1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season

1989–90 Los Angeles Kings · NHL
Division	4th Smythe
Conference	8th Clarence Campbell
1989–90 record	34–39–7
Home record	21–16–3
Road record	13–23–4
Goals for	338
Goals against	337
General Manager	Rogatien Vachon
Coach	Tom Webster
Captain	Wayne Gretzky
Alternate captains	Larry Robinson; Dave Taylor
Arena	Great Western Forum
	Team Leaders
Goals	Luc Robitaille (52)
Assists	Wayne Gretzky (102)
Points	Wayne Gretzky (142)
Penalties in minutes	Marty McSorley (322)
Wins	Kelly Hrudey (22)
Goals against average	Ron Scott (3.67)
	← Seasons →
1988–89	1990–91

The 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Hockey League. The Kings finished 4th in the Smythe Division and lost in the Division Finals to the Edmonton Oilers 4 games to 0.

Off-season[edit | edit source]

The Kings held their training camp in Hull, Quebec.

Draft Picks[edit | edit source]

Regular Season[edit | edit source]

Mario Gosselin was the first goaltender in NHL history to lose a game without giving up a goal. ^[1] Gosselin filled in for Kelly Hrudey and the Kings gave up an empty net goal. The result was a 7-6 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Wayne Gretzky's Scoring Record[edit | edit source]

On October 15, 1989, playing in only his 780th career game, Wayne Gretzky became the all-time leading scorer in NHL history, breaking the record of 1,850 career points set by his idol, Gordie Howe. Gretzky set the new record on a game-tying goal against Bill Ranford in the final minute of a contest against his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, in Edmonton. Afterwards, Howe was on hand to congratulate Gretzky on his accomplishment. The Kings went on to win the game in overtime.

Final Standings[edit | edit source]

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Calgary Flames	80	42	23	15	348	265	99
Edmonton Oilers	80	38	28	14	315	283	90
Winnipeg Jets	80	37	32	11	298	290	85
Los Angeles Kings	80	34	39	7	338	337	75
Vancouver Canucks	80	25	41	14	245	306	64

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[edit | edit source]

