1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings finished in last place in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

West Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	46	17	15	256	166	+90	107
2	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	29	12	212	191	+21	86
3	St. Louis Blues	78	28	39	11	208	247	−39	67
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	26	38	14	220	258	−38	66
5	Philadelphia Flyers	78	26	38	14	200	236	−36	66
6	California Golden Seals	78	21	39	18	216	288	−72	60
7	Los Angeles Kings	78	20	49	9	206	305	−99	49

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 8, 1971	4–4	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	0–0–1
2	W	October 10, 1971	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	1–0–1
3	L	October 13, 1971	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	1–1–1
4	L	October 16, 1971	0–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	1–2–1
5	L	October 17, 1971	0–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	1–3–1
6	L	October 20, 1971	1–8	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	1–4–1
7	W	October 21, 1971	7–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	2–4–1
8	L	October 23, 1971	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	2–5–1
9	L	October 24, 1971	3–6	Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	2–6–1
10	L	October 27, 1971	2–3	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	2–7–1
11	L	October 30, 1971	1–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	2–8–1
12	L	November 3, 1971	1–7	New York Rangers (1971–72)	2–9–1
13	L	November 6, 1971	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	2–10–1
14	L	November 10, 1971	1–7	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	2–11–1
15	W	November 11, 1971	4–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	3–11–1
16	L	November 13, 1971	4–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	3–12–1
17	L	November 14, 1971	2–11	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	3–13–1
18	L	November 17, 1971	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	3–14–1
19	L	November 18, 1971	0–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	3–15–1
20	W	November 20, 1971	3–1	Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	4–15–1
21	L	November 23, 1971	1–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	4–16–1
22	W	November 24, 1971	5–3	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	5–16–1
23	L	November 27, 1971	1–3	Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	5–17–1
24	L	December 1, 1971	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	5–18–1
25	L	December 2, 1971	0–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	5–19–1
26	L	December 4, 1971	1–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	5–20–1
27	L	December 5, 1971	0–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	5–21–1
28	L	December 8, 1971	3–5	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	5–22–1
29	W	December 11, 1971	4–1	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	6–22–1
30	L	December 15, 1971	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	6–23–1
31	W	December 18, 1971	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	7–23–1
32	L	December 21, 1971	2–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	7–24–1
33	W	December 22, 1971	2–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	8–24–1
34	L	December 25, 1971	1–3	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	8–25–1
35	L	December 26, 1971	3–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	8–26–1
36	W	December 29, 1971	3–1	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	9–26–1
37	L	January 1, 1972	2–3	Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	9–27–1
38	W	January 2, 1972	6–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	10–27–1
39	W	January 4, 1972	4–1	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	11–27–1
40	L	January 5, 1972	2–6	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	11–28–1
41	L	January 8, 1972	2–10	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	11–29–1
42	L	January 9, 1972	0–8	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	11–30–1
43	T	January 12, 1972	1–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	11–30–2
44	T	January 13, 1972	1–1	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	11–30–3
45	L	January 15, 1972	4–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	11–31–3
46	T	January 16, 1972	3–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	11–31–4
47	L	January 19, 1972	1–5	New York Rangers (1971–72)	11–32–4
48	W	January 22, 1972	4–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	12–32–4
49	L	January 23, 1972	3–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	12–33–4
50	W	January 26, 1972	5–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	13–33–4
51	T	January 29, 1972	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	13–33–5
52	T	January 30, 1972	2–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	13–33–6
53	W	February 1, 1972	7–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	14–33–6
54	T	February 3, 1972	1–1	Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	14–33–7
55	W	February 5, 1972	8–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	15–33–7
56	L	February 9, 1972	1–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1971–72)	15–34–7
57	L	February 10, 1972	1–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	15–35–7
58	L	February 12, 1972	5–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1971–72)	15–36–7
59	L	February 13, 1972	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1971–72)	15–37–7
60	L	February 16, 1972	1–3	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	15–38–7
61	L	February 17, 1972	4–6	New York Rangers (1971–72)	15–39–7
62	W	February 19, 1972	5–3	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	16–39–7
63	L	February 23, 1972	0–2	St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	16–40–7
64	L	February 26, 1972	4–5	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	16–41–7
65	L	March 1, 1972	4–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1971–72)	16–42–7
66	L	March 4, 1972	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	16–43–7
67	W	March 5, 1972	2–0	@ Boston Bruins (1971–72)	17–43–7
68	L	March 7, 1972	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1971–72)	17–44–7
69	L	March 9, 1972	3–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1971–72)	17–45–7
70	W	March 11, 1972	5–3	Buffalo Sabres (1971–72)	18–45–7
71	L	March 15, 1972	2–5	@ California Golden Seals (1971–72)	18–46–7
72	L	March 16, 1972	3–8	Boston Bruins (1971–72)	18–47–7
73	T	March 18, 1972	4–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1971–72)	18–47–8
74	L	March 22, 1972	3–6	Detroit Red Wings (1971–72)	18–48–8
75	L	March 25, 1972	0–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1971–72)	18–49–8
76	W	March 29, 1972	4–2	Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	19–49–8
77	T	March 31, 1972	4–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1971–72)	19–49–9
78	W	April 1, 1972	9–4	California Golden Seals (1971–72)	20–49–9

