 19924–1Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)13–6–2
22WNovember 21, 19926–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)14–6–2
23WNovember 25, 19923–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)15–6–2
24WNovember 27, 19925–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)16–6–2
25LNovember 28, 19922–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)16–7–2
26WDecember 1, 19926–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)17–7–2
27WDecember 3, 19925–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)18–7–2
28WDecember 5, 19927–3Hartford Whalers (1992–93)19–7–2
29TDecember 8, 19925–5 OTMontreal Canadiens (1992–93)19–7–3
30LDecember 10, 19924–5Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)19–8–3
31WDecember 12, 19926–3St. Louis Blues (1992–93)20–8–3
32LDecember 15, 19922–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)20–9–3
33TDecember 18, 19925–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)20–9–4
34LDecember 19, 19923–5@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)20–10–4
35LDecember 22, 19922–6Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)20–11–4
36LDecember 26, 19922–7@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)20–12–4
37LDecember 29, 19922–10Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)20–13–4
38LDecember 31, 19920–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)20–14–4
39TJanuary 2, 19935–5 OTMontreal Canadiens (1992–93)20–14–5
40LJanuary 6, 19933–6Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)20–15–5
41LJanuary 8, 19933–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)20–16–5
42WJanuary 10, 19935–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)21–16–5
43WJanuary 12, 19933–2@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)22–16–5
44LJanuary 14, 19931–7@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)22–17–5
45LJanuary 16, 19932–5Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)22–18–5
46WJanuary 19, 19935–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)23–18–5
47LJanuary 21, 19934–5Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)23–19–5
48LJanuary 23, 19933–8New York Rangers (1992–93)23–20–5
49WJanuary 26, 19937–1San Jose Sharks (1992–93)24–20–5
50LJanuary 28, 19931–2Calgary Flames (1992–93)24–21–5
51TJanuary 30, 19932–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1992–93)24–21–6
52LFebruary 2, 19932–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)24–22–6
53LFebruary 3, 19932–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)24–23–6
54LFebruary 9, 19933–6Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)24–24–6
55TFebruary 11, 19936–6 OTDetroit Red Wings (1992–93)24–24–7
56LFebruary 13, 19933–10Washington Capitals (1992–93)24–25–7
57WFebruary 15, 19933–0Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)25–25–7
58WFebruary 17, 199310–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)26–25–7
59LFebruary 18, 19932–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)26–26–7
60LFebruary 20, 19933–7@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)26–27–7
61WFebruary 22, 19935–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)27–27–7
62LFebruary 25, 19930–3@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)27–28–7
63LFebruary 27, 19932–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)27–29–7
64WMarch 2, 19936–2Calgary Flames (1992–93)28–29–7
65WMarch 4, 19938–6Ottawa Senators (1992–93)29–29–7
66WMarch 6, 19936–1Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)30–29–7
67LMarch 9, 19933–4@ New York Rangers (1992–93)30–30–7
68LMarch 11, 19933–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)30–31–7
69WMarch 15, 19934–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)31–31–7
70WMarch 16, 19938–4Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)32–31–7
71WMarch 18, 19937–4New York Islanders (1992–93)33–31–7
72WMarch 20, 19933–2St. Louis Blues (1992–93)34–31–7
73LMarch 24, 19932–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)34–32–7
74WMarch 26, 19934–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)35–32–7
75TMarch 28, 19933–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)35–32–8
76WMarch 29, 19939–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)36–32–8
77TMarch 31, 19935–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)36–32–9
78WApril 1, 19933–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)37–32–9
79LApril 3, 19930–3Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)37–33–9
80TApril 6, 19933–3 OTCalgary Flames (1992–93)37–33–10
81WApril 8, 19932–1San Jose Sharks (1992–93)38–33–10
82WApril 10, 19933–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)39–33–10
83LApril 13, 19934–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)39–34–10
84LApril 15, 19936–8Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)39–35–10

