1991–92 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1991–92 Los Angeles Kings season saw the Kings finishing second in the Smythe Division with a record of 35-31-14. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings were coached by Tom Webster and captained by Wayne Gretzky.

Offseason

In the Entry Draft, the Kings first pick, in the second round, was used to choose Guy Leveque from the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League. Their first-round pick had been dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Pre-Season

Main article: 1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas

On September 27, 1991 the Kings played the New York Rangers in the first ever outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas, Nevada at Caesars Palace. This was also the first NHL game in Las Vegas since 1968. The crowd on hand was 13,000 with the Kings beating the Rangers 5 to 2.

Regular season

Season standings

Smythe Division^[1]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vancouver Canucks	80	42	26	12	285	250	96
2	Los Angeles Kings	80	35	31	14	287	250	84
3	Edmonton Oilers	80	36	34	10	295	297	82
4	Winnipeg Jets	80	33	32	15	251	244	81
5	Calgary Flames	80	31	37	12	296	305	74
6	San Jose Sharks	80	17	58	5	219	359	39

Campbell Conference^[2]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	43	25	12	320	256	98
2	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	42	26	12	285	250	96
3	Chicago Blackhawks	NRS	80	36	29	15	257	236	87
4	Los Angeles Kings	SMY	80	35	31	14	287	296	84
5	St. Louis Blues	NRS	80	36	33	11	279	266	83
6	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	36	34	10	295	297	82
7	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	33	32	15	251	244	81
8	Calgary Flames	SMY	80	31	37	12	296	305	74
9	Minnesota North Stars	NRS	80	32	42	6	246	278	70
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NRS	80	30	43	7	234	294	67
11	San Jose Sharks	SMY	80	17	58	5	219	359	39

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 4, 1991	6–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	1–0–0
2	T	October 6, 1991	2–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	1–0–1
3	W	October 8, 1991	6–3	Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	2–0–1
4	L	October 10, 1991	1–7	Calgary Flames (1991–92)	2–1–1
5	T	October 12, 1991	3–3 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	2–1–2
6	W	October 16, 1991	8–5	San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	3–1–2
7	W	October 19, 1991	5–2	Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)	4–1–2
8	L	October 22, 1991	2–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)	4–2–2
9	L	October 23, 1991	2–7	@ New York Rangers (1991–92)	4–3–2
10	W	October 26, 1991	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1991–92)	5–3–2
11	W	October 28, 1991	4–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)	6–3–2
12	T	October 30, 1991	4–4 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	6–3–3
13	W	October 31, 1991	4–2	@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)	7–3–3
14	W	November 2, 1991	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)	8–3–3
15	L	November 7, 1991	3–4	Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	8–4–3
16	T	November 9, 1991	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	8–4–4
17	L	November 11, 1991	2–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	8–5–4
18	L	November 12, 1991	2–8	@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	8–6–4
19	T	November 14, 1991	2–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)	8–6–5
20	L	November 16, 1991	3–5	Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)	8–7–5
21	W	November 19, 1991	3–2 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	9–7–5
22	W	November 21, 1991	6–1	New York Rangers (1991–92)	10–7–5
23	W	November 23, 1991	6–4	San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	11–7–5
24	T	November 26, 1991	4–4 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)	11–7–6
25	L	November 28, 1991	3–5	@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)	11–8–6
26	L	November 30, 1991	1–4	New Jersey Devils (1991–92)	11–9–6
27	L	December 3, 1991	2–3 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	11–10–6
28	L	December 5, 1991	2–6	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)	11–11–6
29	L	December 7, 1991	5–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	11–12–6
30	W	December 12, 1991	2–1	Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	12–12–6
31	T	December 14, 1991	4–4 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	12–12–7
32	L	December 17, 1991	1–2	Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)	12–13–7
33	L	December 21, 1991	2–5	Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)	12–14–7
34	W	December 26, 1991	5–3	San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	13–14–7
35	W	December 28, 1991	9–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	14–14–7
36	L	December 29, 1991	2–6	@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)	14–15–7
37	L	December 31, 1991	3–5	Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	14–16–7
38	W	January 2, 1992	5–3	Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	15–16–7
39	W	January 4, 1992	7–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)	16–16–7
40	W	January 7, 1992	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)	17–16–7
41	L	January 9, 1992	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)	17–17–7
42	L	January 10, 1992	4–7	@ Washington Capitals (1991–92)	17–18–7
43	L	January 12, 1992	2–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)	17–19–7
44	T	January 14, 1992	3–3 OT	San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	17–19–8
45	T	January 16, 1992	2–2 OT	Washington Capitals (1991–92)	17–19–9
46	T	January 22, 1992	3–3 OT	@ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)	17–19–10
47	W	January 23, 1992	6–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1991–92)	18–19–10
48	W	January 25, 1992	4–3	Calgary Flames (1991–92)	19–19–10
49	T	January 28, 1992	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1991–92)	19–19–11
50	L	January 30, 1992	1–4	New York Rangers (1991–92)	19–20–11
51	W	February 1, 1992	2–0	Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)	20–20–11
52	L	February 4, 1992	1–2	New York Islanders (1991–92)	20–21–11
53	T	February 6, 1992	5–5 OT	Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	20–21–12
54	W	February 8, 1992	4–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)	21–21–12
55	W	February 9, 1992	5–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)	22–21–12
56	L	February 11, 1992	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1991–92)	22–22–12
57	T	February 13, 1992	2–2 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)	22–22–13
58	W	February 15, 1992	6–3	Washington Capitals (1991–92)	23–22–13
59	W	February 17, 1992	6–3	Boston Bruins (1991–92)	24–22–13
60	L	February 19, 1992	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	24–23–13
61	L	February 21, 1992	7–9	@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)	24–24–13
62	W	February 23, 1992	4–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	25–24–13
63	W	February 25, 1992	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	26–24–13
64	W	February 27, 1992	4–2	Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	27–24–13
65	W	February 29, 1992	5–3	Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	28–24–13
66	W	March 3, 1992	4–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)	29–24–13
67	W	March 4, 1992	4–3	@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	30–24–13
68	W	March 7, 1992	5–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)	31–24–13
69	W	March 9, 1992	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)	32–24–13
70	L	March 11, 1992	0–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	32–25–13
71	L	March 14, 1992	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	32–26–13
72	L	March 15, 1992	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)	32–27–13
73	W	March 17, 1992	5–4	Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	33–27–13
74	L	March 19, 1992	2–8	Buffalo Sabres (1991–92)	33–28–13
75	W	March 21, 1992	5–2	Calgary Flames (1991–92)	34–28–13
76	L	March 26, 1992	2–7	@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)	34–29–13
77	L	March 27, 1992	4–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	34–30–13
78	T	March 29, 1992	2–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	34–30–14
79	W	April 12, 1992	6–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	35–30–14
80	L	April 14, 1992	2–3	Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	35–31–14