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Widing, JuhaJuha Widing	C	78	27	28	55	26	-36	3	0	3
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom	C	76	23	29	52	22	-22	7	1	4
Goring, ButchButch Goring	C	74	21	29	50	2	-10	3	0	2
Berry, BobBob Berry	LW	78	17	22	39	44	-23	3	0	3
Lemieux, RealReal Lemieux	LW	78	13	25	38	28	-40	2	0	0
Pulford, BobBob Pulford	LW	73	13	24	37	48	-25	2	1	0
Corrigan, MikeMike Corrigan	LW	56	12	22	34	95	-7	3	0	1
Marotte, GillesGilles Marotte	D	72	10	24	34	83	-33	4	0	1
Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry	LW	50	9	14	23	39	-18	1	0	0
Bernier, SergeSerge Bernier	RW	26	11	11	22	12	3	1	0	1
Flett, BillBill Flett	RW	45	7	12	19	18	-30	1	0	0
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	D	77	1	17	18	53	-34	0	0	0
Johnson, JimJim Johnson	C	28	8	9	17	6	-1	3	2	0
Barrie, DougDoug Barrie	D	48	3	13	16	47	-10	1	0	0
Joyal, EddieEddie Joyal	C	44	11	3	14	17	-30	1	0	2
Lesuk, BillBill Lesuk	LW	27	4	10	14	14	2	1	0	1
Curtis, PaulPaul Curtis	D	64	1	12	13	57	-32	0	0	0
Byers, MikeMike Byers	RW	28	4	5	9	11	-13	0	0	1
Grenier, LucienLucien Grenier	RW	60	3	4	7	4	-6	1	0	0
McDonough, AlAl McDonough	RW	31	3	2	5	8	-8	1	0	0
Potvin, JeanJean Potvin	D	39	2	3	5	35	-39	0	0	1
Woytowich, BobBob Woytowich	D	36	0	4	4	6	-8	0	0	0
Hillman, LarryLarry Hillman	D	22	1	2	3	11	-7	0	0	0
Hoganson, DaleDale Hoganson	D	10	1	2	3	14	-2	0	0	0
Carlin, BrianBrian Carlin	LW	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mikkelson, BillBill Mikkelson	D	15	0	1	1	6	-11	0	0	0
Stanfield, JimJim Stanfield	C/RW	4	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0
DeJordy, DenisDenis DeJordy	G	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edwards, GaryGary Edwards	G	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	G	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
Vachon, RogieRogie Vachon	G	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Edwards, GaryGary Edwards	2503	44	13	23	5	150	3.60	2
Vachon, RogieRogie Vachon	1586	28	6	18	3	107	4.05	0
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	300	5	1	3	1	23	4.60	0
DeJordy, DenisDenis DeJordy	291	5	0	5	0	23	4.74	0
Team:	4680	78	20	49	9	303	3.88	2

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Note:

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

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Roster

Los Angeles Kings 1971–1972 Roster

Goaltenders

1 – Gary Edwards
29 – Billy Smith
30 – Denis DeJordy
30 – Rogie Vachon

Defensemen

Wingers

7 – Réal Lemieux
8 – Ross Lonsberry
11 – Mike Corrigan
12 – Mike Byers
12 – Brian Carlin
14 – Lucien Grenier
16 – Bill Lesuk
17 – Bill Flett
18 – Bob Berry
20 – Bob Pulford –C
21 – Al McDonough

Centers

8 – Jim Johnson
9 – Ralph Backstrom
15 – Juha Widing
16 – Eddie Joyal
19 – Butch Goring
21 – Serge Bernier
23 – Jim Stanfield
GM: Larry Regan
Coach: Larry Regan,
Fred Glover

References

↑ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1971-72 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14.

External links

"1971–72 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.

Los Angeles Kings

Founded in 1967 Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Awards Records

Personnel	Owners Philip Anschutz Edward P. Roski General manager Dean Lombardi Head coach Darryl Sutter Team captain Anze Kopitar Current roster

Arenas	Long Beach Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Great Western Forum Staples Center

Rivalries	Anaheim Ducks San Jose Sharks

Affiliates	AHL Ontario Reign ECHL Manchester Monarchs

General managers	Regan Milford Maguire Vachon Beverley McMaster Taylor Lombardi

Head coaches	Kelly Laycoe Wilson Regan Glover Pulford Stewart Berry MacDonald Perry Vachon Neilson Quinn Murphy Ftorek Webster Melrose Robinson A. Murray Torchetti Crawford T. Murray Stevens D. Sutter

Media	Broadcasters TV: FSN West/Prime Ticket Radio: KABC (790 AM)

Retired numbers	4 16 18 20 30 99

Stanley Cup Finals	1993 2012 2014

Culture/lore	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft I Love L.A. Bailey Frozen Fury Miracle on Manchester 1991 Las Vegas outdoor game Garnet Bailey and Mark Bavis 2011 NHL Premiere 2014 NHL Stadium Series 2015 NHL Stadium Series

Los Angeles Kings seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1979–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1971–72 NHL season

East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal New York Toronto Vancouver

West	California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Final

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1971–72 Los Angeles Kings season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Roster

See also

References

External links