Playoffs

Conference Finals

This exciting and very heated seven-game series has long been remembered by hockey fans. The Toronto Maple Leafs iced a highly competitive team for the first time in years and were hoping to break their 26—year Stanley Cup drought; they had not even been to the Final since their last Cup win in 1967. The Los Angeles Kings, led by captain Wayne Gretzky, also had high ambitions. During Game 1 (a dominating victory for the Leafs) Los Angeles blue-liner Marty McSorley delivered a serious open ice hit on Toronto's Doug Gilmour. Leafs captain Wendel Clark took exception to the hit and went after McSorley for striking their star player. Toronto coach Pat Burns tried scaling the bench to get at Los Angeles coach Barry Melrose because he thought he ordered the hit on Gilmour (McSorley later remarked in interviews that he received dozens of death threat messages on his hotel phone from angry fans). Toronto would take a 3–2 series lead after five games. Game 6 went back west to the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles; it too was not without controversy and was also decided on an overtime goal. During the 1992–93 season, there was a league-wide crackdown on high-sticking infractions, whether they were accidental or not. In Game 6, Gilmour was part of controversy once again. With the game tied at 4 in overtime, Wayne Gretzky accidentally clipped him in the face with the blade of his stick, while shooting a slap shot from the right face-off circle. Many thought that referee Kerry Fraser should have called a penalty on the play, but Gretzky was not penalized, and he went on to score the overtime goal moments later, evening the series at 3–3. He would score three goals in the deciding game to give Los Angeles a berth in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history and a win a playoff series against an Original Six team for the first time in franchise history as well. Gretzky has been quoted as saying that his performance in Game 7 was the best NHL game of his career.

  • May 17 - Los Angeles 1 Toronto 4
  • May 19 - Los Angeles 3 Toronto 2
  • May 21 - Toronto 2 Los Angeles 4
  • May 23 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 2
  • May 25 - Los Angeles 2 Toronto 3 (OT)
  • May 27 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 5 (OT)
  • May 29 - Los Angeles 5 Toronto 4

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–3

Stanley Cup Final

Los Angeles reached the finals for the first time in franchise history. For Montreal, however, it was their 34th Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history. The Canadiens had defeated the Quebec Nordiques, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Islanders to reach the finals. They had won seven overtime games throughout the playoff run before heading into the Finals. In game one, the Kings romped over the Canadiens by a score of 4-1, with Luc Robitaille scoring twice on the powerplay. However, game two was a different story. With Los Angeles leading 2-1 in the game, Marty McSorley was penalized for having an illegal stick, as Montreal stormed back to win 3-2 in overtime. Following this, the Kings never recovered as Montreal would go on to win the next three games; two in overtime and one in regulation to capture their record-breaking 24th Stanley Cup championship.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Los Angeles Kings

DateAwayScoreHomeScoreNotes
June 1Los Angeles4Montreal1
June 3Los Angeles2Montreal3(OT)
June 5Montreal4Los Angeles3(OT)
June 7Montreal3Los Angeles2(OT)
June 9Los Angeles1Montreal4

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1.

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
26 Peter Ahola D L 25 1991 Espoo, Finland
4 Rob Blake D R 23 1988 Simcoe, Ontario
24 Francis Breault RW L 26 1990 Acton Vale, Quebec
12 Jimmy Carson C R 24 1993 Southfield, Michigan
8 Rene Chapdelaine D R 26 1986 Weyburn, Saskatchewan
6 Jeff Chychrun D R 27 1992 LaSalle, Quebec
77 Paul Coffey D L 32 1992 Weston, Ontario
15 Pat Conacher C L 34 1992 Edmonton, Alberta
11 Mike Donnelly LW L 29 1990 Detroit, Michigan
26 Marc Fortier C R 27 1992 Windsor, Quebec
43 David Goverde G L 23 1990 Toronto, Ontario
21 Tony Granato RW R 28 1989 Downers Grove, Illinois
99 Wayne Gretzky (C) C L 32 1988 Brantford, Ontario
24 Mark Hardy D L 34 1992 Samedan, Switzerland
14 Jim Hiller RW R 24 1992 Port Alberni, British Columbia
32 Kelly Hrudey G L 32 1988 Edmonton, Alberta
22 Charlie Huddy D L 34 1991 Oshawa, Ontario
1 Rick Knickle G L 33 1992 Chatham, New Brunswick
37 Bob Kudelski RW R 29 1987 Springfield, Massachusetts
17 Jari Kurri RW R 33 1991 Helsinki, Finland
13 Robert Lang C R 22 1992 Teplice, Czechoslovakia
28 Guy Leveque C R 20 1991 Kingston, Ontario
29 Lonnie Loach LW L 25 1992 New Liskeard, Ontario
44 John McIntyre C L 24 1990 Ravenswood, Ontario
33 Marty McSorley D R 30 1988 Hamilton, Ontario
23 Corey Millen C R 29 1991 Cloquet, Minnesota
27 Marc Potvin RW R 26 1992 Ottawa, Ontario
20 Luc Robitaille LW L 27 1984 Montreal, Quebec
10 Warren Rychel LW L 26 1992 Tecumseh, Ontario
7 Tomas Sandstrom RW L 28 1989 Jakobstad, Finland
41 Brandy Semchuk RW R 21 1992 Calgary, Alberta
14 Gary Shuchuk RW R 26 1992 Edmonton, Alberta
35 Robb Stauber G L 25 1986 Duluth, Minnesota
25 Darryl Sydor D L 21 1990 Edmonton, Alberta
18 Dave Taylor RW R 37 1975 Levack, Ontario
3 Brent Thompson D L 22 1991 Calgary, Alberta
19 Jim Thomson RW R 27 1990 Edmonton, Alberta
5 Tim Watters D L 23 1988 Kamloops, British Columbia
9 Sean Whyte RW R 23 1989 Sudbury, Ontario
55 Darryl Williams LW L 25 1992 Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
2 Alexei Zhitnik D L 20 1991 Kiev, Soviet Union

