1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season

1983–84 Los Angeles Kings
Division	5th Smythe
Conference	Campbell
1983–84 record	23–44–13
Goals for	309
Goals against	376
Team information
General manager	George Maguire (Oct-Jan) Rogatien Vachon (Jan-Apr)
Coach	Don Perry
Captain	Terry Ruskowski
Alternate captains	None
Arena	The Forum
Average attendance	10,495
Team leaders
Goals	Charlie Simmer (44)
Assists	Bernie Nicholls (54)
Penalty minutes	Jay Wells (141)
Plus/minus	Marcel Dionne (7)
Wins	Mike Blake (9)
Goals against average	Mike Blake (4.34)

The 1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 17th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings miss the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Smythe Division. It was the last season of the Triple Crown line of Marcel Dionne, Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor as Simmer would be traded before the next season. All three would be named to the NHL All-Star game.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Edmonton Oilers	80	57	18	5	446	314	119
Calgary Flames	80	34	32	14	311	314	82
Vancouver Canucks	80	32	39	9	306	328	73
Winnipeg Jets	80	31	38	11	340	374	73
Los Angeles Kings	80	23	44	13	309	376	59

^[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

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Smythe Division 1983–84 NHL records[2] Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total Calgary — 0−7−1 4−3−1 5−2−1 4−1−3 13−13−6 Edmonton 7−0−1 — 6−2 6−1−1 8−0 27−3−2 Los Angeles 3−4−1 2−6 — 4−3−1 0−5−3 9−18−5 Vancouver 2−5−1 1−6−1 3−4−1 — 5−2−1 11−17−4 Winnipeg 1−4−3 0−8 5−0−3 2−5−1 — 8−17−7 Vs. Norris Division 1983–84 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total Calgary 2−1 1−2 2−1 2−0−1 1−0−2 8−4−3 Edmonton 2−1 3−0 2−0−1 1−2 2−1 10−4−1 Los Angeles 3−0 2−0−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 0−2−1 7−4−4 Vancouver 1−2 2−1 1−1−1 1−2 1−0−2 6−6−3 Winnipeg 2−1 0−1−2 1−2 2−1 3−0 8−5−2 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1983–84 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total Calgary 0−2−1 0−3 2−0−1 1−2 1−2 4−9−2 Edmonton 2−1 2−1 2−1 2−1 3−0 11−4−0 Los Angeles 0−3 0−2−1 1−2 2−1 0−3 3−11−1 Vancouver 0−2−1 0−3 3−0 2−1 2−1 7−7−1 Winnipeg 1−2 0−3 2−0−1 1−1−1 2−1 6−7−2 Vs. Patrick Division 1983–84 NHL records Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total Calgary 2−0−1 3−0 1−2 1−2 1−0−2 1−2 9−6−3 Edmonton 2−0−1 0−3 2−1 0−2−1 3−0 2−1 9−7−2 Los Angeles 1−2 0−2−1 0−1−2 1−2 2−1 0−3 4−11−3 Vancouver 2−1 0−3 1−1–1 2−1 2−1 1−2 8−9−1 Winnipeg 2−1 2−1 1−2 1−2 2−1 1−2 9−9−0

