1977–78 Los Angeles Kings season

	1977–78 Los Angeles Kings
Division	3rd Norris
1977–78 record	31–34–15
Goals for	243
Goals against	245
Team information
General manager	George Maguire
Coach	Ron Stewart
Captain	Mike Murphy
Team leaders
Goals	Butch Goring (37)
Assists	Marcel Dionne (43)
Points	Marcel Dionne (79)
Penalty minutes	Bert Wilson (127)
Wins	Rogatien Vachon (29)
Goals against average	Rogatien Vachon (2.86)
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Los Angeles Kings season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Hockey League. The Kings finished 3rd in the Norris Division and lost in the Preliminary round to the Toronto Maple Leafs 2 games to 0.

Off-season

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

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Los Angeles Kings 0

Player Stats

Awards and Records

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Butch Goring
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Butch Goring

Transactions

Draft Picks

Farm Teams

References

1977–78 Los Angeles Kings Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.

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1977–78 NHL season by team
Patrick	Atlanta · NY Islanders · NY Rangers · Philadelphia
Adams	Boston · Buffalo · Cleveland · Toronto
Norris	Detroit · Los Angeles · Montreal · Pittsburgh · Washington
Smythe	Chicago · Colorado · Minnesota · St. Louis · Vancouver
See also	1977 NHL Amateur Draft · All-Star Game · 1978 Stanley Cup Finals