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Luc RobitailleLW846362125100182428
Jari KurriRW8227608738191223
Tony GranatoRW81374582171-11426
Mike DonnellyLW842940694517812
Wayne GretzkyC4516496566021
Rob BlakeD76164359152181004
Paul CoffeyD5084957509200
Tomas SandstromRW392527525712803
Alexei ZhitnikD7812364880-3502
Marty McSorleyD811526413991330
Corey MillenC422316394216921
Darryl SydorD806232963-2001
Charlie HuddyD82225276416001
Lonnie LoachLW50101323273100
Jimmy CarsonC3412102214-2401
Pat ConacherLW81981720-16021
Dave TaylorRW486915491101
Warren RychelLW706713314-15001
Jim HillerRW406612900102
John McIntyreC4925780-13000
Bob KudelskiRW153368-3001
Gary ShuchukRW25246160000
Robert LangC110552-3000
Kelly HrudeyG50044100000
Brent ThompsonD3004476-4000
Guy LevequeC1221319-4000
Mark HardyD110334-4000
Peter AholaD81126-2000
Robb StauberG3102240000
Tim WattersD2202218-3000
Sean WhyteRW18022121000
Jeff ChychrunD1701123-3000
Marc PotvinRW2001161-10000
Francois BreaultRW40006-1000
Rene ChapdelaineD1300012-6000
Marc FortierC60005-2000
David GoverdeG200000000
Rick KnickleG1000020000
Brandy SemchukRW100020000
Jim ThomsonRW900056-1000
Darryl WilliamsLW2000100000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey271850182161753.86215521377.887
Robb Stauber17353115841113.840987876.888
Rick Knickle53210640353.950292257.880
David Goverde982020137.9605138.745
Team:5083843935103343.94228822548.884
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Wayne GretzkyC2415254046413
Tomas SandstromRW248172512-2202
Luc RobitailleLW249132228-13402
Jari KurriRW249817122220
Tony GranatoRW2461117503101
Mike DonnellyLW246713143000
Warren RychelLW236713394002
Alexei ZhitnikD24391226-4201
Darryl SydorD243811164200
Pat ConacherLW24641068000
Rob BlakeD234610463110
Marty McSorleyD24461060-2201
Jimmy CarsonC1854921200
Dave TaylorRW22358317020
Corey MillenC23246121000
Charlie HuddyD23145129000
Gary ShuchukRW1722412-6001
Mark HardyD15123307000
Tim WattersD2202230-3000
Kelly HrudeyG2000020000
Lonnie LoachLW100000000
Marc PotvinRW100000000
Robb StauberG400000000
Jim ThomsonRW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey1261201010743.520656582.887
Robb Stauber240431164.000157141.898
Team:1501241311903.600813723.889

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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

  • Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
  • Luc Robitaille, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
  • Luc Robitaille, Most Goals by a Left Wing in One Season (63) [7]

Draft picks

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
239Justin Hocking CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
363Sandy Allan CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
5111Jeff Shevalier CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
6135Rem Murray CanadaMichigan State University (CCHA)
9207Magnus Wernblom SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
10231Ryan Pisiak CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
11255Jukka Tiilikainen FinlandKiekko-Espoo (Finland)

See also

References

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199211080SJS.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/LAK/1993.html
  4. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-31.
  6. "1992-93 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  7. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.182, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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