1980–81_Los_Angeles_Kings_season References

1980–81 Los Angeles Kings
1980–81 Los Angeles Kings
Division	2nd Norris
Conference	Wales
1980–81 record	43–24–13
Goals for	337
Goals against	290
Team information
General manager	George Maguire
Coach	Bob Berry
Captain	Mike Murphy
Alternate captains	None
Arena	The Forum
Average attendance	11,219
Team leaders
Goals	Marcel Dionne (58)
Assists	Marcel Dionne (77)
Points	Marcel Dionne (135)
Penalty minutes	Jay Wells (155)
Plus/minus	Marcel Dionne (54)
Wins	Mario Lessard (35)
Goals against average	Mario Lessard (3.26)
	← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 14th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings make it to the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Rangers.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	332	232	103
Los Angeles Kings	80	43	24	13	337	290	99
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	37	13	302	345	73
Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	292	372	60
Detroit Red Wings	80	19	43	18	252	339	56

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1980–81 NHL records^[2]
Team	DET	HFD	LAK	MTL	PIT	Total
Detroit	—	0−2−2	1−3	1−3	1−2−1	3−10−3
Hartford	2−0−2	—	0−3−1	1−3	2−2	5−8−3
Los Angeles	3−1	3−0−1	—	1−3	0−2−2	7−6−3
Montreal	3−1	3−1	3−1	—	2−2	11−5−0
Pittsburgh	2−1−1	2−2	2−0−2	2−2	—	8−5−3

Vs. Adams Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	MIN	QUE	TOR	Total
Detroit	0−2−2	0−3−1	0−2−2	0−3−1	3−1	3−11−6
Hartford	1−1−2	1−2−1	1−3	2−2	1−1−2	6−9−5
Los Angeles	2−2	1−2−1	4−0	3−1	3−0−1	13−5−2
Montreal	3−1	3−1	1−2−1	1−1−2	3−1	11−6−3
Pittsburgh	0−3−1	0−3−1	1−3	2−1−1	1−2−1	4−12−4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CGY	NYI	NYR	PHI	WSH	Total
Detroit	1−2−1	0−4	2−1−1	1−3	1−2−1	5−12−3
Hartford	1−3	0−2−2	1−3	0−3−1	1−3	3−14−3
Los Angeles	1−3	2−2	3−1	0−4	2−1−1	8−11−1
Montreal	2−1−1	1−2−1	2−1−1	2−1−1	2−0−2	9−5−6
Pittsburgh	1−2−1	2−1−1	2−1−1	0−4	2−1−1	7−9−4

Vs. Smythe Division

1980–81 NHL records
Team	CHI	COL	EDM	STL	VAN	WIN	Total
Detroit	1−1−2	2−1−1	1−2−1	0−4	1−2−1	3−0−1	8−10−6
Hartford	0−3−1	2−1−1	1−2−1	0−3−1	1−1−2	3−0−1	7−10−7
Los Angeles	2−0−2	3−0−1	2−0−2	0−2−2	4−0	4−0	15−2−7
Montreal	2−2	4−0	2−2	1−1−2	2−0−2	3−1	14−6−4
Pittsburgh	1−3	3−1	1−2−1	2−2	0−3−1	4−0	11−11−2

