1978–79 Los Angeles Kings season

1978–79 Los Angeles Kings
Division	3rd Norris
1978–79 record	34–34–12
Goals for	292
Goals against	286
Team information
General Manager	George Maguire
Coach	Bob Berry
Captain	Mike Murphy
Alternate captains	None
Team leaders
<1977–78	1979–80>

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	52	17	11	337	204	115
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36	31	13	281	279	85
Los Angeles Kings	80	34	34	12	292	286	80
Washington Capitals	80	24	41	15	273	338	63
Detroit Red Wings	80	23	41	16	252	295	62

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.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 11, 1978	2–4	Washington Capitals (1978–79)	0–1–0
2	W	October 14, 1978	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	1–1–0
3	L	October 18, 1978	2–3	Boston Bruins (1978–79)	1–2–0
4	W	October 20, 1978	6–4	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)	2–2–0
5	L	October 22, 1978	4–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	2–3–0
6	L	October 24, 1978	2–7	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	2–4–0
7	W	October 26, 1978	6–0	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)	3–4–0
8	W	October 28, 1978	5–1	Washington Capitals (1978–79)	4–4–0
9	L	November 1, 1978	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	4–5–0
10	L	November 4, 1978	3–7	New York Rangers (1978–79)	4–6–0
11	L	November 8, 1978	3–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	4–7–0
12	W	November 11, 1978	8–1	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	5–7–0
13	W	November 12, 1978	4–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	6–7–0
14	W	November 14, 1978	4–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	7–7–0
15	W	November 16, 1978	6–3	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	8–7–0
16	L	November 18, 1978	1–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	8–8–0
17	W	November 20, 1978	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	9–8–0
18	T	November 22, 1978	3–3	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	9–8–1
19	W	November 25, 1978	4–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	10–8–1
20	L	November 26, 1978	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	10–9–1
21	T	November 29, 1978	5–5	New York Islanders (1978–79)	10–9–2
22	W	December 2, 1978	5–2	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	11–9–2
23	W	December 4, 1978	10–2	Washington Capitals (1978–79)	12–9–2
24	L	December 6, 1978	0–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	12–10–2
25	T	December 7, 1978	3–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)	12–10–3
26	W	December 9, 1978	5–1	Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	13–10–3
27	T	December 12, 1978	5–5	@ New York Islanders (1978–79)	13–10–4
28	L	December 13, 1978	7–8	@ New York Rangers (1978–79)	13–11–4
29	L	December 16, 1978	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	13–12–4
30	T	December 19, 1978	2–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	13–12–5
31	L	December 21, 1978	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	13–13–5
32	L	December 23, 1978	0–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	13–14–5
33	L	December 27, 1978	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	13–15–5
34	T	December 28, 1978	3–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	13–15–6
35	W	December 30, 1978	4–0	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	14–15–6
36	W	January 1, 1979	5–3	Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	15–15–6
37	L	January 3, 1979	3–8	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)	15–16–6
38	W	January 4, 1979	5–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	16–16–6
39	W	January 6, 1979	4–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	17–16–6
40	L	January 7, 1979	0–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	17–17–6
41	L	January 9, 1979	1–7	@ New York Islanders (1978–79)	17–18–6
42	L	January 10, 1979	0–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	17–19–6
43	W	January 13, 1979	7–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	18–19–6
44	W	January 14, 1979	6–3	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)	19–19–6
45	L	January 17, 1979	3–7	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	19–20–6
46	L	January 20, 1979	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	19–21–6
47	W	January 24, 1979	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	20–21–6
48	T	January 25, 1979	6–6	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	20–21–7
49	L	January 27, 1979	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	20–22–7
50	W	January 28, 1979	5–3	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)	21–22–7
51	L	January 30, 1979	1–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	21–23–7
52	L	January 31, 1979	3–5	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)	21–24–7
53	W	February 3, 1979	4–2	New York Rangers (1978–79)	22–24–7
54	W	February 4, 1979	4–1	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	23–24–7
55	W	February 14, 1979	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	24–24–7
56	T	February 15, 1979	2–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	24–24–8
57	L	February 17, 1979	2–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	24–25–8
58	L	February 19, 1979	3–8	New York Islanders (1978–79)	24–26–8
59	W	February 21, 1979	3–1	Boston Bruins (1978–79)	25–26–8
60	L	February 24, 1979	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	25–27–8
61	W	February 26, 1979	2–0	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	26–27–8
62	T	February 28, 1979	3–3	Washington Capitals (1978–79)	26–27–9
63	W	March 3, 1979	8–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)	27–27–9
64	W	March 4, 1979	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)	28–27–9
65	W	March 7, 1979	4–0	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	29–27–9
66	L	March 8, 1979	4–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)	29–28–9
67	L	March 10, 1979	4–9	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)	29–29–9
68	L	March 11, 1979	3–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)	29–30–9
69	T	March 14, 1979	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)	29–30–10
70	W	March 17, 1979	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)	30–30–10
71	W	March 20, 1979	4–3	Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	31–30–10
72	T	March 22, 1979	3–3	St. Louis Blues (1978–79)	31–30–11
73	L	March 24, 1979	2–3	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)	31–31–11
74	W	March 28, 1979	8–1	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	32–31–11
75	L	March 30, 1979	3–5	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)	32–32–11
76	W	March 31, 1979	5–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)	33–32–11
77	L	April 2, 1979	4–5	@ New York Rangers (1978–79)	33–33–11
78	L	April 3, 1979	2–6	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79)	33–34–11
79	T	April 5, 1979	4–4	Colorado Rockies (1978–79)	33–34–12
80	W	April 7, 1979	7–1	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	34–34–12

See also

• 1978–79 NHL season