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 1989	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	1–0–0
2	L	October 7, 1989	5–6	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	1–1–0
3	W	October 8, 1989	5–0	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	2–1–0
4	L	October 11, 1989	4–7	New York Islanders (1989–90)	2–2–0
5	W	October 13, 1989	6–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	3–2–0
6	W	October 15, 1989	5–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	4–2–0
7	L	October 17, 1989	2–3	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	4–3–0
8	W	October 21, 1989	6–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	5–3–0
9	L	October 22, 1989	4–7	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	5–4–0
10	L	October 25, 1989	0–5	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	5–5–0
11	W	October 27, 1989	3–1	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	6–5–0
12	L	October 29, 1989	1–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	6–6–0
13	W	October 31, 1989	8–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	7–6–0
14	L	November 2, 1989	4–5 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	7–7–0
15	L	November 4, 1989	3–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	7–8–0
16	L	November 5, 1989	3–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	7–9–0
17	L	November 8, 1989	4–5	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	7–10–0
18	W	November 11, 1989	5–4	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	8–10–0
19	W	November 14, 1989	8–6	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	9–10–0
20	T	November 15, 1989	2–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	9–10–1
21	W	November 18, 1989	5–3	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	10–10–1
22	W	November 22, 1989	6–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	11–10–1
23	W	November 25, 1989	7–4	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	12–10–1
24	T	November 26, 1989	3–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	12–10–2
25	L	November 30, 1989	6–7	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	12–11–2
26	W	December 2, 1989	6–0	New York Rangers (1989–90)	13–11–2
27	W	December 6, 1989	5–4 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	14–11–2
28	L	December 8, 1989	4–5 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	14–12–2
29	W	December 10, 1989	8–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	15–12–2
30	T	December 11, 1989	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	15–12–3
31	W	December 13, 1989	5–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	16–12–3
32	L	December 15, 1989	5–7	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	16–13–3
33	L	December 16, 1989	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	16–14–3
34	W	December 19, 1989	9–5	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	17–14–3
35	W	December 21, 1989	6–1	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	18–14–3
36	W	December 23, 1989	4–1	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	19–14–3
37	T	December 27, 1989	5–5 OT	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	19–14–4
38	L	December 30, 1989	3–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	19–15–4
39	W	January 1, 1990	7–4	@ Washington Capitals (1989–90)	20–15–4
40	L	January 2, 1990	3–5	@ New York Islanders (1989–90)	20–16–4
41	L	January 4, 1990	2–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	20–17–4
42	L	January 6, 1990	4–7	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	20–18–4
43	L	January 9, 1990	3–4	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	20–19–4
44	T	January 11, 1990	3–3 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	20–19–5
45	L	January 13, 1990	3–6	Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	20–20–5
46	L	January 16, 1990	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	20–21–5
47	W	January 18, 1990	9–4	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	21–21–5
48	T	January 23, 1990	3–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	21–21–6
49	L	January 25, 1990	6–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	21–22–6
50	L	January 27, 1990	1–3	New York Rangers (1989–90)	21–23–6
51	W	January 30, 1990	5–2	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	22–23–6
52	L	February 1, 1990	4–7	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	22–24–6
53	W	February 3, 1990	4–3	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	23–24–6
54	W	February 6, 1990	5–3	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	24–24–6
55	L	February 8, 1990	1–5	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	24–25–6
56	L	February 10, 1990	6–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	24–26–6
57	L	February 12, 1990	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	24–27–6
58	L	February 14, 1990	5–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	24–28–6
59	L	February 15, 1990	3–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	24–29–6
60	W	February 17, 1990	7–1	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	25–29–6
61	W	February 19, 1990	3–2	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	26–29–6
62	W	February 21, 1990	4–2	Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	27–29–6
63	L	February 24, 1990	4–6	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	27–30–6
64	W	February 28, 1990	4–2	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	28–30–6
65	L	March 2, 1990	3–9	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	28–31–6
66	L	March 4, 1990	2–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	28–32–6
67	L	March 5, 1990	0–5	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	28–33–6
68	L	March 7, 1990	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	28–34–6
69	W	March 10, 1990	8–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	29–34–6
70	W	March 12, 1990	6–2	@ New York Rangers (1989–90)	30–34–6
71	W	March 14, 1990	6–5 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	31–34–6
72	W	March 17, 1990	5–4	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	32–34–6
73	L	March 18, 1990	4–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	32–35–6
74	L	March 20, 1990	2–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	32–36–6
75	W	March 22, 1990	3–1	New York Islanders (1989–90)	33–36–6
76	W	March 24, 1990	9–3	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	34–36–6
77	T	March 27, 1990	4–4 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	34–36–7
78	L	March 29, 1990	0–1	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	34–37–7
79	L	March 31, 1990	3–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	34–38–7
80	L	April 1, 1990	4–8	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	34–39–7

Playoffs[edit | edit source]

Los Angeles Kings 4, Calgary Flames 2[edit | edit source]

Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 0[edit | edit source]

Player Stats[edit | edit source]