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 11, 1980	8–1	Detroit Red Wings ( 1980–81)	1–0–0
2	L	October 14, 1980	2–4	@ Calgary Flames ( 1980–81)	1–1–0
3	W	October 16, 1980	6–4	Quebec Nordiques ( 1980–81)	2–1–0
4	W	October 18, 1980	4–3	Colorado Rockies ( 1980–81)	3–1–0
5	W	October 22, 1980	4–0	Boston Bruins ( 1980–81)	4–1–0
6	W	October 25, 1980	5–4	Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1980–81)	5–1–0
7	T	October 26, 1980	4–4	@ Edmonton Oilers ( 1980–81)	5–1–1
8	W	October 28, 1980	8–4	@ Colorado Rockies ( 1980–81)	6–1–1
9	W	October 29, 1980	4–2	Washington Capitals ( 1980–81)	7–1–1
10	W	November 1, 1980	7–3	@ New York Islanders ( 1980–81)	8–1–1
11	W	November 2, 1980	6–3	@ New York Rangers ( 1980–81)	9–1–1
12	W	November 5, 1980	5–3	@ Washington Capitals ( 1980–81)	10–1–1
13	L	November 6, 1980	2–8	@ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1980–81)	10–2–1
14	L	November 8, 1980	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens ( 1980–81)	10–3–1
15	W	November 10, 1980	4–1	New York Rangers ( 1980–81)	11–3–1
16	L	November 12, 1980	4–8	Montreal Canadiens ( 1980–81)	11–4–1
17	L	November 15, 1980	3–5	St. Louis Blues ( 1980–81)	11–5–1
18	W	November 16, 1980	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks ( 1980–81)	12–5–1
19	W	November 19, 1980	7–2	Winnipeg Jets ( 1980–81)	13–5–1
20	W	November 22, 1980	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1980–81)	14–5–1
21	W	November 24, 1980	4–3	@ Quebec Nordiques ( 1980–81)	15–5–1
22	L	November 26, 1980	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers ( 1980–81)	15–6–1
23	W	November 29, 1980	5–2	Chicago Black Hawks ( 1980–81)	16–6–1
24	W	December 2, 1980	5–2	Hartford Whalers ( 1980–81)	17–6–1
25	W	December 4, 1980	3–1	Vancouver Canucks ( 1980–81)	18–6–1
26	W	December 6, 1980	5–3	New York Islanders ( 1980–81)	19–6–1
27	L	December 8, 1980	2–4	Calgary Flames ( 1980–81)	19–7–1
28	W	December 10, 1980	7–2	@ Minnesota North Stars ( 1980–81)	20–7–1
29	W	December 11, 1980	2–1	@ Detroit Red Wings ( 1980–81)	21–7–1
30	T	December 13, 1980	5–5	@ Hartford Whalers ( 1980–81)	21–7–2
31	L	December 14, 1980	1–7	@ Boston Bruins ( 1980–81)	21–8–2
32	T	December 17, 1980	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1980–81)	21–8–3
33	L	December 20, 1980	4–7	Buffalo Sabres ( 1980–81)	21–9–3
34	W	December 23, 1980	7–4	Edmonton Oilers ( 1980–81)	22–9–3
35	W	December 26, 1980	6–3	@ Vancouver Canucks ( 1980–81)	23–9–3
36	T	December 27, 1980	4–4	St. Louis Blues ( 1980–81)	23–9–4
37	L	December 30, 1980	0–4	@ Montreal Canadiens ( 1980–81)	23–10–4
38	W	December 31, 1980	5–2	@ Buffalo Sabres ( 1980–81)	24–10–4
39	L	January 2, 1981	6–7	@ Calgary Flames ( 1980–81)	24–11–4
40	W	January 5, 1981	5–2	Calgary Flames ( 1980–81)	25–11–4
41	W	January 7, 1981	5–3	Hartford Whalers ( 1980–81)	26–11–4
42	T	January 10, 1981	6–6	@ St. Louis Blues ( 1980–81)	26–11–5
43	T	January 11, 1981	4–4	@ Buffalo Sabres ( 1980–81)	26–11–6
44	W	January 14, 1981	5–4	@ Hartford Whalers ( 1980–81)	27–11–6
45	L	January 15, 1981	0–3	@ Washington Capitals ( 1980–81)	27–12–6
46	L	January 17, 1981	4–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1980–81)	27–13–6
47	L	January 18, 1981	2–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1980–81)	27–14–6
48	W	January 20, 1981	11–4	Detroit Red Wings ( 1980–81)	28–14–6
49	T	January 22, 1981	3–3	Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1980–81)	28–14–7
50	W	January 24, 1981	6–4	@ Boston Bruins ( 1980–81)	29–14–7
51	W	January 26, 1981	7–5	@ Quebec Nordiques ( 1980–81)	30–14–7
52	L	January 28, 1981	2–6	New York Rangers ( 1980–81)	30–15–7
53	W	January 31, 1981	4–1	Montreal Canadiens ( 1980–81)	31–15–7
54	W	February 2, 1981	3–2	@ New York Rangers ( 1980–81)	32–15–7
55	L	February 3, 1981	1–8	@ New York Islanders ( 1980–81)	32–16–7
56	L	February 5, 1981	4–6	@ Detroit Red Wings ( 1980–81)	32–17–7
57	T	February 7, 1981	4–4	Washington Capitals ( 1980–81)	32–17–8
58	T	February 12, 1981	5–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1980–81)	32–17–9
59	L	February 14, 1981	4–5	Boston Bruins ( 1980–81)	32–18–9
60	L	February 18, 1981	2–4	Quebec Nordiques ( 1980–81)	32–19–9
61	L	February 21, 1981	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers ( 1980–81)	32–20–9
62	W	February 24, 1981	5–2	Edmonton Oilers ( 1980–81)	33–20–9
63	W	February 26, 1981	4–3	Vancouver Canucks ( 1980–81)	34–20–9
64	L	February 28, 1981	1–2	New York Islanders ( 1980–81)	34–21–9
65	W	March 2, 1981	1–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1980–81)	35–21–9
66	L	March 4, 1981	5–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1980–81)	35–22–9
67	W	March 6, 1981	3–1	@ Colorado Rockies ( 1980–81)	36–22–9
68	W	March 8, 1981	4–1	@ Winnipeg Jets ( 1980–81)	37–22–9
69	T	March 11, 1981	4–4	Chicago Black Hawks ( 1980–81)	37–22–10
70	W	March 14, 1981	10–4	Minnesota North Stars ( 1980–81)	38–22–10
71	L	March 17, 1981	1–3	Buffalo Sabres ( 1980–81)	38–23–10
72	T	March 19, 1981	4–4	Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1980–81)	38–23–11
73	T	March 21, 1981	6–6	@ Edmonton Oilers ( 1980–81)	38–23–12
74	W	March 22, 1981	7–5	@ Winnipeg Jets ( 1980–81)	39–23–12
75	W	March 24, 1981	4–3	@ Minnesota North Stars ( 1980–81)	40–23–12
76	W	March 25, 1981	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1980–81)	41–23–12
77	W	March 28, 1981	3–2	Minnesota North Stars ( 1980–81)	42–23–12
78	W	March 31, 1981	7–3	Winnipeg Jets ( 1980–81)	43–23–12
79	L	April 2, 1981	4–6	@ St. Louis Blues ( 1980–81)	43–24–12
80	T	April 4, 1981	5–5	Colorado Rockies ( 1980–81)	43–24–13