Playoffs

The Kings lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Edmonton Oilers, four games to two.

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	74	31	90	121	34
Luc Robitaille	80	44	63	107	95
Tony Granato	80	39	29	68	187
Jari Kurri	73	23	37	60	24
Mike Donnelly	80	29	16	45	20
Bob Kudelski	80	22	21	43	42
Corey Millen	46	20	21	41	44
Tomas Sandstrom	49	17	22	39	70
Dave Taylor	77	10	19	29	63
John McIntyre	73	5	19	24	100
Jay Miller	67	4	7	11	249
Kyosti Karjalainen	28	1	8	9	12
Randy Gilhen	33	3	6	9	14
Scott Bjugstad	22	2	4	6	10
Sylvain Couturier	14	3	1	4	2
Jim Thomson	45	1	2	3	162
Francois Breault	6	1	0	1	30
Ilkka Sinisalo	3	0	1	1	2
Shawn McCosh	4	0	0	0	4
Sean Whyte	3	0	0	0	0

Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G= Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brian Benning	53	2	30	32	99
Marty McSorley	71	7	22	29	268
Charlie Huddy	56	4	19	23	43
Rob Blake	57	7	13	20	102
Peter Ahola	71	7	12	19	101
Larry Robinson	56	3	10	13	37
Tim Watters	37	0	7	7	92
Darryl Sydor	18	1	5	6	22
Paul Coffey	10	1	4	5	25
Brent Thompson	27	0	5	5	89
Jeff Chychrun	26	0	3	3	76
Rene Chapdelaine	16	0	1	1	10
Rod Buskas	5	0	0	0	11

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Kelly Hrudey	60	26	17	13	1	3.37
Daniel Berthiaume	19	7	10	1	0	4.04
Steve Weeks	7	1	3	0	0	4.05
David Goverde	2	1	1	0	0	4.50

References

Kings on Hockey Database

↑ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
↑ "1991-1992 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

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 Dustin Brown Current roster

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

Rivalries	Anaheim Ducks

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

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1991–92 NHL season

Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec

Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto

Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Winnipeg

See also	Entry Draft Dispersal and Expansion Drafts Supplemental Draft Las Vegas outdoor game All-Star Game Strike 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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