1978-79 Los Angeles Kings Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-34-12 - 80 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 0-2
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New York Rangers 2-0
Coach: Bob Berry (34-34-12)
Location: Los Angeles, California

1978-79 Los Angeles Kings Roster
1978-79 Los Angeles Kings Results

The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 34 wins and 34 losses and 12 ties for 80 points, finishing third in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Kings scored 292 goals and yielded 286. Marcel Dionne netted 59 goals for Los Angeles, while Butch Goring and Dave Taylor tallied 30 or more as well. Marcel Dionne contributed 71 assists. Mario Lessard earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.10 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Bob Berry coached the team. The 1978-79 Los Angeles Kings lost in the NHL preliminary round.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	SG%
Marcel Dionne	C	80	59	71	130	30	23	19	0	7	5	362	16.3
Dave Taylor	R	78	43	48	91	124	27	13	0	4	0	238	18.1
Butch Goring	C	80	36	51	87	16	-20	13	4	2	2	217	16.6
Charlie Simmer	L	38	21	27	48	16	9	8	0	0	3	112	18.8
Mike Murphy	R	64	16	29	45	38	-12	4	1	2	0	150	10.7
Robert Palmer	D	78	4	41	45	26	-13	2	1	0	0	130	3.1
Glenn Goldup	R	73	15	22	37	89	-7	3	0	1	0	117	12.8
Syl Apps	C	80	7	30	37	29	-25	0	0	1	0	128	5.5
Randy Manery	D	71	8	27	35	64	6	2	0	2	0	116	6.9
Steve Jensen	L	72	23	8	31	57	-28	2	0	4	1	114	20.2
Murray Wilson	L	58	11	15	26	14	-7	1	0	2	0	107	10.3
Tom Williams	L	44	10	15	25	8	-7	3	0	2	0	84	11.9
Danny Grant	L	35	10	11	21	8	5	4	0	1	0	47	21.3
Rick Hampton	D	49	3	17	20	22	0	0	0	0	0	70	4.3
Bert Wilson	L	73	9	10	19	138	-5	0	0	2	0	72	12.5
Vic Venasky	C	73	4	13	17	8	0	0	0	1	0	47	8.5
Bob Murdoch	D	32	3	12	15	46	0	0	0	1	0	63	4.8
Mark Heaslip	R	69	4	9	13	45	-10	0	0	1	0	53	7.5
Richard Mulhern	D	36	2	9	11	23	-3	1	0	0	1	57	3.5
Doug Halward	D	27	1	5	6	13	-4	1	0	0	0	39	2.6
Randy Holt	D	36	0	6	6	202	-2	0	0	0	0	21	0.0
Darryl Edestrand	D	55	1	4	5	46	-8	0	0	0	0	62	1.6
Brian Glennie	D	18	2	2	4	22	2	0	0	1	0	11	18.2
Nick Beverley	D	7	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Mario Lessard	G	49	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Grahame	G	34	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Garland	L	6	0	1	1	24	-4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Totals		1415	292	489	781	1122	-81	76	6	34	12	2420	12.1

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS
Mario Lessard	49	2860	23	15	10	2	4	148	3.10	0
Ron Grahame	34	1940	11	19	2	0	0	136	4.21	0
Totals	83	4800	34	34	12	2	4	284	3.55		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG
Marcel Dionne	C	2	0	1	1	0	0
Dave Taylor	R	2	0	0	0	2	0
Butch Goring	C	2	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Simmer	L	2	1	0	1	2	1
Mike Murphy	R	2	0	1	1	0	0
Robert Palmer	D	2	0	0	0	2	0
Glenn Goldup	R	2	0	1	1	9	0
Syl Apps	C	2	1	0	1	0	1
Randy Manery	D	2	0	0	0	6	0
Steve Jensen	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
Murray Wilson	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Williams	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Hampton	D	2	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Venasky	C	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Heaslip	R	2	0	0	0	2	0
Richard Mulhern	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Halward	D	1	0	0	0	12	0
Randy Holt	D	2	0	0	0	4	0
Darryl Edestrand	D	2	0	0	0	6	0
Mario Lessard	G	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		36	2	3	5	45	2

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Mario Lessard	2	126	0	2	0	0	0	9	4.29	0
Totals	2	126	0	2	0	0	0	9	4.29		0