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Marcel Dionne	C	80	58	77	135	70	55	23	4	9
Dave Taylor	RW	72	47	65	112	130	47	13	0	3
Charlie Simmer	LW	65	56	49	105	62	31	23	0	9
Larry Murphy	D	80	16	60	76	79	17	5	1	1
Jerry Korab	D	78	9	43	52	139	10	3	0	2
Billy Harris	RW	80	20	29	49	36	-1	1	4	1
Jim Fox	RW	71	18	25	43	8	0	2	0	2
Mike Murphy	RW	68	16	23	39	54	-7	2	1	1
Steve Jensen	LW	74	19	19	38	88	-6	5	1	4
Greg Terrion	LW	73	12	25	37	99	-1	2	0	2
Dan Bonar	C	71	11	15	26	57	0	3	1	3
Dean Hopkins	RW	67	8	18	26	118	6	2	0	1
Mark Hardy	D	77	5	20	25	77	14	3	0	1
Garry Unger	C	58	10	10	20	40	-17	1	0	0
Doug Halward	D	51	4	15	19	96	-2	1	0	0
Jay Wells	D	72	5	13	18	155	9	0	0	1
Andre St. Laurent	C	22	10	6	16	63	8	0	0	2
Glenn Goldup	RW	49	6	9	15	35	-2	0	0	0
Dave Lewis	D	67	1	12	13	98	25	0	0	0
John Paul Kelly	LW	19	3	6	9	8	4	0	0	0
Rick Chartraw	D/RW	21	1	6	7	28	1	0	0	1
Robert Palmer	D	13	0	4	4	13	5	0	0	0
Rick Martin	LW	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
Don Luce	C	10	1	0	1	2	-4	0	0	0
Mario Lessard	G	64	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0
Jim Rutherford	G	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Gibson	D	4	0	0	0	21	-5	0	0	0
Ron Grahame	G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Keans	G	9	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0
Dave Morrison	RW	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Paul Pageau	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Schamehorn	RW	5	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
Don Waddell	D	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Mario Lessard	3746	64	35	18	11	203	3.25	2
Ron Grahame	360	6	3	2	1	28	4.67	0
Jim Rutherford	180	3	3	0	0	10	3.33	0
Doug Keans	454	9	2	3	1	37	4.89	0
Paul Pageau	60	1	0	1	0	8	8.00	0
Team:	4800	80	43	24	13	286	3.57	2

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Dave Taylor	RW	4	2	2	4	10	1	0	0
Marcel Dionne	C	4	1	3	4	7	1	0	0
Larry Murphy	D	4	3	0	3	2	1	0	0
Billy Harris	RW	4	2	1	3	0	0	0	0
Mark Hardy	D	4	1	2	3	4	1	0	0
Dan Bonar	C	4	1	1	2	11	0	1	0
Steve Jensen	LW	4	0	2	2	7	0	0	0
Dave Lewis	D	4	0	2	2	4	0	0	0
Don Luce	C	4	0	2	2	2	0	0	0
Dean Hopkins	RW	4	1	0	1	9	0	0	1
Greg Terrion	LW	3	1	0	1	4	1	0	0
Rick Chartraw	D/RW	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	0
Jim Fox	RW	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
John Paul Kelly	LW	4	0	1	1	25	0	0	0
Mike Murphy	RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andre St. Laurent	C	3	0	1	1	9	0	0	0
Jerry Korab	D	4	0	0	0	33	0	0	0
Mario Lessard	G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Martin	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Rutherford	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Wells	D	4	0	0	0	27	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA
Mario Lessard	220	4	1	3	20	5.45
Jim Rutherford	20	1	0	0	2	6.00
Team:	240	4	1	3	22	5.50

