1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season

1978–79 Los Angeles Kings
Division3rd Norris
Conference6th Wales
1978–79 record34–34–12
Home record20–13–7
Road record14–21–5
Goals for292
Goals against286
Team information
General managerGeorge Maguire
CoachBob Berry
CaptainMike Murphy
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaLos Angeles Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMarcel Dionne (59)
AssistsMarcel Dionne (71)
PointsMarcel Dionne (130)
Penalty minutesRandy Holt (202)
WinsMario Lessard (23)
Goals against averageMario Lessard (3.11)

The 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 12th season in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 80 52 17 11 337 204 115
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 36 31 13 281 279 85
80 34 34 12 292 286 80
Washington Capitals 80 24 41 15 273 338 63
Detroit Red Wings 80 23 41 16 252 295 62

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1978–79 regular season[3]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 11, 1978 2–4 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 0–1–0
2 W October 14, 1978 6–2 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 1–1–0
3 L October 18, 1978 2–3 Boston Bruins (1978–79) 1–2–0
4 W October 20, 1978 6–4 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 2–2–0
5 L October 22, 1978 4–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 2–3–0
6 L October 24, 1978 2–7 @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 2–4–0
7 W October 26, 1978 6–0 Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 3–4–0
8 W October 28, 1978 5–1 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 4–4–0
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
9 L November 1, 1978 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 4–5–0
10 L November 4, 1978 3–7 New York Rangers (1978–79) 4–6–0
11 L November 8, 1978 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 4–7–0
12 W November 11, 1978 8–1 Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 5–7–0
13 W November 12, 1978 4–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 6–7–0
14 W November 14, 1978 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 7–7–0
15 W November 16, 1978 6–3 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 8–7–0
16 L November 18, 1978 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 8–8–0
17 W November 20, 1978 4–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 9–8–0
18 T November 22, 1978 3–3 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 9–8–1
19 W November 25, 1978 4–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 10–8–1
20 L November 26, 1978 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 10–9–1
21 T November 29, 1978 5–5 New York Islanders (1978–79) 10–9–2
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
22 W December 2, 1978 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 11–9–2
23 W December 4, 1978 10–2 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 12–9–2
24 L December 6, 1978 0–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 12–10–2
25 T December 7, 1978 3–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 12–10–3
26 W December 9, 1978 5–1 Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 13–10–3
27 T December 12, 1978 5–5 @ New York Islanders (1978–79) 13–10–4
28 L December 13, 1978 7–8 @ New York Rangers (1978–79) 13–11–4
29 L December 16, 1978 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 13–12–4
30 T December 19, 1978 2–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 13–12–5
31 L December 21, 1978 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 13–13–5
32 L December 23, 1978 0–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 13–14–5
33 L December 27, 1978 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 13–15–5
34 T December 28, 1978 3–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 13–15–6
35 W December 30, 1978 4–0 Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 14–15–6
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
36 W January 1, 1979 5–3 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 15–15–6
37 L January 3, 1979 3–8 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 15–16–6
38 W January 4, 1979 5–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 16–16–6
39 W January 6, 1979 4–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 17–16–6
40 L January 7, 1979 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 17–17–6
41 L January 9, 1979 1–7 @ New York Islanders (1978–79) 17–18–6
42 L January 10, 1979 0–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 17–19–6
43 W January 13, 1979 7–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 18–19–6
44 W January 14, 1979 6–3 @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 19–19–6
45 L January 17, 1979 3–7 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 19–20–6
46 L January 20, 1979 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 19–21–6
47 W January 24, 1979 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 20–21–6
48 T January 25, 1979 6–6 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 20–21–7
49 L January 27, 1979 3–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 20–22–7
50 W January 28, 1979 5–3 @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 21–22–7
51 L January 30, 1979 1–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 21–23–7
52 L January 31, 1979 3–5 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 21–24–7
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
53 W February 3, 1979 4–2 New York Rangers (1978–79) 22–24–7
54 W February 4, 1979 4–1 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 23–24–7
55 W February 14, 1979 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 24–24–7
56 T February 15, 1979 2–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 24–24–8
57 L February 17, 1979 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 24–25–8
58 L February 19, 1979 3–8 New York Islanders (1978–79) 24–26–8
59 W February 21, 1979 3–1 Boston Bruins (1978–79) 25–26–8
60 L February 24, 1979 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 25–27–8
61 W February 26, 1979 2–0 Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 26–27–8
62 T February 28, 1979 3–3 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 26–27–9
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
63 W March 3, 1979 8–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 27–27–9
64 W March 4, 1979 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 28–27–9
65 W March 7, 1979 4–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 29–27–9
66 L March 8, 1979 4–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 29–28–9
67 L March 10, 1979 4–9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 29–29–9
68 L March 11, 1979 3–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 29–30–9
69 T March 14, 1979 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 29–30–10
70 W March 17, 1979 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 30–30–10
71 W March 20, 1979 4–3 Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 31–30–10
72 T March 22, 1979 3–3 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 31–30–11
73 L March 24, 1979 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 31–31–11
74 W March 28, 1979 8–1 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 32–31–11
75 L March 30, 1979 3–5 @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 32–32–11
76 W March 31, 1979 5–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 33–32–11
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
77 L April 2, 1979 4–5 @ New York Rangers (1978–79) 33–33–11
78 L April 3, 1979 2–6 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 33–34–11
79 T April 5, 1979 4–4 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 33–34–12
80 W April 7, 1979 7–1 Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 34–34–12

