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) interim
Alternate captainsTony Granato (Oct-Jan)
Paul Coffey (Oct-Jan)
Luc Robitaille
Marty McSorley
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Average attendance15,833
Minor league affiliate(s)Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL)
Muskegon Fury (UHL)
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 Finals 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 Finals
Main article: 1993 Stanley Cup Finals

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.

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltending
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Kelly Hrudey50442,718:12182161753.861,552.88720410
Robb Stauber31281,735:0315841113.84987.8880024
Rick Knickle1010532:18640353.95292.8800002
David Goverde2298:17020137.9451.7450000
Total5,083:503935103343.942,882.88420616
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Kelly Hrudey20201,260:421010743.52656.8870002
Robb Stauber44240:0031164.00157.8980000
Total1,500:421311903.60813.8890002

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

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) [6]

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.[7]

Trades
September 3, 1992 To Los Angeles Kings
Pat Conacher		 To New Jersey Devils
Future considerations
October 13, 1992 To Los Angeles Kings
John Mokosak		 To New York Rangers
Future considerations
November 6, 1992 To Los Angeles Kings
Jeff Chychrun		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Peter Ahola
December 19, 1992 To Los Angeles Kings
Marc Fortier
Jim Thomson		 To Ottawa Senators
Bob Kudelski
Shawn McCosh
January 29, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
Jimmy Carson
Marc Potvin
Gary Shuchuk		 To Detroit Red Wings
Paul Coffey
Sylvain Couturier
Jim Hiller
March 22, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
Mark Hardy
5th round pick in 1993 - Frederick Beaubien		 To New York Rangers
John McIntyre

Free agent signings
August 1, 1992 From Hartford Whalers
Ed Kastelic
October 1, 1992 From Minnesota North Stars
Warren Rychel
February 16, 1993 From San Diego Gulls (IHL)
Rick Knickle

Free agents lost
June 16, 1992 To Washington Capitals
Steve Weeks
July 21, 1992 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Chris Kontos
July 30, 1992 To Winnipeg Jets
Rick Hayward

Waivers
October 21, 1992 From Ottawa Senators
Lonnie Loach

Lost in expansion draft
June 18, 1992 To Ottawa Senators
Jim Thomson
June 18, 1992 To Tampa Bay Lightning
John Van Kessel

Draft picks
See also: 1992 NHL Entry Draft
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
239Justin HockingD CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
363Sandy AllanG CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
487Kevin BrownRW CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
5111Jeff ShevalierLW CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
6135Rem MurrayRW CanadaMichigan State University (CCHA)
9207Magnus WernblomRW SwedenModo Hockey (Elitserien)
10231Ryan PisiakRW CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
11255Jukka TiilikainenLW FinlandKiekko-Espoo (Finland)
Notes
Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 19, 1992 that sent Paul Coffey to Los Angeles in exchange for Jeff Chychrun, Brian Benning and this pick.
  • The Kings seventh-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on February 18, 1992 that sent Steve Weeks to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (159th overall).
  • The Kings eighth-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on August 15, 1990 that sent Shawn McCosh to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick (183rd overall).

References
  1. "Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks Box Score — November 8, 1992".
  2. "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  3. "1992-93 Los Angeles Kings Roster and Statistics".
  4. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. "1992-93 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  6. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.182, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  7. "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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