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1970–71 Los Angeles Kings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1970–71 |
| year | 1970 |
| Team | Los Angeles Kings |
| Record | 25–40–13 |
| HomeRecord | 17–14–8 |
| RoadRecord | 8–26–5 |
| Division | West |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 239 |
| GoalsAgainst | 303 |
| GeneralManager | Larry Regan |
| Coach | Larry Regan |
| Captain | Bob Pulford |
| AltCaptain | Gilles Marotte |
| Larry Mickey | |
| Noel Price | |
| Arena | Los Angeles Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Mike Byers (27) |
| AssistsLeader | Juha Widing (40) |
| PointsLeader | Juha Widing (65) |
| PIMLeader | Gilles Marotte (96) |
| WinsLeader | Denis DeJordy (18) |
| GAALeader | Denis DeJordy (3.80) |
Larry Mickey Noel Price The 1970–71 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' fourth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings finished in fifth place in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 9, 1970||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 14, 1970||5–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1970–71) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 17, 1970||6–1 || align="left"| California Golden Seals (1970–71) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 21, 1970||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 24, 1970||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||4–1–0 |- |6||L||October 28, 1970||3–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71) ||4–2–0 |- |7||L||October 29, 1970||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||4–3–0 |- |8||L||October 31, 1970||0–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) ||4–4–0
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| Legend:
Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 78 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 24 | −11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 77 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 52 | −5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 76 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 80 | −35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 72 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 14 | −5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| LW | 59 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 53 | −15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 69 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 64 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 57 | −30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 96 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 61 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 8 | −8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 33 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 8 | −7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 45 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | −22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 62 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 29 | −15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 41 | −14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 46 | −15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 68 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 70 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 52 | −16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 67 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 45 | −29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 64 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 82 | −18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 43 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3375 | 60 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 214 | 3.80 | 1 | |
| 1305 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 85 | 3.91 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4680 | 78 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 299 | 3.83 | 1 |
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Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season.
Trades
| March 3, 1971 | To Los Angeles KingsWayne Schultz |
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| Steve Sutherland | To Minnesota North StarsTerry Holbrook |
Free agent signings
| September 1, 1970 | From Winnipeg Jets (WHL)Bill Mikkelson |
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Intra-league Draft
| June 9, 1970 | From Pittsburgh PenguinsCraig Cameron |
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Reverse Draft
| June 10, 1970 | From Minnesota North StarsGary Dineen |
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Expansion Draft
| June 10, 1970 | To Vancouver CanucksMike Corrigan |
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Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1970 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 24 | Al McDonough | Canada | St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 3 | 38 | Terry Holbrook | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 5 | 59 | Billy Smith | Canada | Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 73 | Gerry Bradbury | Canada | London Knights (OHA) |
| 7 | 86 | Brian Carlin | Canada | Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
| 8 | 98 | Brian Chinnick | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
References
References
- "1970-71 Los Angeles Kings Schedule".
- "1970-71 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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