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

NYI Vs LAK 4-5 OT3 1-0


NYI Vs LAK 6-2 2-0


LAK Vs NYI 4-1 2-1


LAK Vs NYI 4-3 OT 2-2


NYI Vs LAK 3-2 OT 3-2


NYI Vs LAK 4-5 3-3


LAK Vs NYI 3-5 3-4


NY Islanders Wins Series 4-3

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season.[4]

Trades

June 14, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Brian Glennie
Kurt Walker
Scott Garland
2nd round pick in 1979 – Mark Hardy 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Hutchison
Lorne Stamler
June 15, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Cash 		To St. Louis Blues
13th round pick in 1978 – Terry Kitching
14th round pick in 1978 – Jim Farrell
September 18, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Doug Halward 		To Boston Bruins
Future considerations
October 5, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Murray Wilson
1st round pick in 1979 – Jay Wells 		To Montreal Canadiens
1st round pick in 1981 – Gilbert Delorme
October 9, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Ron Grahame 		To Boston Bruins
1st round pick in 1979 – Ray Bourque
November 18, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
4th round pick in 1982 – Dave Gans 		To Colorado Rockies
Nick Beverley
December 6, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Steve Carlson 		To Detroit Red Wings
Steve Short
December 31, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Randy Holt 		To Vancouver Canucks
Don Kozak
January 16, 1979 To Los Angeles Kings
Richard Mulhern
2nd round pick in 1980 – Dave Morrison 		To Atlanta Flames
Bob Murdoch
2nd round pick in 1980 – Tony Curtale

Free agent signings

June 14, 1978 From New York Rangers
Mark Heaslip
August 7, 1978 From Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
Dan Bonar

Free agents lost

June 30, 1978 To Minnesota North Stars
Gary Sargent
August 8, 1978 To Detroit Red Wings
Rogie Vachon (5 years, $1.9 million)

Free agent compensation

Dale McCourt refused to report to Los Angeles and sued the NHL. He played the 1978–79 season with the Red Wings.

July 15, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Dave Gardner
Rick Hampton
Steve Jensen 		To Minnesota North Stars
Gary Sargent
August 22, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Dale McCourt 		To Detroit Red Wings
Rogie Vachon

Waivers

September 5, 1978 From Minnesota North Stars
Nick Beverley

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1978 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
5 77 Paul Mancini  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
6 94 Doug Keans  Canada Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
7 111 Don Waddell  United States Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
8 128 Rob Mierkalns  Canada Hamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
9 145 Rick Scully  Canada Brown University (ECAC)
10 162 Brad Thiessen  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
11 177 Jim Armstrong  United States Clarkson University (ECAC)
12 193 Claude Larochelle  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1978-79 Los Angeles Kings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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