1995–96 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1995–96 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 29th season in the National Hockey League. It involved Wayne Gretzky being traded to the St. Louis Blues.

1995–96 Los Angeles Kings
Division6th Pacific
Conference12th Western
1995–96 record24–40–18
Home record16–16–9
Road record8–24–9
Goals for256
Goals against302
Team information
General managerSam McMaster
CoachLarry Robinson
CaptainWayne Gretzky (Oct-Feb)
Rob Blake (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captainsRob Blake (Oct-Feb)
Jari Kurri (Feb-Apr)
Rick Tocchet
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Team leaders
GoalsDmitri Khristich (27)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (66)
PointsWayne Gretzky (81)
Penalty minutesMarty McSorley (148)
Plus/minusKevin Todd (+6)
WinsByron Dafoe (14)
Goals against averageJamie Storr (2.75)

Offseason

NHL Draft

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
13Aki Berg FinlandTPS (Finland)
233Donald MacLean CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
250Pavel Rosa Czech RepublicHC Litvinov (Czech Republic)
359Vladimir Tsyplakov BelarusFort Wayne Komets (IHL)
5118Jason Morgan CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6137Igor Melyakov RussiaTorpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
7157Benoit Larose CanadaSherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
7163Juha Vuorivirta FinlandTappara (Finland)
9215Brian Stewart CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

Wayne Gretzky trade
  • February 27, 1996: Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the St. Louis Blues for Patrice Tardif, Craig Johnson, Roman Vopat, 1st round pick in the 1997 draft and a 5th round pick in the 1996 draft.[1]

Regular season

Final standings
Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19954–2Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)1–0–0
2WOctober 10, 19956–5 OTChicago Blackhawks (1995–96)2–0–0
3TOctober 12, 19957–7 OTVancouver Canucks (1995–96)2–0–1
4TOctober 15, 19953–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)2–0–2
5TOctober 18, 19951–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)2–0–3
6WOctober 20, 19957–4@ Washington Capitals (1995–96)3–0–3
7WOctober 21, 19953–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)4–0–3
8LOctober 23, 19953–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)4–1–3
9LOctober 26, 19954–5@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)4–2–3
10TOctober 28, 19952–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)4–2–4
11LOctober 31, 19951–2Calgary Flames (1995–96)4–3–4
12WNovember 2, 19955–3New York Rangers (1995–96)5–3–4
13LNovember 4, 19952–4New Jersey Devils (1995–96)5–4–4
14WNovember 7, 19951–0@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)6–4–4
15TNovember 8, 19953–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)6–4–5
16WNovember 11, 19953–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)7–4–5
17WNovember 13, 19954–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)8–4–5
18LNovember 14, 19955–6Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)8–5–5
19WNovember 16, 19959–2New York Islanders (1995–96)9–5–5
20WNovember 18, 19953–2Florida Panthers (1995–96)10–5–5
21LNovember 21, 19952–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)10–6–5
22LNovember 22, 19952–5@ New York Islanders (1995–96)10–7–5
23LNovember 24, 19951–2@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)10–8–5
24LNovember 26, 19951–5@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)10–9–5
25LNovember 27, 19950–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)10–10–5
26WNovember 30, 19953–2Washington Capitals (1995–96)11–10–5
27TDecember 2, 19952–2 OTDallas Stars (1995–96)11–10–6
28WDecember 6, 19956–3Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)12–10–6
29LDecember 9, 19951–2St. Louis Blues (1995–96)12–11–6
30LDecember 11, 19952–6@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)12–12–6
31WDecember 13, 19956–2Ottawa Senators (1995–96)13–12–6
32LDecember 16, 19953–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)13–13–6
33TDecember 20, 19952–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1995–96)13–13–7
34LDecember 22, 19953–4@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)13–14–7
35TDecember 23, 19952–2 OTColorado Avalanche (1995–96)13–14–8
36WDecember 27, 19957–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)14–14–8
37LDecember 29, 19954–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)14–15–8
38TDecember 31, 19952–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)14–15–9
39LJanuary 3, 19964–5Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)14–16–9
40WJanuary 5, 19965–2@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)15–16–9
41WJanuary 6, 19967–5San Jose Sharks (1995–96)16–16–9
42TJanuary 8, 19964–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)16–16–10
43LJanuary 10, 19964–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)16–17–10
44LJanuary 12, 19962–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)16–18–10
45LJanuary 14, 19962–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)16–19–10
46TJanuary 16, 19965–5 OTCalgary Flames (1995–96)16–19–11
47LJanuary 22, 19961–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)16–20–11
48LJanuary 23, 19961–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)16–21–11
49LJanuary 25, 19962–8@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)16–22–11
50WJanuary 27, 19965–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)17–22–11
51LJanuary 31, 19964–6Hartford Whalers (1995–96)17–23–11
52TFebruary 1, 19966–6 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)17–23–12
53LFebruary 3, 19961–2@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)17–24–12
54LFebruary 6, 19962–5Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)17–25–12
55WFebruary 8, 19964–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)18–25–12
56LFebruary 10, 19961–6San Jose Sharks (1995–96)18–26–12
57LFebruary 13, 19964–9@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)18–27–12
58TFebruary 14, 19962–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)18–27–13
59LFebruary 17, 19961–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)18–28–13
60TFebruary 19, 19963–3 OTBoston Bruins (1995–96)18–28–14
61LFebruary 21, 19962–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)18–29–14
62LFebruary 23, 19962–6@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)18–30–14
63TFebruary 24, 19962–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)18–30–15
64LFebruary 26, 19963–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)18–31–15
65LFebruary 28, 19961–5Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)18–32–15
66WMarch 2, 19965–4Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)19–32–15
67WMarch 6, 19963–2Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)20–32–15
68WMarch 8, 19964–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)21–32–15
69LMarch 10, 19962–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)21–33–15
70LMarch 13, 19962–6Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)21–34–15
71LMarch 16, 19962–5Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)21–35–15
72LMarch 18, 19961–3St. Louis Blues (1995–96)21–36–15
73LMarch 20, 19962–5Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)21–37–15
74TMarch 23, 19964–4 OTDallas Stars (1995–96)21–37–16
75LMarch 25, 19961–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)21–38–16
76TMarch 27, 19963–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)21–38–17
77WMarch 29, 19964–3@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)22–38–17
78TApril 3, 19962–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1995–96)22–38–18
79LApril 6, 19962–4Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)22–39–18
80WApril 10, 19966–2San Jose Sharks (1995–96)23–39–18
81LApril 12, 19963–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)23–40–18
82WApril 14, 19965–4 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)24–40–18