^[3]

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;

Awards and records

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.^[4]

Trades

June 6, 1980	To Los Angeles Kings Garry Unger	To Calgary Flames Bert Wilson Randy Holt
December 12, 1980	To Los Angeles Kings Cash	To Quebec Nordiques Ron Grahame
February 17, 1981	To Los Angeles Kings Rick Chartraw	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd round pick in 1983 – Claude Lemieux
March 8, 1981	To Los Angeles Kings 5th round pick in 1982 – Ulf Isaksson Future considerations	To Vancouver Canucks Doug Halward
March 10, 1981	To Los Angeles Kings 7th round pick in 1981 – Craig Hurley	To Edmonton Oilers Garry Unger
March 10, 1981	To Los Angeles Kings Don Luce	To Buffalo Sabres 6th round pick in 1982 – Jeff Parker
March 10, 1981	To Los Angeles Kings Jim Rutherford	To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th round pick in 1981 – Barry Brigley
March 10, 1981	To Los Angeles Kings Rick Martin	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd round pick in 1981 – Colin Chisholm 1st round pick in 1983 – Tom Barrasso

Free agent signings

May 6, 1980	From Team Canada Paul Pageau
August 1, 1980	From Edmonton Oilers Alec Tidey
August 1, 1980	From Vancouver Canucks Larry Goodenough
September 15, 1980	From Oklahoma City Stars ( CHL) Cal Sandbeck
September 15, 1980	From Colorado Rockies Nelson Pyatt
October 18, 1980	From Detroit Red Wings Kevin Schamehorn

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	4	Larry Murphy	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
1	10	Jim Fox	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
2	33	Greg Terrion	Canada	Brantford Alexanders (OHA)
2	34	Dave Morrison	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
3	52	Steve Bozek	Canada	Northern Michigan University (NCAA)
4	73	Bernie Nicholls	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
5	94	Alan Graves	Canada	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
6	115	Darren Eliot	Canada	Cornell University (ECAC)
7	136	Mike O'Connor	Canada	Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
8	157	Billy O'Dwyer	United States	Boston College (ECAC)
9	178	Daryl Evans	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
10	199	Kim Collins	Canada	Bowling Green University (CCHA)

Farm teams

References

^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "1980-81 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".

"1980–81 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

External links

[nhl-gd-standings-1] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.

[2] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[3] "1980-81 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.

[4] "Hockey Transactions Search Results".

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Los Angeles Kings
Founded in 1967 Based in Los Angeles, California
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	History 1967 expansion Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Philip Anschutz Ed Roski Jr. General manager Rob Blake Head coach Jim Hiller (interim) Team captain Anze Kopitar Current roster
Arenas	Long Beach Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Kia Forum Crypto.com Arena
Rivalries	Anaheim Ducks Edmonton Oilers San Jose Sharks
Affiliates	AHL Ontario Reign ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Media	TV Bally Sports West Radio KABC (790 AM)
Culture and lore	Bailey Frozen Fury Miracle on Manchester 1991 Las Vegas outdoor game Melrose Place Garnet Bailey and Mark Bavis The Love Guru 2011 NHL Premiere 2014 NHL Stadium Series 2015 NHL Stadium Series Toyota Sports Center 2020 NHL Stadium Series Los Angeles Kings Monument
Category

v t e 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 1980–81 NHL season
Patrick	Calgary NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Washington
Adams	Boston Buffalo Minnesota Quebec Toronto
Norris	Detroit Hartford Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh
Smythe	Chicago Colorado Edmonton St. Louis Vancouver Winnipeg
See also	Draft Waiver Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

1980–81 Los Angeles Kings
Division	2nd Norris
Conference	Wales
1980–81 record	43–24–13
Goals for	337
Goals against	290
Team information
General manager	George Maguire
Coach	Bob Berry
Captain	Mike Murphy
Alternate captains	None
Arena	The Forum
Average attendance	11,219
Team leaders
Goals	Marcel Dionne (58)
Assists	Marcel Dionne (77)
Points	Marcel Dionne (135)
Penalty minutes	Jay Wells (155)
Plus/minus	Marcel Dionne (54)
Wins	Mario Lessard (35)
Goals against average	Mario Lessard (3.26)
← 1979–80 1981–82 →

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agent signings

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References

External links