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1977–78 Los Angeles Kings season

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

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 80 59 10 11 359 183 129
Detroit Red Wings 80 32 34 14 252 266 78
Los Angeles Kings 80 31 34 15 243 245 77
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 25 37 18 254 321 68
Washington Capitals 80 17 49 14 195 321 48

[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

Norris Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

1977–78 regular season[3]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 12, 1977 2–0 Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 1–0–0
2 W October 15, 1977 4–2 Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 2–0–0
3 T October 18, 1977 0–0 @ New York Islanders (1977–78) 2–0–1
4 L October 19, 1977 1–3 @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 2–1–1
5 L October 22, 1977 3–4 Boston Bruins (1977–78) 2–2–1
6 L October 25, 1977 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 2–3–1
7 T October 26, 1977 2–2 New York Islanders (1977–78) 2–3–2
8 W October 29, 1977 5–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 3–3–2
9 W October 30, 1977 5–3 @ New York Rangers (1977–78) 4–3–2
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
10 L November 1, 1977 2–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 4–4–2
11 W November 3, 1977 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 5–4–2
12 W November 5, 1977 3–1 New York Rangers (1977–78) 6–4–2
13 W November 8, 1977 5–1 @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 7–4–2
14 L November 10, 1977 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 7–5–2
15 T November 12, 1977 2–2 Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 7–5–3
16 T November 16, 1977 1–1 Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 7–5–4
17 L November 19, 1977 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 7–6–4
18 W November 23, 1977 8–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 8–6–4
19 W November 24, 1977 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 9–6–4
20 T November 26, 1977 4–4 @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 9–6–5
21 L November 27, 1977 0–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 9–7–5
22 W November 29, 1977 4–2 Washington Capitals (1977–78) 10–7–5
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
23 L December 1, 1977 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 10–8–5
24 W December 3, 1977 4–1 Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 11–8–5
25 W December 6, 1977 6–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 12–8–5
26 W December 8, 1977 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 13–8–5
27 L December 10, 1977 0–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 13–9–5
28 L December 15, 1977 3–7 Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 13–10–5
29 L December 17, 1977 1–2 Washington Capitals (1977–78) 13–11–5
30 W December 19, 1977 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 14–11–5
31 W December 21, 1977 8–1 Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 15–11–5
32 W December 22, 1977 4–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 16–11–5
33 L December 28, 1977 3–4 New York Islanders (1977–78) 16–12–5
34 T December 29, 1977 2–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 16–12–6
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
35 W January 1, 1978 5–1 Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 17–12–6
36 L January 4, 1978 0–4 @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 17–13–6
37 T January 5, 1978 4–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 17–13–7
38 T January 7, 1978 3–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 17–13–8
39 L January 8, 1978 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 17–14–8
40 T January 11, 1978 3–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 17–14–9
41 L January 12, 1978 1–6 @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 17–15–9
42 W January 14, 1978 8–4 @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 18–15–9
43 L January 18, 1978 0–3 New York Rangers (1977–78) 18–16–9
44 L January 20, 1978 2–5 @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 18–17–9
45 W January 21, 1978 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 19–17–9
46 W January 26, 1978 5–1 St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 20–17–9
47 L January 28, 1978 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 20–18–9
48 W January 29, 1978 4–1 @ New York Rangers (1977–78) 21–18–9
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
49 W February 1, 1978 8–3 Washington Capitals (1977–78) 22–18–9
50 T February 4, 1978 5–5 Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 22–18–10
51 L February 7, 1978 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 22–19–10
52 L February 9, 1978 2–4 Atlanta Flames (1977–78) 22–20–10
53 T February 11, 1978 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 22–20–11
54 L February 14, 1978 2–3 @ New York Islanders (1977–78) 22–21–11
55 L February 16, 1978 0–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 22–22–11
56 T February 18, 1978 1–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 22–22–12
57 L February 19, 1978 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 22–23–12
58 W February 21, 1978 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) 23–23–12
59 L February 22, 1978 1–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 23–24–12
60 L February 25, 1978 2–4 Boston Bruins (1977–78) 23–25–12
61 W February 28, 1978 4–2 Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 24–25–12
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
62 W March 2, 1978 5–2 Colorado Rockies (1977–78) 25–25–12
63 L March 4, 1978 3–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 25–26–12
64 W March 8, 1978 5–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 26–26–12
65 T March 9, 1978 3–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 26–26–13
66 L March 11, 1978 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 26–27–13
67 L March 12, 1978 3–9 @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) 26–28–13
68 W March 14, 1978 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) 27–28–13
69 T March 16, 1978 3–3 Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 27–28–14
70 L March 18, 1978 3–6 Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) 27–29–14
71 L March 21, 1978 2–6 Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) 27–30–14
72 W March 23, 1978 3–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) 28–30–14
73 W March 24, 1978 4–3 @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) 29–30–14
74 L March 27, 1978 0–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) 29–31–14
75 L March 29, 1978 1–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) 29–32–14
76 W March 30, 1978 4–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) 30–32–14
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
77 L April 1, 1978 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) 30–33–14
78 L April 5, 1978 2–3 St. Louis Blues (1977–78) 30–34–14
79 T April 7, 1978 5–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 30–34–15
80 W April 8, 1978 5–3 Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) 31–34–15

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

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.[4]

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.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
5 84 Julian Baretta  Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
5 85 Warren Holmes  Canada Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
6 103 Randy Rudnyk  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
7 120 Bob Suter  United States University 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. ^ "1977-78 Los Angeles Kings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".