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky6215668132
Dmitri Khristich7627376444
Vitali Yachmenev8019345316
Yanic Perreault7825244916
Kevin Todd7416274338
Jari Kurri5717234037
Rick Tocchet44132336117
Tony Granato4917183546
Eric Lacroix72161632110
Marty McSorley59102131148
Philippe Boucher537162331
Robert Lang686162210
John Druce649122114
John Slaney316111710
Gary Shuchuk334101412
Kevin Stevens203101322
Darryl Sydor581111234
Rob Cowie46551032
Vladimir Tsyplakov2355104
Craig Johnson115496
Pat Conacher3552718
Sean O'Donnell71257127
Aki Berg5107729
Ray Ferraro1142610
Nathan LaFayette122466
Denis Tsygurov1815622
Steven Finn50325102
Barry Potomski33325104
Ian Laperriere1023515
Jan Vopat111454
Rob Blake61238
Shane Churla1112337
Steve Larouche71234
Jaroslav Modry90336
Patrice Tardif1511237
Kevin Brown71014
Troy Crowder1510142
Doug Zmolek1610122
Arto Blomsten20110
Mattias Norstrom1101118
Michel Petit901127
Ruslan Batyrshin20006
Dan Bylsma40000
Byron Dafoe470006
Kelly Hrudey360004
Matt Johnson10005
Jamie Storr50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Byron Dafoe266647142481723.8715391367.8881
Kelly Hrudey207736715101133.2612141101.9070
Jamie Storr2625310122.75147135.9180
Team:5005822440182973.5629002603.8981

[3]

Playoffs

For the third consecutive year, the Kings failed to make the playoffs.

References
  1. Wayne Gretzky's hockey statistics profile at hockeydb.com
  2. "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. "1995-96 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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