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 5, 1983	3–3 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)	0–0–1
2	L	October 8, 1983	3–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)	0–1–1
3	L	October 10, 1983	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1983–84)	0–2–1
4	L	October 11, 1983	2–5	@ New York Islanders (1983–84)	0–3–1
5	L	October 13, 1983	4–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)	0–4–1
6	T	October 15, 1983	3–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)	0–4–2
7	W	October 20, 1983	7–2	Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	1–4–2
8	W	October 22, 1983	8–3	New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	2–4–2
9	L	October 25, 1983	5–8	Hartford Whalers (1983–84)	2–5–2
10	T	October 28, 1983	3–3 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)	2–5–3
11	T	October 29, 1983	5–5 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)	2–5–4
12	L	November 1, 1983	4–8	@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)	2–6–4
13	W	November 3, 1983	6–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	3–6–4
14	L	November 5, 1983	1–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)	3–7–4
15	L	November 6, 1983	3–7	@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)	3–8–4
16	T	November 8, 1983	5–5 OT	St. Louis Blues (1983–84)	3–8–5
17	W	November 10, 1983	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1983–84)	4–8–5
18	W	November 12, 1983	6–4	Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)	5–8–5
19	W	November 16, 1983	5–2	Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	6–8–5
20	W	November 18, 1983	5–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	7–8–5
21	L	November 20, 1983	3–8	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	7–9–5
22	L	November 21, 1983	4–7	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)	7–10–5
23	L	November 23, 1983	3–7	Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	7–11–5
24	L	November 26, 1983	1–4	Calgary Flames (1983–84)	7–12–5
25	L	November 29, 1983	5–6	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	7–13–5
26	L	December 1, 1983	5–6 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	7–14–5
27	L	December 3, 1983	3–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	7–15–5
28	L	December 4, 1983	5–7	@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	7–16–5
29	T	December 7, 1983	4–4 OT	New York Islanders (1983–84)	7–16–6
30	L	December 10, 1983	4–6	Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)	7–17–6
31	W	December 13, 1983	7–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)	8–17–6
32	W	December 14, 1983	6–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)	9–17–6
33	W	December 17, 1983	6–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)	10–17–6
34	L	December 18, 1983	0–5	@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)	10–18–6
35	W	December 21, 1983	7–4	Calgary Flames (1983–84)	11–18–6
36	W	December 26, 1983	5–4 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	12–18–6
37	L	December 28, 1983	5–6 OT	New York Islanders (1983–84)	12–19–6
38	W	December 30, 1983	9–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)	13–19–6
39	L	December 31, 1983	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)	13–20–6
40	L	January 3, 1984	3–4	Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	13–21–6
41	T	January 4, 1984	3–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	13–21–7
42	W	January 7, 1984	7–1	Calgary Flames (1983–84)	14–21–7
43	L	January 11, 1984	2–4	Washington Capitals (1983–84)	14–22–7
44	T	January 13, 1984	7–7 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	14–22–8
45	T	January 15, 1984	4–4 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	14–22–9
46	L	January 16, 1984	3–9	@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)	14–23–9
47	L	January 18, 1984	0–4	Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)	14–24–9
48	L	January 20, 1984	5–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	14–25–9
49	L	January 21, 1984	3–6	Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	14–26–9
50	L	January 25, 1984	2–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	14–27–9
51	T	January 27, 1984	2–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)	14–27–10
52	W	January 28, 1984	4–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	15–27–10
53	W	February 2, 1984	4–2	Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	16–27–10
54	T	February 5, 1984	3–3 OT	New York Rangers (1983–84)	16–27–11
55	W	February 8, 1984	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)	17–27–11
56	T	February 11, 1984	6–6 OT	New York Rangers (1983–84)	17–27–12
57	L	February 13, 1984	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)	17–28–12
58	L	February 14, 1984	4–6	@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	17–29–12
59	L	February 16, 1984	2–4	Washington Capitals (1983–84)	17–30–12
60	W	February 18, 1984	5–3	Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)	18–30–12
61	W	February 20, 1984	3–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)	19–30–12
62	L	February 22, 1984	3–6	Boston Bruins (1983–84)	19–31–12
63	L	February 24, 1984	3–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	19–32–12
64	L	February 26, 1984	2–5	Calgary Flames (1983–84)	19–33–12
65	L	February 28, 1984	1–9	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)	19–34–12
66	L	March 1, 1984	3–4 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)	19–35–12
67	L	March 3, 1984	3–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)	19–36–12
68	L	March 4, 1984	3–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	19–37–12
69	L	March 6, 1984	3–7	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	19–38–12
70	L	March 8, 1984	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	19–39–12
71	L	March 9, 1984	3–7	@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)	19–40–12
72	W	March 11, 1984	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)	20–40–12
73	W	March 14, 1984	7–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)	21–40–12
74	L	March 16, 1984	4–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	21–41–12
75	L	March 17, 1984	1–9	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	21–42–12
76	L	March 20, 1984	1–3	Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)	21–43–12
77	W	March 24, 1984	9–7	Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)	22–43–12
78	T	March 27, 1984	3–3 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	22–43–13
79	W	March 29, 1984	6–3	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)	23–43–13
80	L	March 31, 1984	3–4	Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	23–44–13

