1978-79 Los Angeles Kings Statistics
Team Record: 34-34-12 - 80 points
in the NHL's Norris Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bob Berry (34-34-12)
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 in the NHL's Norris Division.
The team scored 292 goals and yielded 286. Marcel Dionne netted 59 goals for the team, while Dave Taylor and Butch Goring 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 3.1 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Berry coached the team. The 1978-79 Los Angeles Kings lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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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 | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 49 | 2860 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 148 | 3.10 | |||
| Ron Grahame | 34 | 1940 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 4.21 | |||
| Totals | 83 | 4800 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 284 | 3.55 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Dionne | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Taylor | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Goring | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Simmer | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Murphy | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Palmer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Goldup | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Syl Apps | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Manery | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jensen | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Wilson | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Williams | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Hampton | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vic Venasky | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Heaslip | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Mulhern | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Halward | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Holt | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mario Lessard | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 2 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.81 | 81 | 73 | .901 |
| Totals | 2 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.81 | 81 | 73 | .901 |