Regular Season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	C	73	40	102	142	42	8	10	4	4
Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille	LW	80	52	49	101	38	8	20	0	7
Nicholls, BernieBernie Nicholls	C	47	27	48	75	66	-6	8	0	1
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli	LW	73	31	37	68	62	-8	15	0	4
Duchesne, SteveSteve Duchesne	D	79	20	42	62	36	-3	6	0	1
Kasper, SteveSteve Kasper	C	77	17	28	45	27	4	1	1	4
Krushelnyski, MikeMike Krushelnyski	LW/C	63	16	25	41	50	7	2	2	2
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor	RW	58	15	26	41	96	17	2	0	1
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	64	7	32	39	34	7	1	0	1
Kudelski, BobBob Kudelski	RW	62	23	13	36	49	-7	2	2	3
McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley	D	75	15	21	36	322	2	2	1	0
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	RW	28	13	20	33	28	-1	1	1	0
Elik, ToddTodd Elik	C	48	10	23	33	41	4	1	0	0
Benning, BrianBrian Benning	D	48	5	18	23	104	1	3	0	0
Makela, MikkoMikko Makela	RW	45	7	14	21	16	-4	0	0	0
Crowder, KeithKeith Crowder	RW	55	4	13	17	93	2	0	0	1
Allison, MikeMike Allison	LW	55	2	11	13	78	-6	0	0	1
Miller, JayJay Miller	LW	68	10	2	12	224	-6	0	0	1
Granato, TonyTony Granato	RW	19	5	6	11	45	-2	1	0	0
Watters, TimTim Watters	D	62	1	10	11	92	23	0	0	0
Prajsler, PetrPetr Prajsler	D	34	3	7	10	47	-9	1	0	0
Laidlaw, TomTom Laidlaw	D	57	1	8	9	42	4	0	0	0
Beck, BarryBarry Beck	D	52	1	7	8	53	3	0	0	0
McDonough, HubieHubie McDonough	C	22	3	4	7	10	4	0	0	1
Duncanson, CraigCraig Duncanson	LW	10	3	2	5	9	1	0	0	0
Kontos, ChrisChris Kontos	LW/C	6	2	2	4	4	3	0	0	0
Lindholm, MikaelMikael Lindholm	C	18	2	2	4	2	2	0	0	0
Halkidis, BobBob Halkidis	D	20	0	4	4	56	4	0	0	0
Bjugstad, ScottScott Bjugstad	RW	11	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	1
Fox, JimJim Fox	RW	11	1	1	2	0	-1	0	0	1
Baumgartner, KenKen Baumgartner	LW	12	1	0	1	28	-10	0	0	0
Walker, GordGord Walker	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake, RobRob Blake	D	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Stauber, RobbRobb Stauber	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott, RonRon Scott	G	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin	G	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	G	52	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	2860	52	22	21	6	194	4.07	2	1532	1338	.873
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin	1226	26	7	11	1	79	3.87	0	587	508	.865
Scott, RonRon Scott	654	12	5	6	0	40	3.67	0	321	281	.875
Stauber, RobbRobb Stauber	83	2	0	1	0	11	7.95	0	43	32	.744
Team:	4823	80	34	39	7	324	4.03	2	2483	2159	.870

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Elik, ToddTodd Elik	C	10	3	9	12	10	1	1	0	0
Duchesne, SteveSteve Duchesne	D	10	2	9	11	6	-2	1	0	0
Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille	LW	10	5	5	10	12	-5	1	0	1
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	C	7	3	7	10	0	-4	1	0	0
Granato, TonyTony Granato	RW	10	5	4	9	12	-2	2	1	2
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	RW	10	5	4	9	19	-5	0	0	0
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor	RW	6	4	4	8	2	2	2	0	0
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	10	2	3	5	10	2	0	0	0
Blake, RobRob Blake	D	8	1	3	4	4	-4	1	0	0
Krushelnyski, MikeMike Krushelnyski	LW/C	10	1	3	4	12	0	0	0	1
McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley	D	10	1	3	4	18	-8	1	0	0
Kudelski, BobBob Kudelski	RW	8	1	2	3	2	-5	0	0	0
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli	LW	10	1	2	3	6	-6	0	0	0
Kasper, SteveSteve Kasper	C	10	1	1	2	2	-4	0	0	0
Miller, JayJay Miller	LW	10	1	1	2	10	-6	0	0	0
Benning, BrianBrian Benning	D	7	0	2	2	10	-9	0	0	0
Allison, MikeMike Allison	LW	4	1	0	1	2	-2	0	1	0
Crowder, KeithKeith Crowder	RW	7	1	0	1	9	-1	0	0	0
Kontos, ChrisChris Kontos	LW/C	5	1	0	1	0	-6	0	1	0
Halkidis, BobBob Halkidis	D	8	0	1	1	8	-7	0	0	0
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	G	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Makela, MikkoMikko Makela	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bjugstad, ScottScott Bjugstad	RW	2	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Prajsler, PetrPetr Prajsler	D	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Watters, TimTim Watters	D	4	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	0
Scott, RonRon Scott	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin	G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	539	9	4	4	39	4.34	265	226	.853
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin	63	3	0	2	3	2.86	23	20	.870
Scott, RonRon Scott	32	1	0	0	4	7.50	10	6	.600
Team:	634	10	4	6	46	4.35	298	252	.846

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage

Awards and Records[edit | edit source]

Art Ross Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Runner Up ^[3]
Luc Robitaille, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Wayne Gretzky, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star

References[edit | edit source]

Kings on Hockey Database

↑ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.16, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
↑ 1989-90 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-25.
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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[1] Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.16, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

[2] 1989-90 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-25.

[3] National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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1989–90 NHL season by team
Patrick	New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington
Adams	Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Quebec
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Smythe	Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver
See also	1989 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1990 Stanley Cup Finals