1977–78 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1977–78 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 11th season in the National Hockey League.

1977–78 Los Angeles Kings
Division3rd Norris
ConferenceWales
1977–78 record31–34–15
Goals for243
Goals against245
Team information
General managerGeorge Maguire
CoachRon Stewart
CaptainMike Murphy
Alternate captainsNone

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80591011359183129
Detroit Red Wings8032341425226678
Los Angeles Kings8031341524324577
Pittsburgh Penguins8025371825432168
Washington Capitals8017491419532148

[1]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.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 12, 19772–0Cleveland Barons (1977–78)1–0–0
2WOctober 15, 19774–2Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)2–0–0
3TOctober 18, 19770–0@ New York Islanders (1977–78)2–0–1
4LOctober 19, 19771–3@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)2–1–1
5LOctober 22, 19773–4Boston Bruins (1977–78)2–2–1
6LOctober 25, 19771–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)2–3–1
7TOctober 26, 19772–2New York Islanders (1977–78)2–3–2
8WOctober 29, 19775–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)3–3–2
9WOctober 30, 19775–3@ New York Rangers (1977–78)4–3–2
10LNovember 1, 19772–7@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)4–4–2
11WNovember 3, 19774–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)5–4–2
12WNovember 5, 19773–1New York Rangers (1977–78)6–4–2
13WNovember 8, 19775–1@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)7–4–2
14LNovember 10, 19772–5@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)7–5–2
15TNovember 12, 19772–2Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)7–5–3
16TNovember 16, 19771–1Cleveland Barons (1977–78)7–5–4
17LNovember 19, 19772–4Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)7–6–4
18WNovember 23, 19778–3Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)8–6–4
19WNovember 24, 19775–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)9–6–4
20TNovember 26, 19774–4@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)9–6–5
21LNovember 27, 19770–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)9–7–5
22WNovember 29, 19774–2Washington Capitals (1977–78)10–7–5
23LDecember 1, 19772–4Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)10–8–5
24WDecember 3, 19774–1Atlanta Flames (1977–78)11–8–5
25WDecember 6, 19776–1@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)12–8–5
26WDecember 8, 19775–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)13–8–5
27LDecember 10, 19770–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)13–9–5
28LDecember 15, 19773–7Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)13–10–5
29LDecember 17, 19771–2Washington Capitals (1977–78)13–11–5
30WDecember 19, 19773–2Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)14–11–5
31WDecember 21, 19778–1Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)15–11–5
32WDecember 22, 19774–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)16–11–5
33LDecember 28, 19773–4New York Islanders (1977–78)16–12–5
34TDecember 29, 19772–2@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)16–12–6
35WJanuary 1, 19785–1Colorado Rockies (1977–78)17–12–6
36LJanuary 4, 19780–4@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)17–13–6
37TJanuary 5, 19784–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)17–13–7
38TJanuary 7, 19783–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)17–13–8
39LJanuary 8, 19783–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)17–14–8
40TJanuary 11, 19783–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)17–14–9
41LJanuary 12, 19781–6@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)17–15–9
42WJanuary 14, 19788–4@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)18–15–9
43LJanuary 18, 19780–3New York Rangers (1977–78)18–16–9
44LJanuary 20, 19782–5@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)18–17–9
45WJanuary 21, 19782–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)19–17–9
46WJanuary 26, 19785–1St. Louis Blues (1977–78)20–17–9
47LJanuary 28, 19783–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)20–18–9
48WJanuary 29, 19784–1@ New York Rangers (1977–78)21–18–9
49WFebruary 1, 19788–3Washington Capitals (1977–78)22–18–9
50TFebruary 4, 19785–5Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)22–18–10
51LFebruary 7, 19781–2Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)22–19–10
52LFebruary 9, 19782–4Atlanta Flames (1977–78)22–20–10
53TFebruary 11, 19783–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)22–20–11
54LFebruary 14, 19782–3@ New York Islanders (1977–78)22–21–11
55LFebruary 16, 19780–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)22–22–11
56TFebruary 18, 19781–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)22–22–12
57LFebruary 19, 19781–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)22–23–12
58WFebruary 21, 19784–1@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)23–23–12
59LFebruary 22, 19781–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)23–24–12
60LFebruary 25, 19782–4Boston Bruins (1977–78)23–25–12
61WFebruary 28, 19784–2Cleveland Barons (1977–78)24–25–12
62WMarch 2, 19785–2Colorado Rockies (1977–78)25–25–12
63LMarch 4, 19783–6Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)25–26–12
64WMarch 8, 19785–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)26–26–12
65TMarch 9, 19783–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)26–26–13
66LMarch 11, 19783–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)26–27–13
67LMarch 12, 19783–9@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)26–28–13
68WMarch 14, 19784–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)27–28–13
69TMarch 16, 19783–3Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)27–28–14
70LMarch 18, 19783–6Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)27–29–14
71LMarch 21, 19782–6Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)27–30–14
72WMarch 23, 19783–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)28–30–14
73WMarch 24, 19784–3@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)29–30–14
74LMarch 27, 19780–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)29–31–14
75LMarch 29, 19781–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)29–32–14
76WMarch 30, 19784–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)30–32–14
77LApril 1, 19782–4Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)30–33–14
78LApril 5, 19782–3St. Louis Blues (1977–78)30–34–14
79TApril 7, 19785–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)30–34–15
80WApril 8, 19785–3Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)31–34–15

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.[3]

Trades
May 23, 1977 To Los Angeles Kings
Randy Manery		 To Atlanta Flames
Ab DeMarco Jr.
June 17, 1977 To Los Angeles Kings
Steve Short		 To Philadelphia Flyers
Future considerations
November 2, 1977 To Los Angeles Kings
Syl Apps Jr.
Hartland Monahan		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dave Schultz
Gene Carr
4th round pick in 1978 - Shane Pearsall
November 21, 1977 To Los Angeles Kings
Larry Carriere		 To Vancouver Canucks
Sheldon Kannegiesser
January 9, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Danny Grant		 To Detroit Red Wings
Barry Long
3rd round pick in 1978 - Doug Derkson
January 14, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
2nd round pick in 1980 - Greg Terrion		 To St. Louis Blues
Neil Komadoski
March 13, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Darryl Edestrand		 To Boston Bruins
Cash

Free agent signings
August 8, 1977 From Cleveland Barons
Charlie Simmer
August 31, 1977 From New York Rangers
Pete Stemkowski
September 16, 1977 From Minnesota North Stars
Ernie Hicke

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
584Julian Baretta CanadaUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
585Warren Holmes CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
6103Randy Rudnyk CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
7120Bob Suter United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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