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Bernie Nicholls C 78 41 54 95 83 -21 8 4 2 Charlie Simmer LW 79 44 48 92 78 7 13 1 4 Marcel Dionne C 66 39 53 92 28 8 13 0 2 Jim Fox RW 80 30 42 72 26 -12 10 0 5 Dave Taylor RW 63 20 49 69 91 -3 6 0 2 Brian MacLellan LW 72 25 29 54 45 -21 3 1 1 Mark Hardy D 79 8 41 49 122 -30 5 0 1 Doug Smith C 72 16 20 36 28 -33 6 0 0 Mike McEwen D 47 10 24 34 14 -12 7 0 0 Anders Hakansson LW 80 15 17 32 41 -7 0 1 3 Terry Ruskowski C 77 7 25 32 89 -24 0 2 1 Brian Engblom D 74 2 27 29 59 -9 2 0 0 Wes Jarvis C 61 9 13 22 36 -7 1 1 0 John Paul Kelly LW 72 7 14 21 73 -34 0 0 0 Jay Wells D 69 3 18 21 141 -10 0 0 0 Russ Anderson D 70 5 12 17 126 -30 0 0 1 Ken Houston RW 33 8 8 16 11 -3 0 0 0 Steve Christoff C 58 8 7 15 13 -19 0 0 1 Marc Chorney D 71 3 9 12 58 -24 0 0 0 Kevin LaVallee LW 19 3 3 6 2 -5 0 0 0 Billy Harris RW 21 2 4 6 6 -3 0 0 0 Dean Kennedy D 37 1 5 6 50 -5 0 0 0 Larry Murphy D 6 0 3 3 0 -4 0 0 0 Fred Barrett D 15 2 0 2 8 -2 0 0 0 Marco Baron G 21 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 Bob LaForest RW 5 1 0 1 2 -3 1 0 0 Mike Blake G 29 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 Daryl Evans LW 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mike Heidt D 6 0 1 1 7 -1 0 0 0 Dan Brennan LW 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Warren Holmes C 3 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 Dean Jenkins RW 5 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 Gary Laskoski G 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mario Lessard G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Markus Mattsson G 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill O'Dwyer C 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Phil Sykes LW 3 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO Mike Blake 1634 29 9 11 5 118 4.33 0 Markus Mattsson 1101 19 7 8 2 79 4.31 1 Gary Laskoski 665 13 4 7 1 55 4.96 0 Marco Baron 1211 21 3 14 4 87 4.31 0 Mario Lessard 266 6 0 4 1 26 5.86 0 Team: 4877 80 23 44 13 365 4.49 1

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.^[4]

Trades

June 8, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings 4th round pick in 1984 – Doug Wieck	To Detroit Red Wings 4th round pick in 1983 – Dave Korol
June 20, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Kevin LaVallee Carl Mokosak	To Calgary Flames Steve Bozek
September 9, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Anders Hakansson	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Stevens
October 3, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Fred Barrett Steve Christoff	To Minnesota North Stars Dave Lewis
October 15, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Marc Chorney	To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th round pick in 1985 – Stuart-Lee Marston
October 18, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Brian Engblom Ken Houston	To Washington Capitals Larry Murphy
November 17, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings Mike McEwen	To New York Islanders 4th round pick in 1984 – Doug Wieck
December 20, 1983	To Los Angeles Kings John Goodwin	To Montreal Canadiens Dan Bonar
January 3, 1984	To Los Angeles Kings Marco Baron	To Boston Bruins Bob Laforest
February 15, 1984	To Los Angeles Kings Billy Harris	To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash

Free agent signings

August 10, 1983	From Detroit Red Wings Mark Lofthouse
August 10, 1983	From Minnesota North Stars Wes Jarvis
August 29, 1983	From Hartford Whalers Archie Henderson
September 2, 1983	From Hartford Whalers Russ Anderson

Free agents lost

September 12, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Gladney
October 17, 1983	To Minnesota North Stars Jerry Korab

Waivers

May 24, 1983	To Boston Bruins Doug Keans
October 3, 1983	From Edmonton Oilers Don Nachbaur

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
3	47	Bruce Shoebottom	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4	67	Guy Benoit	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5	87	Bob LaForest	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
5	100	Garry Galley	Canada	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
6	107	Dave Lundmark	United States	Virginia High School (USHS-MN)
6	108	Kevin Stevens	United States	Silver Lake High School (USHS-MA)
7	127	Tim Burgess	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
8	147	Ken Hammond	Canada	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
9	167	Bruce Fishback	United States	White Bear Lake High School (USHS-MN)
10	187	Thomas Ahlen	Sweden	Skelleftea AIK (Sweden)
11	207	Jan Blaha	Czechoslovakia	České Budějovice (Czechoslovakia)
12	227	Chad Johnson	United States	Roseau High School (USHS-MN)

Farm teams

See also

• 1983–84 NHL season

References

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. "1983-84 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
4. "Hockey Transactions Search Results".

• "1983–84 Los Angeles Kings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

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